SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 20196:15PM CANAPÉS AND DRINKS 7:00PM CONCERTFUTTER HALL

Featuring Performances by:Choirs, Orchestras, BandsStage Band & Drum Line Chamber & Small EnsemblesSelected King’s Soloists

THEKING’S

SCHOOL

PHOTO: Senior Choir performing at the2018 Grand Showcase Concert

This year’s concert brings together many musicians and staff from the Music School in a programme, that displays depth and excellence.

The selections show the strength of the Music programme, through a diverse range of repertoire from the Western Art tradition, classical to jazz.

The theme of tonight’s concert, The Will to Climb, comes from a song by Paul Jarman, based on the inspirational true story of Christopher Harris, who wanted to be the youngest boy to climb Mt Everest.

His story typifies the aspiration and pursuit of a dream, one which many of our musicians possess, that is, to reach new heights in their musical journey. In Music, our staff inspire boys to reach their potential, to have a go, and to aim for the top.

Many of our boys do achieve great things, from performing internationally on the concert and competition stage, or even challenging themselves with the next grade examination. Many find their individual voice in composition or in musicological endeavour. Many boys enjoy the hours put into ensemble playing, where they must bring all the best qualities of team dynamics to the fore.

Music can take the listener and the performer on a journey, whether it be to the United States (with The Stars and Stripes Forever), Europe (with the great master composers such as Beethoven, Paganini, and Liszt), an Ancient City, a war-torn landscape (as in Band of Brothers) or to the highest peaks in the world, such as Mt Everest (The Will to Climb).

Studying music is a long journey, and there is no better way in which to display the work of the boys than in a concert such as this showcase, tonight.

Each musician (whether they are a soloist, chamber musician, or ensemble player) exhibits years of application in learning his performance skills, which collectively represent thousands of hours of practice.

I hope that you enjoy the concert this evening.

Barry WalmsleyDirector of Music

WELCOME FROM THE DIRECTOR OF MUSIC

Symphonic Concert BandConducted by Mr B Crocker

Art in the Park – Robert SheldonThe Stars and Stripes Forever – John Philip Sousa

Princeton Yuen (Violin)Cantabile, for violin and piano – Nicolai Paganini

Ian Gao (Piano)Sonata Op.13 (1st movement) “Pathétique” – Ludwig van Beethoven

Chamber Ensemble: Justin Wang (Clarinet), Harry Wang (Violin), Brandon Yoo (Cello), Dr J Eskenazi (Piano)

Quartet Op.1 for clarinet, violin, cello, and piano – Walter Rabl

Sunstone Shi (Clarinet)“Vamp”, 2nd movement from Blue Jeans: an Assortment of Blues & “Things” for clarinet and piano – William Thomas McKinley

Senior DrumlineCoffee – Luke Thatcher

Senior Stage BandConducted by Mr G Burgett

17 Mile Drive – Matt Harris

When I Fall in Love – Victor Young, arr: Alan Baylock

Golden Wedding – Gabriel Marie, arr: James “Jiggs” Noble

PROGRAMME

The concert should last approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, including a 20 minute interval.

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INTERVAL

Junior Drumline (On the Parade Ground at interval close)

Samba de Dynasty – Luke Thatcher

Jig 2 Remix – arr. Luke Thatcher

Harry Wang (Violin)Aus Der Heimat II, for violin and piano – Bedřich Smetana

Lawrence Wei (Piano)La Campanella – Etude No.3 from Six Grandes Etudes de Paganini – Franz Liszt

Timothy Li (Flute)Sonatine (2nd & 3rd movements) for flute and piano – Darius Milhaud

Justin Wang (Clarinet)Solo de Concours, for clarinet and piano – André Messager

Senior String OrchestraConducted by Mr T Addison

Symphony No 4 in D - Allegro con spirito (1st Movement) – Johann Christian Bach

Senior Choir & Prep Chamber Choir with OrchestraConducted by Mr B Walmsley

Ancient City - Paul Jarman

Band of Brothers - Paul Jarman

The Will to Climb – Paul Jarman

Flash Photography is strictly prohibited.

PHOTO: Harry Wang performing at the 2018 Grand Showcase Concert.

SYMPHONIC CONCERT BAND

Rami Al MansuriNicholas BittarElijah BradfordJohn ChaCameron Davey-WebbCharan DissanayakeCooper DonleyDarcy EltonGlen FengIan GaoJames HongNorman HuangEdward KongWilliam KonstandinidisMikey KoutsoukosJason LeeVincent LeeLachlan LeithTimothy LiEdison LiangLyndon LinMax MaRichard MillsFelix MoDavid OhHugo Padley

STRING ORCHESTRA

Isaac ArmstrongWill BirdConnor BondCameron ChisholmEric ChoiJackson ChongKalen JamesJames KirkpatrickJulian KirkpatrickIsaac KongAlexander LinEthan LowKyan LuuMarcus MaloufJames MeadDavid NivelleauAlex QianRyan TurnerHarry WangPeter WangEthan WongHarris YangBrandon YooPrinceton YuenAlex ZhangNelson Zhang

Jamie RobinsonAlexander RothwellMichael SadlerMichael SaulysJeremy SelametBrenden SeoAriyan SharmaSunstone ShiKavin SivanathanMichael SuJake TurnerDhairya VachharajaniAlex WangJustin WangKevin WangSteven WangJoshua WehbeLawrence WeiAngus WilliamsAlex WongWilliam XiaPatrick XieWilliam XuEvan ZhangEthan Zhu

PHOTO: String Orchestra performing at the 2018 Grand Showcase Concert.

SENIOR CHOIR

Ben AddisonZahir AliPranav Anil PillaiTy ArnottAryan BahinipatiBryce Bollington JonesJake Bullen-ZorinAndrew ChatfieldCameron ChisholmEric ChoiJoshua ChoiJoshua CoppolelliSadiv De SilvaAshish GeorgeZac GeorgeKavin GunashanharRavindu GunasingheMack HolzJames HongAdrian HuangKarl HuangRaphael HyunKalen JamesThivakar JeyaseelanDuane KamaragodaJoshua KamaragodaRevan KamaragodaArjun KaruppannanMatthew KearneyAsha KeshavarzVarun KhuranaNicholas KimAlan KongMichael KongJude LattimerHamish LaurieBenett LeeJason LeeLachlan LeeMichael LeeSteven LeeVincent LeeBrendan LiTimothy LiMichael LiuAnthony LuPatrick LuoMax MaMarcus MadridMartin MadridMylen ManivasahanCharlie Maple-Brown

Joseph Maroon-YacoubBilly McKittrickAlessio MeroiNick MirakiMax MorganPravin NagaratnamArnav NarulaAlex NegroJontae NourryRyu NunthirapakornJayson PangChristian PohlJoseph RepanellisRishi RevoJamie RobinsonChristopher RothwellJeremy SelametIshaan SenathiAnsh SharmaSunstone ShiAryan SinglaAndrew SiuKavin SivanathanZaki SlamangMaaran SritharIsaac StrongMichael SuDaniel SunTrevin ThasanthanMitchell ThomasOliver TranTanush VeluppillaiAthithan VignakaranJames VuHarry WangJustin WangSteven WangKris WardDaniel WeiLawrence WeiAlex WongJohnson XieAndrew XueDerrick YingBrandon YooAhmad YounisHarry YuanKevin YuanAlex ZhangLeo ZhangNelson ZhangWilliam ZhangJonny ZhouAdrian Zhuang

SENIOR BIG BAND

Rami Al MansuriCameron Davey-WebbJack HortonWilliam KonstandinidisVincent LeeLachlan LeithFelix MoHugo PadleyJamie RobinsonMichael SadlerAriyan SharmaArchie StacyMichael SuJustin WangJoshua WehbeAlex WongPatrick Xie

CAPTAINS OF MUSIC 2019Captain of Music Joshua Wehbe

Vice-Captain of Music Hugo Padley

Captain of Choir Joshua Coppolelli

Captain of Orchestra Alexander Lin

Captain of Bands Mikey Koutsoukos

Captain of Stage Bands William Konstandinidis

SCHOOL CAPTAINArchie Stacy

Symphonic Concert Band

Art in the Park Art in the park is set in four movements, with each movement paying Homage to an artist, style of painting, and a specific artwork. The first movement, exploring Cubism, depicts Gino Severini’s Le Cycliste, and begins ominously before exploding on to a wild Paris Streetscape. A wild ride ensues as the cyclist weaves through traffic and eventually disappears out of sight. Extremely fast, complex chromatic runs, and a virtuoso solo Timpani part are the hallmarks of the Cubist exploration of this movement. The second movement moves towards impressionism, depicting the Aquarelle style of painting, and John Singer Sargeant’s The Shadowed Stream. A relaxed tempo floats us down the stream past picturesque, serene sights. In the third movement, only the percussion are featured, inspired by William de Kooning’s Excavation. In this, the Sgraffito style of painting, the artwork itself is covered by a layer of paint, before it is scratched off to see elements of what lies beneath. Listen for the sandpaper effects, grinding down the surface. The final movement is inspired by Raphael’s Transfiguration, a classic example of Chiaroscuro. The artwork itself depicts the transfiguration and elevation of Jesus Christ, and was for some 300 years before the 20th Century, considered to be the world’s most famous Oil Painting.

The Stars and Stripes ForeverComposed by John Philip Sousa and considered to be his greatest work, The Stars and Stripes forever was written by entirely on Christmas Day 1876, whilst the composer was returning from holiday in Europe aboard an ocean liner and without any manuscript to record his work. Memorising the piece, then later arriving back in the United States, Sousa immediately wrote down his composition and premiered it with his band in Philadelphia in 1897. Sanctioned as the official March of the United States by an Act of Congress, it is one of the world’s most recognisable pieces of music. The band will tonight play from an authentic edition prepared by Colonel John Bourgeois, director of music for President’s Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton, and as heard performed on the lawns of the White House each year.

Chamber EnsembleWalter Rabl's Quartet Op.1 for Clarinet, Violin, Cello and Piano was a spectacular piece of repertoire that was composed in 1896 but was republished by Brahms' publisher in 1897. The piece in E Flat Major won first prize in 1896 in a prestigious competition for young composers sponsored by the Vienna Tonkünstlerverein (Musicians' Society) of which Johannes Brahms was honorary president and a judge of the competition. Rabl's composition seems to be the earliest and appears to be the first work that was presented as a quartet for this combination of instruments.

The 1st movement of the repertoire follows a ternary (ABA) structure with a coda to end the piece. The piece begins with a soothing and delicate clarinet melody line which follows with another melody line from the violin and then the cello. The piece is very light and playful in the A sections of this piece, expressing the emotion of love and happiness with a hint of sadness as the A section approaches the B section. The start of the B section evokes the audience with anger and harshness. The change of tempo into a rapid and swift speed effectively contrasts the different mood. Approaching the 2nd A section, the piece slows back down again and the piece transfers back slowly into the original theme and mood. The piece ends with a fiery coda which finales with three strong and accented crotchets to dramatically finish.

Senior String OrchestraJohann Christian Bach (1735-1782) was the most cosmopolitan of all the Bach family, arguably the most versatile and certainly in the eighteenth century the most famous. He must have received a thorough grounding in music under the supervision of his father, Johann Sebastian, in whose house he lived for the first fifteen years of his life. Nearly five years in Berlin under the guardianship of Carl Philip Emanuel broadened his horizons and, above all, brought him into regular contact with opera. A further seven years in Italy exposed him to a multitude of new cultural experiences

PROGRAMME NOTES

and laid the foundations of a reputation as an opera composer. This, in turn, took him in 1762 to London, which he found a congenial base for his activities as composer, performer and teacher for the rest of his life. His reputation, fostered by the publication of his works in all the main centres of Europe, brought him invitations to compose for the Mannheim court and the Paris Opera, two of the continent’s most important musical institutions. The London public however eventually tired of him and he died in debt at the age of 46 after a period of ill-health, unlamented by the British but mourned by his admirer and friend of nearly 20 years, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

JC Bach wrote 6 symphonies (as Op 3) whilst in London, all dedicated to HRH the Duke of York, and first performed in 1765.

Choirs & Orchestra

Ancient CityWritten by Andrew De Teliga and Paul Jarman, it was commissioned for the 10th anniversary of the Sydney Children’s Choir in 1999 by Artistic Director Lyn Williams AM and premiered in the Sydney Opera House. It has become one of Paul’s iconic classics and is loved by both choristers and audiences of all ages worldwide. The main melody is written by Andrew DeTeliga, composer and co-founder of Australia’s first and most successful export, ‘world music’ group, Sirocco, for whom Paul has performed with since 1996. Paul wrote the lyrics while camping on Mount Solitary in the Blue Mountains.

This piece has been recorded numerous times but the original version is available on ABC Classics Gondwana Voices “New Light, New Hope”.

Band of Brothers Band of Brothers was composed in 2010 to honour those who served in WWI, WWII and the Vietnam War. It is a stirring and emotional dedication to the Anzacs. Whilst originally written for another GPS school under commission, the text suits The King’s School ideally with its long and celebrated history of Old Boy veterans who fought for our country in international conflicts.

The Will to ClimbCommissioned by Gondwana Voices in 2003, The Will to Climb has become one of Jarman’s most loved pieces. It featured as the finale song in the 2003 Rugby World Cup Opening Ceremony, orchestrated by Christopher Gordon, performed by the Sydney Symphony and sung by a choir made up of two singers from each of the teams represented, broadcast to over a billion people.

The piece was written for Christopher Harris who aimed to become the youngest mountaineer to climb the seven summits. His challenges began at an early age, climbing Mount Kosciusko at the age of 7, camping overnight in a manmade snow cave. In 2002, age twelve, Christopher climbed New Zealand’s Mt Cook and gained instant international recognition for becoming the youngest climber to summit. His fitness continued to improve, and in 2003, he climbed Africa’s highest peak,

Mt Kilimanjaro, earning him another world record and legendary status among local Kenyan guides. A year later at the age 14 Christopher became the youngest mountaineer to summit both Mt Elburus and Mt Aconcagua, the highest peaks in South America and Europe.

In 2004, Christopher was honoured the ‘Young Australian Adventurer of the Year’ by Dick Smith and Australian Geographic. Christopher attempted the summit of Mt Everest at age 15. After suffering repeated attacks where he could not take in oxygen, Christopher was forced to leave the mountain after achieving the highest ever point by a boy his age.

(Jarman notes © Paul Jarman. used with permission)

The Will to ClimbHigher, higherBreathe in, Breathe out

I have this adventure in meThe will to climbI walk into the pages of historyMy journey has just begun

Reach up, look outThere’s a world around meStand up, speak outFar horizons reach me

By endurance I’ll shineMy heroes will guide meI will conquer my fearsThe dawn is at hand

I have the will to climbAll the mountains are callingI’ll rise to my dreamsWith courage at hand

Reach up, look outThere’s a world around meStand up, speak outFar horizons reach me

I have the will to climbAnd my journey has begun.

Paul Jarman 2003

Band of BrothersSide by side forever youngRow on row our finest sonsThough you never came homeYour memory lives on.

Every day we turn the pageAnother hero proud and braveFor to honour your nameLest we forget, we will remember

We belong to a band of brothersLet he who merits bear the palm

There are no words to do you rightIt’s in how we live this lifeSo we lead serving allWe walk in our hero’s light

Embrace this world with an open mindLet our kindness stretch far and wideThe united we standBrother for brother, man to man

We belong to a band of brothersLet he who merits bear the palmWe belong to a band of brothersLike you before our spirit shines

Stand your ground head held high Last of your kind prepared to dieLaid your life on the lineNo greater love can a brother find

We are a band of brothers

Paul Jarman 2010

Ancient CityCity in my dreamsAncient city mystic landLost and left behind by timeDreams that speak to meSongs for eternityTake me to the golden ancient city

Now as the moon appearsTrees wander in the breezeBlackened clouds adorn the skyMoon shining on the seaPath of light to carry meTake me to the golden ancient cityWhere fires once burnedThe shadows of the nightAre dancing in the silver lightA once masterful raceLost and left behind by time

Lonely stars up in the skyListen to my song tonightAnd take me to the golden ancient city

Dust scattered memoriesDarkness for a thousand yearsOnly dreams are left behindDreams etched into the starsMemories from a distant pastTake me to the golden ancient city

Paul Jarman 2000

LYRICS

SPECIAL THANKS:Mr Trevor AddisonMr Cos AzzolliniMr Greg BurgettMrs K CareyMr Ben CrockerDr Jeremy EskanaziMr Paul JarmanMs Maree KeoghMr Luke ThatcherMr Jonathan TodhunterMr Barry WalmsleyMr Julian WalmsleyMrs Karen WalmsleyFriends of MusicInstrumental TeachersMaintenance & Property

UPCOMING MUSIC EVENTFestival of Lessons & Carols Sunday 1 December – 7.30pmFutter Hall