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Friday 20 & Saturday 21 June 2014 7.30pmRiverside Theatre, Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre

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Program

The Lord of the Rings: The Two TowersShih-Hung Young conductor Grace Davidson soprano WASO Chorus St George’s Cathedral Choristers West Australian Symphony Orchestra

Howard Shore’s Academy Award®-winning score performed live to the epic motion picture.

PART ONE

GlamdringElven RopeUglúk’s WarriorsThe Three HuntersThe Banishment of ÉomerNight CampThe Plains of RohanFangornThe Dead Marshes“Wraiths on Wings”Gandalf the WhiteEdorasThe Court of MeduseldThéoden KingThe Forests of Ithilien

INTERVAL (20 mins)

PART TWO

One of the DúnedainThe Wolves of IsengardRefuge at Helm’s DeepVoice of SarumanArwen’s FateThe Story ForetoldFaramir’s Good CounselAragorn’s ReturnWar Is Upon Us“Where Is the Horse and the Rider?”The Host of the EldarThe Battle of the HornburgThe Breach of the Deeping WallThe Entmoot DecidesRetreatMaster Peregrin’s PlanThe Last March of the EntsThéoden Rides ForthThe Tales That Really Matter

The concert will conclude at approximately 10.50pm.

The WASO Chorus is supported by Lotterywest

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Program Notes

Composer Howard Shore’s score to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring introduced audiences to J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth and its resident cultures. In the saga’s second chapter, The Two Towers, the world has darkened, cloaked beneath the advancing shadow of Mordor and the threat of the evil One Ring.

The Two Towers opens with the Fellowship of the Ring broken three ways. Yet even as the band is pulled apart, Middle-earth’s cultures begin drawing together. So begins the gradual commingling of civilizations, as neatly compartmentalized social structures are dissolved, cultural strata are folded inwards and the free people of Middle-earth respond to the

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

growing power of Mordor. The Two Towers’ score presents a more complex musical world than The Fellowship of the Ring. “The Fellowship of the Ring ends with the breaking of the Fellowship,” says Shore. “The Two Towers follows the fragments—the shards of the Fellowship. Three distinct stories are being told linearly now.”

In The Two Towers Shore develops the themes introduced in The Fellowship of the Ring and debuts figures for new cultures and characters—but it is the strengthening relationships within the amassed material that illustrates the increasingly entangled plight of Middle-earth.

Gollum, Sean Astin as Samwise Gangee and Elijah Wood as Frodo Baggins.

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The Shire’s themes, for example, are carried by Merry and Pippin into Fangorn Forest, where they mix with the austere music of the tree-herding Ents. The Ents relate to the cleansing waves of the Nature’s Reclamation theme, the purity of which is embodied in the voice of a boy soprano—the same vocal sound with which the Seduction of the Ring lures its victims. The One Ring’s principle motif, the History of the Ring, mixes with the Pity of Gollum as the wretched, obsessive creature leads Sam and Frodo—and his Precious—ever closer to Mordor. Sauron’s arsenal of material looms on the horizon, flaring and rearing up behind the blunt pestle of the Isengard music, which sprawls across Middle-earth’s plains, assailing the

new Rohan Fanfare. The nobly braided Rohan music, in turn, finds an impressive ally: the Fellowship theme, now representing a reduced coalition of Man, Elf, Dwarf and Wizard. And so the connections continue, worlds of musical material circling and intertwining to create a vast ring of related themes. Across the grey slopes of Middle-earth, dusk deepens…

Doug Adams

Doug Adams is a Chicago-based musician and writer. He is the author of the upcoming book The Music of the Lord of the Rings Films.

Viggo Mortensen as Aragon and Liv Tyler as Arwen.

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Creators

Howard ShoreComposerHoward Shore is among today’s most respected, honored, and active composers and music conductors. His work with Peter Jackson on The Lord of the Rings trilogy stands as his most towering achievement to date, earning him three Academy Awards. He has also been honored with four Grammy and three Golden Globe awards. Shore was one of the original creators of Saturday Night Live. He served as the music director on the show from 1975 to 1980. At the same time, he began collaborating with David Cronenberg and has scored 14 of the director’s films, including 2012’s Cosmopolis, The Fly, Crash, and Naked Lunch. His original scores to A Dangerous Method, Eastern Promises and Dead Ringers were each honoured with a Genie Award. Shore continues to distinguish himself with a wide range of projects, from Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, The Departed, The Aviator and Gangs of New York to Ed Wood, The Silence of the Lambs, Philadelphia, and Mrs. Doubtfire.

Shore’s music has been performed in concerts throughout the world. In 2003, Shore conducted the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in the world premiere of The Lord of the Rings Symphony in Wellington. Since then, the work has had over 140 performances by the world’s most prestigious orchestras.

In 2008, Howard Shore’s opera The Fly premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris and at Los Angeles Opera. Other recent works include the piano concerto Ruin and Memory for Lang Lang premiered with the China Philharmonic Orchestra on October 11, 2010, the cello concerto Mythic Gardens for Sophie Shao premiered with the American Symphony Orchestra on April 27, 2012 and Fanfare for the Wanamaker Organ in Philadelphia. He is currently working on his second opera and J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.

Shore received the Career Achievement for Music Composition Award from the National Board of Review of Motion Pictures, New York Chapter’s Recording Academy Honors, ASCAP’s Henry Mancini Award, the Frederick Loewe Award and the Max Steiner Award from the city of Vienna. He holds honorary doctorates from Berklee College of Music and York University, he is an Officier de l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres de la France and the recipient of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award in Canada.

Fran WalshLyricistIn 2004, Fran Walsh was awarded Academy Awards for Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Original Song, and Best Picture for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. For her work co-writing The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, Walsh was nominated for an Oscar, a British Academy of Film and Television Arts award and Writers Guild of America Screen Award, and (along with Peter Jackson, Barrie Osborne and Tim Sanders) won the AFI Film Award. Walsh first garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Screenplay for the feature Heavenly Creatures, which she co-wrote with her collaborator Peter Jackson. Walsh, who has a background in music, began her writing career soon after leaving Victoria University where she majored in English Literature.

Hugo Weaving as Elrond

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Philippa BoyensWriterSince being named by Variety in their list of Ten Writers to Watch in 2000, Philippa Boyens, who made her debut as a screenwriter with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, has won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and was previously nominated for an Oscar, a British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award and a Writers Guild of America Award, among others. Boyens worked in theatre as a playwright, teacher, producer and editor. Boyens moved to film via a stint as Director of the New Zealand Writers Guild. Her love of J.R.R. Tolkien’s work brought her to this project, having been a fan since she was eleven years old.

Peter JacksonDirectorJackson has made cinema history in making The Lord of the Rings film trilogy, comprising nine hours of a continuous cinema that can be enjoyed by audiences worldwide. The films have become a phenomenon cross culturally around the world, not only embracing the respect of established Tolkien fans and scholars, but introducing young audience to Tolkien’s classic novels. He was awarded three Academy Awards for Best Director, Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King.

Film CreditsNew Line Cinema presents a Wingnut Films Production, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. The film is directed by Peter Jackson from a screenplay by Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson based on the book by J.R.R. Tolkien. The producers are Barrie M. Osborne and Peter Jackson. The producers are Fran Walsh and Tim Sanders. The executive producers are Robert Shaye and Michael Lynne. Also executive producing are Mark Ordesky, Bob Weinstein and Harvey Weinstein. The director of photography is Andrew Lesnie, A.C.S. The production designer is Grant Major. The editor is John Gilbert. The co-producers are Rick Porras and Jamie Selkirk.

The film stars Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen, Sean Astin, Cate Blanchett, John Rhys-Davies, Billy Boyd, Dominic Monaghan, Orlando Bloom, Christopher Lee, Hugo Weaving, featuring Sean Bean, and Ian Holm, with Andy Serkis as Gollum. The film also stars Marton Csokas, Craig Parker and Lawrence Makaoare.

Casting is by John Hubbard & Amy MacLean (UK), Victoria Burrows (US), Liz Mullane (New Zealand) and Ann Robinson (Australia). Costume designers are Ngila Dickson and Richard Taylor. Music is composed, orchestrated and conducted by Howard Shore. Ellen M. Somers is the associate producer. Special makeup, creatures, armour and miniatures are by Richard Taylor. Jim Rygiel is the visual effects supervisor. The film features the songs “May It Be” and “Aníron (Theme For Aragorn And Arwen)” composed by Enya. The film is released worldwide by New Line Cinema. www.lordoftherings.net

The Lord of the Rings, the characters, names and places therein (TM) The Saul Zaentz Co., d/b/a Tolkien Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc. All rights reserved.

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Shih-Hung YoungConductorShih-Hung Young was born in Kuala Lumpur and later moved to the United States after living in Taipei, Taiwan. He received his Bachelors and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School, and his Doctorate of Music degree from State University of New York at Stony Brook. An active conductor of symphonic and operatic literatures and performer of solo and chamber music recitals, Young has toured internationally. He is currently conductor of the Chamber Orchestra of The Juilliard School Pre-College Division, Lucy Moses School, and Thirds Street Music School Settlement. Young conducted a US National tour of Tony Award-winning Broadway shows The Light in the Piazza and My Fair Lady. He has been on the faculty of The Juilliard School since 1995.

Thiago TiberioAssistant ConductorBrazilian maestro Thiago Tiberio has been leading ensembles for a number of years in recitals, concerts, and film scoring sessions. He studied conducting with Robert Hart Baker, Yeruham Scharovsky, Daniel Meyer, and Dinu Ghezzo, carrying forward the legacy of Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Otto-Werner Mueller, Sir Andrew Davis, Charles Dutoit, and James Levine, among others. Some of his latest collaborations in opera, concert and film music include the Orquestra Sinfônica Brasileira (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil), Orquesta Sinfónica de Euskadi (Bilbao, Spain), BBC Concert Orchestra (United Kingdom), Hollywood Symphony (Los Angeles, CA), Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (Canada), München Symphoniker (Munich, Germany), and Orquesta Sinfónica de Navarra (Pamplona, Spain).

Biographies

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Grace DavidsonSopranoGrace was born and bred in London. She began her musical life as a violinist studying at the Junior Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London. Whilst training to be a chef at Pru Leith’s School of Food and Wine, she won a scholarship to study at The Royal Academy Of Music. At the Academy she was winner of the Early music prize as well as being a finalist in both The English song competition and The London Handel Competition. Whilst much in demand as a soloist specialising in Baroque and Renaissance music, Grace also enjoys a hugely versatile career singing for many modern composers in the classical, crossover, film and the pop industry. Grace is a featured soloist as the voice of an evil mermaid in the latest Pirates Of the Caribbean film with music by Hanz Zimmer and is also the voice of the latest Hobbit film, The Desolation of Smaug with music by Howard Shore.

She is also Eric Whitacre’s soloist of choice, featuring on his grammy award winning ‘light and gold’ album 2011 and Waternight, both on the Decca label.

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Publishing Rights Credits

All Compositions by Howard Shore (ASCAP) Except: “Evenstar” Featured in “One of the Dúnedain” Music by Howard Shore, Lyrics by J.R.R. Tolkien, translated into Sindarin by David Salo.“The Grace of the Valar” known as “Breath of Life” Featured in “Arwen’s Fate” Music by Howard Shore, Lyrics by Fran Walsh, translated into Sindarin by David Salo.“Haldir’s Lament” Featured in “Retreat” Music by Howard Shore, Lyrics by J.R.R. Tolkien.“Gollum’s Song” Featured in “The Tales That Really Matter” Music by Howard Shore, Lyrics by Fran Walsh.Choral Text by J.R.R. Tolkien, Philippa Boyens and Fran Walsh.

Published by New Line Tunes (ASCAP)

Except: “Evenstar, Pt. 1”; “Breath of Life”; “Evenstar, Pt. 2”; “Haldir’s Lament”; “Gollum’s Song”; and “Evenstar End Credits, Pt. 3” Co-Published by New Line Tunes (ASCAP) and South Fifth Avenue Publishing (ASCAP).© 2002 All Rights Reserved.The Lord of the Rings and the name of the characters, events, items and places therein, are trademarks of The Saul Zaentz Company d/b/a Tolkein Enterprises under license to New Line Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved.Mr. Shore would like to thank: Peter Jackson, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, J.R.R. Tolkien, Ronald Wilford, Jean-Jacques Cesbron, New Line Cinema, Mark Ordesky, Paul Broucek, Stephen Einhorn, Michael Mulvihill, Danny Bramson, Lori Silfen, Elizabeth Cotnoir, Alan Frey, Ludwig Wicki, Pirimin Zängerle, Doug Adams, James Sizemore, Tim Starnes, Jeffrey Markowitz, and for these performances Shih-Hung Young, Grace Davidson, WASO Chorus, St George’s Cathedral Choristers and the West Australian Symphony Orchestra.

ProducersColumbia Artists Music, LLC:Ronald A. Wilford - Chairman and CEOJean-Jacques Cesbron - President Jeffrey Markowitz - General Manager-Production SupervisorMatt Stern - Associate Production SupervisorKevin Lacy - Sound Engineer

Howard ShorePrince in New York Music CorporationJames Sizemore and Tim Starnes – Auricle

Perth Convention & Exhibition CentreNigel Keen, General ManagerKaren Teong, Director of Sales & EventsNeil Mather, Food & Beverage ManagerRichard Taylor, Executive Chef

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West Australian Symphony Orchestra

The West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO) is Western Australia’s largest and busiest performing arts company. Established in 1928, WASO is the state’s only professional orchestra, playing a central role in the cultural life of Western Australia.

WASO’s vision is to touch souls and enrich lives through music. Each year the Orchestra reaches out into the community and gives people across Western Australia and beyond the opportunity to experience the magic of classical music through concert performances, touring, education programs, and other initiatives.

The Orchestra presents over 190 performances each year with some of the world’s finest conductors and soloists to an audience in excess of 180,000. In addition to its own concerts, WASO regularly performs with the West Australian Opera and West Australian Ballet.

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Beethoven Lives UpstairsSun 27 July 1pm & 3pmPerth Concert Hall

Beethoven’s masterpieces are magically woven into theatrical drama in this entertaining family concert with WASO.Suitable for 5 - 12 year olds.

Classical Kids Live actors

Tickets $25*

FAMILY CONCERT

WASO at the Movies Fri 21 & Sat 22 November 8pm Perth Concert Hall

Take a walk down the red carpet and experience a spectacular showcase of the best film scores including Star Wars, The Mission, The Godfather, Casablanca, James Bond and more!

Richard Kaufman conductor

Tickets from $49*

SPECIAL EVENT

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WASO On Stage Tonight

PrincipalAssociate PrincipalGuest Musician^

VIOLINSemra Lee-Smith A/Associate ConcertmasterAkiko MiyazawaA/Principal 1st ViolinZak RowntreeA/Principal 2nd ViolinKylie Liang A/Assoc Principal 2nd ViolinRachael Aquilina^Sarah BlackmanFleur ChallenErin ChenAdeline Fong^Beth HerbertAlexandra IstedShaun Lee-ChenAndrea Mendham^Lucas O’BrienMelanie PearnKen PeelerLouise SandercockJolanta SchenkJane SerrangeliEllie ShalleyKathryn Shinnick^Jacek SlawomirskiBao Di TangCerys ToobyTeresa VinciDavid Yeh

VIOLAPaul McMillan Guest PrincipalAlex Brogan A/Assoc PrincipalKierstan ArkleysmithNik BabicKatherine DrakeAlison HallRachael KirkKathryn McKay^Allan McLeanAaron Wyatt^

CELLOLouise McKayShigeru KomatsuOliver McAslan

Nicholas MetcalfeFotis SkordasTim SouthJon Tooby^Xiao Le Wu

DOUBLE BASSAndrew RootesJoan Wright Elizabeth Browning^Christine ReitzensteinLouise RossMark Tooby

FLUTEAndrew Nicholson Chair partnered by Apache.Mary-Anne Blades

PICCOLOMichael Waye

OBOELiz CheeAssoc PrincipalStephanie Nicholls

COR ANGLAISLeanne Glover

CLARINETAllan Meyer Lorna Cook

BASS CLARINETMatthew Kidd^

BASSOONAdam MikuliczA/PrincipalColin Forbes-Abrams

CONTRABASSOONChloe Turner

HORNSharn McIverJulia BrookeDorée Dixon^Francesco Lo SurdoWendy Tait^Julia Touissant-Jackson^

TRUMPETBrent GrapesEvan Cromie Breanna Evangelista^Peter Miller

TROMBONEJoshua Davis Liam O’Malley

BASS TROMBONEPhilip Holdsworth

TUBACameron Brook

TIMPANIAlex Timcke

PERCUSSIONRobyn GrayRobert Cossom^Catherine Hall^ Paul Tanner^

CIMBALOMJoshua Webster^

HARPSarah Bowman

PIANO/CELESTEGraeme Gilling^

*Instruments used by these musicians are on loan from Janet Holmes à Court AC.

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Christopher van TuinenChorus DirectorAndrew FooteVocal CoachLea HaywardAccompanist

SOPRANOMarian AgombarValerie BannanCatherine BaptyMarian BirtwistleAnna BornerAnnie BurkeKathryn BuselichAlinta CarollSophie ChapmanPenelope ColganClara ConnorRebecca CooperCate CreedonLisa DaffenSian DhuCeridwen DumergueBronwyn ElliottDavina Farinda Joanna FawcettAmanda FimmelLouise GillettKath GoodmanDiane HawkinsRuth HendersonVictoria HoggBlanche HolzmanMichelle John

Katherin LangdonGinny LuffCiara McCaugheyGemma McNameeHayley MitchelmoreGemma MullaneyPhilomena NulsenRochelle RabelNatalia RobayoFiona RobsonSarah ShneierClaire TaylorDana Tonello-ScottMargo WarburtonVeronique WillingNicole Zago

ALTOIrene AlbertsLisa BarzLlewela BennDaniela BirchPatsy BrownSue ColesonJeanette CollinsCatherine DunnJenny FaySusanna FleckDianne GravesGaylene KelsoLyn MillsLynne NaylorDeborah PiesseLiz RombawaNeb Ryland

Julie SummersLouise SuttonOlga WardMoira WestmoreJacquie Wright

TENORJohn BeamishPeter ClayPeter HandfordDon MooreJohn MurphyRey Rombawa, JrChris RylandKim Sebbage

BASSJustin AudcentRoger BlazeyJames DevenishHubert DurandBrian KentTony KingBenjamin LeeTony MarrionBenjamin MartisPeter OrmondJim RhoadsGeoff Suttie Mark Wiklund Donald WilsonAndrew Wong

WASO Chorus

About the WASO ChorusThe WASO Chorus was formed in 1988 and consists of around 140 choristers who represent the finest form of community music making, bringing together singers from all walks of life. The Chorus is a skilled ensemble of auditioned singers from Perth and surrounding areas, who give their time voluntarily. They regularly feature in the WASO annual concert season, and have

developed a reputation for excellence in music ranging from Baroque to contemporary.

In 2014, WASO Chorus performances include Stabat Mater, Beethoven’s Symphony No.9, Handel’s Messiah, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and WASO’s annual outdoor spectacular, Symphony in the City.

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Chorus

Christopher van TuinenChorus Director, WASO ChorusChristopher graduated with a Bachelor of Music from the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA) in 2001. In 2005 he completed a Masters in Conducting at the VCA. Experienced in both vocal and instrumental music he was awarded the John Williams Conducting Scholarship for 2004-05. In 2006 he received a Green Room Award nomination in the ‘Best Conductor’ category. During 2008 and 2009 he was a member of the Young Artists program as a Conductor with Opera Australia and in 2007 he was appointed as the inaugural Conducting Fellowship at the Australian Ballet. He has worked with WASO, Orchestra Victoria, Australian Opera & Ballet Orchestra and the Queensland Symphony Orchestra. In addition to his work as Chorus Director for WASO, Christopher is also Conductor of The University of Western Australia Choral Society, Musical Director of Fremantle Chamber Orchestra and Artistic Director of Lost and Found Opera.

Andrew FooteVocal Coach, WASO ChorusHelpmann Award-winner Andrew Foote is one of the most experienced singers and teachers of voice in Australia. For more than 30 years he has been a regular guest artist for Western Australian arts companies, a national broadcast artist for ABC Classic FM, a freelance opera principal artist performing throughout Australia with Opera Australia, OzOpera and West Australian Opera, a regular recitalist and oratorio soloist, and more recently as an opera director. After an 11-year break from teaching, Andrew Foote has been appointed Head of Voice at The University of Western Australia (UWA) School of Music.

St George’s Cathedral ChoristersLeo BeilinOscar BeilinLeo BrownJames Chapman (soloist)Oliver CroftsEdward EliasRuben DaviesGriffin DescantJamal FanaianOliver FreynePaul KikirosMyles McQuillanThomas McQuillan (soloist)Giam NationHarry PlayfordNicholas TanKoert van der Laan

Joseph NolanMaster of Music St George’s CathedralThe British organist and choral conductor Joseph Nolan was appointed to Her Majesty’s Chapels Royal, UK in 2004 where he performed many times at Buckingham Palace. World renowned for his recordings of the complete works of Widor on the finest organs across France for UK label Signum Records, Joseph has been awarded multiple five star reviews and Editors Choice awards by BBC Music Magazine, Gramophone and Limelight Magazine. These discs are regularly broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and many others. Joseph also enjoys a formidable reputation as a choral trainer and holds the two pre-eminent choral positions in Perth, being invited to become Master of Music at St George’s Cathedral Perth n 2008 and Associate Conductor and Head of Chorus at West Australian Opera in 2013.

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Philanthropy Partner

We hope you enjoy WASO’s Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, combining memorable orchestral and choral music with the stunning movie on the big screen. There are many people that would love to attend this event but are unable to, some because of the cost, and others because they cannot make it to the venue.

WASO’s Education and Community Engagement programs reach out to people who cannot easily access live music. You can help us create magical musical moments across the state by making a donation to support these programs.

If everyone attending this performance today donated just $10 we could:

• give classroom instruments to 275 regional schools

• give 300 parents or carers of sick children a night out at a WASO concert

• provide 490 musical education packs for school groups

• provide Auslan interpreters at 30 children’s concerts

• give 880 secondary students a Backstage Pass experience at WASO concert

Go to waso.com.au to make your tax deductible donation or you can contact Jane on 9326 0014 or [email protected] to find out more.

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The Cook,

The Chef & WASo

Featuring Maggie Beer & Simon Bryant

Fri 18 July 8pm Riverside Theatre, Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre

A rare opportunity to see Maggie and Simon cook on stage accompanied by a smorgasbord of their classical favourites performed live by WASO.

Kitchen appliances for The Cook, The Chef & WASO supplied by Kitchen Headquarters.

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The Cook,

The Chef & WASo

Featuring Maggie Beer & Simon Bryant

Fri 18 July 8pm Riverside Theatre, Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre

A rare opportunity to see Maggie and Simon cook on stage accompanied by a smorgasbord of their classical favourites performed live by WASO.

Kitchen appliances for The Cook, The Chef & WASO supplied by Kitchen Headquarters.

EY PRESENTS

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DON’T MISS THE FINAL MOVIE OF THE TRILOGY NEXT YEAR! COMPLETE SCORE PERFORMED LIVE

Howard Shore’s Academy Award®-winning score performed live to the epic motion picture by the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, WASO Chorus and soloists.

Exclusive pre-sale now open.

Tickets on pre-sale from Fri 20 June, 9am - Wed 25 June 2014, 5pm

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