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CONCERT PROGRAM SYSC 2 2019

Welcome 

Dr Brian Chatpo Koo

Founding conductor, Artistic & Executive Director
Sydney Contemporary Orchestra

Welcome to our concert of Soloist Spotlight 2019.
 
In this concert, both of our the Sydney Hills Junior Orchestra and the Sydney Hills Youth Orchestra will demonstrate their great improvements and achievements for accuracy and agility by playing Mozart's full version of " Eine kleine Nachtmusik" and Symphony No. 35 in D Major. Our talented young violinist, Concertmaster, Rachael Gock will play a famous work for violin solo and orchestra by L. V. Beethoven - Romance in F major Op.50.
 
Thanks to those parents who give these kids the opportunity to be a part of our training program. I am sure this experience will broaden their vision, and to enhance their learning and understanding culture and civilisation of human society, which can benefit them over a lifetime.
 
Sincere thanks to our volunteer Management Committee managers without whom nothing could have been done.
 
I would like to thank the Hills Shire Council, Baulkham Hills High School for their great support.
 
Dr Brian Chatpo Koo
Artistic Director
Sydney Contemporary Orchestra
YOUTH SYMPHONY

 ABOUT THE SCO YOUTH SYMPHONY 

The training arm of the Sydney Contemporary Orchestra Inc. (SCO), the SCO Youth Symphony (SYS) is our Youth Program for young music lovers, music students, young musicians and young music teachers in Sydney, Australia.

Led by its Founding Conductor, Artistic & Executive Director, Dr Brian Chatpo Koo, the SYS offers young music lovers the opportunity to play and enjoy classical orchestral music of all kinds, not only performing but also learning to understand how those masterpieces were constructed, and expanding their orchestral music education training and orchestral music performance experience. The orchestra also broadens their potential music career by building up their orchestral music repertoires, as well as imparting to them the value of communication, teamwork, and discipline.

To achieve ones full potential as musicians what better and greater opportunity there is for a youngster than being part of the SYS Orchestras. With professionally training and be influenced by the classical symphonies you will be equipped to broaden their vision globally and to enhance their understanding of human civilisations.

ABOUT THE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR

Dr Brian Chatpo Koo is a Sydney based musician.

Having studied music at the University of Hong Kong and the University of Sydney, Brian was the first person in Australia to receive a PhD degree in music composition. Supported by the Hong Kong University Grant, Brian also studied music at the International Summer Course for New Music in Darmstadt, Germany, and obtained his Licentiate and Fellowship Diplomas from the Trinity College of Music in London.

He founded the Sydney Contemporary Orchestra in 2013. Together with about 100 the finest Sydney professional musicians and a strong volunteer management team, Brian is dedicated to creating a platform where more new orchestral works can be written, performed, heard, recorded, published and become a part of our music culture, as he believes music development history is written by composers' creativities. To encourage and to reach the pinnacle of this creativity and art, Brian believes that it must through devotion, perseverance, determination, and the most importantly through constant performances. Since 2013 the SCO has held 11 concerts, performed 38 new works of the composers from 22 countries.

Brian also founded the SCO Youth Symphony, a training arm of the Sydney Contemporary Orchestra, in order to provide professional orchestral training to young musicians, as he believes with classical music training and carefully selected programs covering a variety of cultural perspectives, young musicians can be equipped to broaden their vision and to enhance their understanding of culture, civilisation and human society.

He founded the Western Sydney Symphony Orchestra in 2019 in aim to enrich the music cultural live of the Western Sydney by providing fantastic opportunities for the local music lovers to play and enjoy the classical music. Through these events he wants to build a more vibrant, sustainable and inclusive local community for lovers of classical and symphonic music.

About the young solo violinist - Rachael Gock
 
 
12 years old young violinist, Rachael Gock is a very gifted young musician as remarked by an AMEB examiner on her Grade 8 exam report: "Your established and developing skills are allowing you to not only provide the technical components, fluently, but also a musicality. Good to hear the variety of your styles in tonal and interpretive contrasts.”"
 
She has been learning the violin with Dr Koo for about 4 years and now is preparing her AMEB diploma exam.
 
Rachael is the Concertmaster of the orchestras of the SCO Youth Symphony. Besides leading the orchestra, she will play Beethoven's famous work for solo violin and orchestra - Romance in F major with the Sydney Hills Youth Orchestra tonight.
 
Watching her amazing performance of quality in tone in the dramatic episodes of this work should be very enjoyable.

PROGRAM

Conductor - Dr Brian Chatpo Koo
Concertmaster - Rachael Gock
Soloist - Rachael Gock (violin)

 

Sydney Hills Junior Orchestra
 
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart " Eine kleine Nachtmusik"
  1. Allegro
  2. Romanze
  3. Menuetto Allegro
  4. Rondo Allegro
 
Sydney Hills Youth Orchestra
 
L. V. Beethoven Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F Major, Op. 50
 
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony No.35 in D major K.285
  1. Allegro con spirito
  2. Andante
  3. Menuetto
  4. Finale Presto

J. Pachelbel Canon in D

YOUNG MUSICIANS

VIOLIN

Rachael Gock*
Orli Ades
Alina Lin
Jonathan Yap
Grace Liu
Kiana Napernikova
Nicholas Ip
Audrey Stavropoulos
Timothy Phokos
Emma Kan
Douglas Ip
Isobel caffyn
Isabella Kong
Maya Kikuchi
Jaren Sun
Vanessa Pachico

VIOLA

Jessica Koo
Jaden Choi
Jack Ji Fang
Jade Li

 

CELLO

Felix Soon
Elina Napernikova
Joshua Koo
Roger Gock
Angela Chiu
Brendan Kye Jian Cheong
Julian Yap

DOUBLE BASS

Bryton Johnson
Lyra Lin

FLUTE

Isabella Neville
Adhav Manoj Pillai

 

MANAGEMENT COMMITTEES 

SYDNEY CONTEMPORARY ORCHESTRA
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

  • President - Dr Brian Chatpo Koo
  • Vice President - Julia Farquharson
  • Secretary - Rajishwar Datt
  • Treasurer - Lalesh Chand
  • Rawah Dorranian
  • Linda Haworth

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

  • Artistic & Executive Director - Dr Brian Chatpo Koo
  • Office Manager - Raj Datt
  • Finance Manager - Lalesh Chand
  • Publicity Manager - Rawah Dorranian


YOUTH SYMPHONY MANAGEMENT

  • Membership Manager - Eva Lau
  • Development Manager - Jennifer Leung
  • Concert Manager - Rita Lee

 

UP COMING CONCERTS

YOUNG VIRTUOSOS 2021
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JOIN THE SYS ORCHESTRAS

Membership Fee
All revenues (membership fees, concert ticket sales etc.) will go towards The SCO Foundation to be used to promote new music of the contemporary composers.
 
Membership annual fee of  $600 (for 4 school terms) is asked of each member for the Sydney Hills Youth Orchestra (SHYO), and $500 for the Sydney Hills Junior Orchestra (SHJO).

The fee is calculated in 4 school terms blocks for all members (e.g. if you join from term 2 of the year, your membership will be extended to next year term 1). 

Direct deposit:

Bank: Westpac
BSB: 032173
Account Number:  501117
A/C Name: The Sydney Contemporary Orchestra Inc.
YOUTH SYMPHONY MEMBERSHIPS

Please indicate your name and description.

  1. All fees are non-refundable and non-transferable.
  2. Payments must be completed before the first rehearsal.  

You are welcome to join us at any time.

For young musicians joining the SYS Orchestras will need fill up your online Membership Registration From and send a short video recording of your performance via WeTransfer.

  • You will be notified with payment instruction should your application successful via email.
  • Successful members will have a website login account to access the Members Zone to download music parts. 
 
 
Fee can be paid by Direct deposit: 
  • Bank: Westpac
  • BSB: 032173
  • Account Number: 501117
  • A/C Name: The Sydney Contemporary Orchestra Inc. 
  • - Youth Symphony Memberships

Please indicate your name and description.

 

 

PERFORMANCE ATTIRE

The Sydney Contemporary Youth Orchestra and the Sydney Hills Youth Orchestra
All orchestra members require a formal uniform for concert performances.

The Sydney Contemporary Youth Orchestra and the Sydney Hills Youth Orchestra members:

Girls:

Black formal dress
Black polished shoes

Boys:

White long sleeve collared shirt buttoned to the neck with black bowtie
Black formal suit
Black socks
Black polished shoes
The Sydney Hills Junior Orchestra
The Sydney Hills Junior Orchestra members:

Girls:

Dress (colorful, fresh, smart)
Matching socks and shoes

Boys:

White long sleeve collared shirt buttoned to the neck with black bowtie
Black formal suit
Black socks
Black polished shoes