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Melbourne Recital Centre is at the heart of an inspired
global community of musicians and audiences; a singular
place that inspires creativity, self-expression, learning and
enrichment through music for people from all walks of life.
Philanthropic support is essential to the breadth and
diversity of the Centre’s artistic, education and
accessibility programming. With your help, the Centre
hosted 511 public concerts and events, including
educational and accessibility programs for over 12,000
children and students and over 500 Share the Music
participants in 2013/14.
Our donor community now numbers over 3,000, including
the over 125 special patrons of the Music Circle,
Leadership Circles and Elisabeth Murdoch Creative
Development Fund.
Every single gift makes a difference to our ability to
deliver exceptional music for all, with philanthropy now
contributing 9% of the Centre’s annual income.
Having marked our 5th Birthday in February, we are
now focussed on an expansive future where the
benefits of music are shared even more widely –
through collaboration in Melbourne Arts Precinct’s
outdoor spaces for the SummerSalt Festival – about
which you’ll hear more in November; touring and
international collaboration; and more programming in
the digital space.
You play a vital role in the ongoing success of
Melbourne’s Best Place to Hear. I hope you enjoy
this report about the impact that we’ve made
together over the past year.
Sincerely
Mary Vallentine AO
Chief Executive Officer
MY SINCERE THANKS TO YOU FOR YOUR PART IN
MELBOURNE RECITAL CENTRE’S CONTINUED SUCCESS
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3 KEY ACHIEVEMENTS 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14
Number of events 436 484 511
Access – visitors/users 158,339 160,258 184,243
Number of ticketed attendances 118,085 141,490 138,635
Value of tickets sold $4,619,074 $4,361,489 $5,017,643
Access – online visitors to website 259,132 342,685 511,934
Members and subscribers 816 1837 2375
Volunteer hours 89 435 819
Education and outreach program
participation
11,890 13,274 12,029
Visitor satisfaction 98% 95% 96%
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LEADERSHIP CIRCLES
ARTIST DEVELOPMENT
Colin Golvan QC & Dr Deborah Golvan
The Vizard Foundation
GREAT PERFORMERS
Lady Potter AC
Hans & Petra Henkell
Geoff & Jan Phillips
LIFE-LONG LEARNING
Betty Amsden AO
Kathryn Fagg
LOCAL HEROES
Lady Marigold Southey AC
Warwick & Paulette Bisley
Andrew & Theresa Dyer
Dr Garry Joslin & Prof Dimity Reed AM
Majlis Pty Ltd
MASTER CLASS
In memory of John Price
George & Laila Embelton
NEW MUSIC
Naomi Milgrom AO
Peter Jopling AM QC
ENCORE BEQUEST PROGRAM Anonymous (2)
Betty Amsden AO
Jenny Anderson
Ken Bullen
Jim Cousins AO & Libby Cousins
Dr Garry Joslin
The Estate of Beverley Shelton and
Martin Schönthal
Mary Vallentine AO
MUSIC CIRCLE PATRONS PROGRAM
Magnum Opus Circle ($20,000+)
Betty Amsden AO*
Colin Golvan QC & Dr Deborah
Golvan*
In memory of John Price*
Naomi Milgrom AO*
Lady Marigold Southey AC*
Annamila Pty Ltd*
The Playking Foundation
Virtuoso Circle ($10,000+) Jean Hadges
Mrs Margaret S Ross AM & Dr
Ian C Ross*
J.A Westacott & T.M Shannon
Melbourne Recital Centre
Board of Directors
Kathryn Fagg*
Peter & Cally Bartlett
Stephen Carpenter & Leigh
Ellwood
Des & Irene Clark
Joseph Corponi
Margaret & Ronald Farren-
Price
Julie Kantor*
Majlis Pty Ltd*
Composers Circle
($4000+) Anonymous (2)
Brian & Esther Benjamin
Warwick & Paulette Bisley
The Late Harold Campbell-
Pretty & Krystyna Campbell-
Pretty*
Andrew & Theresa Dyer
George & Laila Embelton
Dr Helen Ferguson*
Andrea Goldsmith
Richard Gubbins*
Yvonne Von Hartel AM &
Robert Peck AM*
Dr Alastair Jackson*
Mr Peter Jopling AM QC*
Dr Garry Joslin & Prof
Dimity Reed AM*
Alison & David Lansley
Geoff & Jan Phillips
Craig Reeves
Maria Sola in memory of
Malcolm Douglas
Janet Whiting*
Lyn Williams AM
Melbourne Recital Centre
Senior Management
Message Consultants
Australia Pty Ltd
The Vizard Foundation*
Musicians Circle
($2,500+) Eva Besen AO & Marc
Besen AO
Jim Cousins AO & Libby
Cousins*
Naomi Golvan & George
Golvan QC
Jan & Robert Green*
Jenny & Peter Hordern
Sarah & Baillieu Myer AC
James Ostroburski
Christine Sather
Dr Cherilyn Tillman &
Mr Tam Vu*
Drs Victor and Karen
Wayne
Global Leadership
Foundation*
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Prelude Circle ($1000+) Anonymous (6)
Adrienne Basser
Helen Brack
Barbara Burge*
Justice David Byrne*
John & Thelma Castles*
Mary Draper
Lord Francis Ebury and Lady
Suzanne Ebury
Maggie Edmond
The Late Lorraine Elliott AM
Penny & Grant Fowler*
The Leo & Mina Fink Fund
Susan Fallaw*
Rosemary Forbes & Ian Hocking
Susan Fallaw*
William J Forrest AM
Dr Jane Gilmour OAM*
Angela Glover
Nance Grant AM MBE
Sue Hamilton & Stuart Hamilton AO
Kristin & Martin Haskett
Judith Hoy
Penelope Hughes
Prof Andrea Hull AO*
Darvell M Hutchinson AM
Helen Imber
Stuart Jennings
Ed & Margaret Johnson
Michael & Sylvia Kantor*
Dorothy Karpin
Alan Kozica & Wendy Kozica
Diana Lempriere*
Robert MacFarlane
Sally MacIndoe*
David Marr & Sebastian Tesoriero
Norene Leslie McCormac
Maria Mercurio
Dr Richard Mills AM*
Stephen Newton AO
Prof David Penington AC and Mrs
Sonay Penington*
Helen L Perlen
Dr Robert Piaggio
Kerryn Pratchett
Peter Rose & Christopher Menz
Rae Rothfield
Samara, Countess of Beekman
Meredith Schilling
Kate & Stephen Shelmerdine Family
Foundation
Barbara & Duncan Sutherland
Elisabeth & Peter Turner
Sally Webster
Peter Weiss AO
Igor Zambelli
Youth Music Foundation Australia*
Supporters ($500+) Anonymous (2)
David Bardas
Ingrid Braun
The Hon Mary Delahunty*
Vivien and Jacob
Fajgenbaum
Margaret & Baden Hagger
Hans & Petra Henkell
Dr Robert Hetzel*
David & Rosemary
Houseman
George & Grace Kass
The Hon Sen Rod Kemp &
Ms Daniele Kemp*
Peter & Barbara Kolliner
Ann Lahore
Alison Leslie
Travis Pemberton*
Margarita & Paul Schneider
Greg Shalit & Miriam Faine
Barry & Barbara Shying
Anne Stonehouse AM
John & Myriam Wylie
*Donations directed to the
Elisabeth Murdoch Creative Development Fund
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Working with young artists in practical ways, the Centre is
supported by committed donors who share our passion for
nurturing young musical talent.
The Melbourne Recital Centre/University of Melbourne
Composition Commission for current students and recent
graduates of the Con is designed to provide a first public
commission and opportunity to work closely with professional
ensembles in the Centre’s Local Heroes program.
Music commissions have been awarded to four artists to date
– Tom Henry, Elliott Hughes, Matt Westwood and Mark
Viggiani.
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Our Great Performers series showcased ten of the
world’s best musicians in recital. Soprano Susan
Bullock and piano duo Katia and Marielle Labeque
performed for ecstatic audiences and in November
the Centre presented legendary pianist Murray
Perahia during his first visit to Australia. In the first
six months of 2014, we’ve experienced the artistry of
musicians as diverse as violinist Daniel Hope,
soprano Julia Lehzneva (in her Australian debut),
pianist Joanna MacGregor, virtuoso violist Maxim
Rysanov and violinist Karen Gomyo with Australian
guitarist Slava Grigoryan.
The Centre presented several significant international
ensembles in 2013-14 including early music luminary,
Jordi Savall and his ensembles Hesperion XXI and
La Capella Reial de Catalunya with superb musicians
from the Middle East. Jordi Savall’s Jerusalem, was a
highly personal and intensely moving concert,
bringing together musicians from nations in conflict in
a celebration of their shared musical heritage. We
were thrilled when this project was awarded with a
Helpmann Award in August.
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The Musical Explorations lecture series is designed to enrich
the concert experience for both experienced concert-goers
and those new to the music.
The program includes lively illustrated talks presented by
experts in the field, designed to introduce audiences to key
figures and concepts in music history, complete with live
musical demonstrations.
This year audiences explored musical topics through five
lectures that ranged from the art of song to musical
intersections with the feast of Christmas.
Musical Explorations is presented in association with the
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music at the University of
Melbourne.
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LOCAL HEROES
The Centre’s unique platform for Australian artists. This year
27 Australian ensembles co-presented over 70 concerts with
the Centre, demonstrating the wealth of talent and diversity of
musical perspectives that make Melbourne’s music scene the
country’s most vibrant.
SALON SOLO
Initiated in 2013 to showcase Australia’s most talented
pianists, Salon Solo was expanded in 2014 to feature stellar
artists on a range of instruments. The series allows concert-
goers to revel in the intimacy of the solo concert experience
and witness the technical proficiency and power of Australia’s
best musicians, including ACO Principal Cellist Timo-Veikko
Valve and pianists Caroline Almonte, Stephen McIntyre,
David Selig, Benjamin Martin and Daniel de Borah.
SPOTLIGHT SERIES
The inaugural Spotlight Series 2013 provided dedicated
support and a first entrée to the Centre for four emerging
Australian classical chamber music ensembles. These
included: Australia Felix, Clocked Out Duo and Zenith.
This important series has been extremely well-received by a
range of music sector stakeholders as being well-targeted to
emerging ensembles who are building their profiles in
Melbourne and providing a world-standard performance
opportunity at a key time in the ensembles’ development.
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Master classes bring together both emerging and
mid-career Australian artists with luminaries of world
music while they are visiting the Centre.
Providing memorable experiences for artists and
patrons alike, this year the program comprised four
master classes involving 16 participants and close to
500 attendees, including from a number of schools
and tertiary music institutions.
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ACO VIRTUAL marked a new kind of musical journey for the
Centre in bringing new audiences to classical music via
alternative settings and bridging the gap between classical
music and the digital world.
In a ground-breaking five-day program of interactive,
surround sound and vision installation, ACO VIRTUAL
captivated audiences young and old, including over 200
music students from regional Victorian schools.
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To mark Melbourne Recital Centre’s Fifth
Birthday, a year of celebrations commenced
with a special Gala Dinner to benefit the
Elisabeth Murdoch Creative Development
Fund, followed by a wonderful Community
Open Day celebration that attracted 5,227
participants on February 8.
Proceeds from the Gala were directed to
workshops associated with the Centre’s
Share More Music program and making the
Centre’s artistic program accessible to all,
including the 5th Birthday Community Open
Day.
The Birthday was a joyous affirmation of the
power of music to bring together people from
all walks of life. Elisabeth Murdoch Hall came
to life with a day of live performances by
Melbourne musicians while the Salon hosted
the Centre’s Local Heroes chamber
ensembles and a Bach marathon performed
by both members of the public and
professional musicians.
In the Foyers, community groups entertained
visitors and a drop-in jazz session was open to
anyone with an instrument and the inclination to
improvise with some of Melbourne’s best jazz
musicians. Activities for kids, a crowd-sourced
music composition and panel discussions
enlivened the entire venue.
The day ended with The Big Sing, when a
1,200-person-strong choir raised the roof of
Elisabeth Murdoch Hall. This inspirational event
brought together community choirs from
throughout Victoria, led by Jonathan Welch AM
and the Choir of Hope and Inspiration. A new
commission by Joseph Twist in celebration of
the Centre’s five years was premiered.
‘One of the choir members who was sitting next
to me said that this was one of his most
wonderful experiences in Australia. He was
really thankful to everyone who made it possible
for he and his family to be part of this beautiful,
energetic experience.”
Maneesha Singh
Case Manager – Community Detention
Programme
Voices without Borders Choral Program, AMES
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Now in its fifth year, Melbourne Recital Centre’s Bach
Competition is dedicated to young musicians with a passion
for the music of J.S. Bach.
In June ten talented finalists took the stage of Elisabeth
Murdoch Hall and competed for a $2000 cash prize donated
by Dr Richard Mills AM and two encouragement awards,
each valued at $1,000 donated by a generous anonymous
patron.
The winner of this year’s Bach Competition was 11-year old
cellist Charlotte Miles. Encouragement Awards were
presented to 13-year old pianist Tian Tian Lan and 15-year
old guitarist Miles Johnston.
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This important national competition provides a platform for
young musicians passionate about Romantic repertoire,
including such luminaries as Brahms, Liszt and Schumann.
Open to soloists, duos or small ensembles, Australia’s
talented young musicians battle it out for the prestigious
winning prize in the sublime acoustic of Elisabeth Murdoch
Hall. Entrants compete for the $6000 Great Romantics Prize
plus performance and recording opportunities, as well as
other encouragement awards. Gifts from donors support
the travel costs of interstate finalists, making this a truly
national competition.
In December 2013, young Sydney pianist Tony Lee was
awarded the prestigious Dame Elisabeth Murdoch Prize and
mezzo-soprano Lotte Betts-Dean from Melbourne was
awarded the Kantor Encouragement Prize.
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LEARNING AND ACCESS
In the last 12 months, the Centre’s Share More Music program engaged over
500 children and adults, providing them enriched opportunities to participate
in workshops and meet-the-artist events while visiting the Centre through the
Share the Music ticket and transport subsidy scheme. Over 40% of the
participants came from regional and rural Victoria, with at least half having
repeat experiences of the program within the year.
Community groups who partner with us for this program come from the
education, vision impairment, youth at risk, mental illness, aged care, migrant
and Indigenous service areas. We are developing the program to provide a
suite of learning resources that will be available online and undertaking a
series of pilots with the aged care sector that will we hope result in the
extension of the program outside the Centre.
In the last 12 months, the Centre’s Share More Music
program engaged over 500 children and adults,
providing them enriched opportunities to participate in
workshops and meet-the-artist events while visiting the
Centre through the Share the Music ticket and transport
subsidy scheme. Over 40% of the participants came
from regional and rural Victoria, with at least half having
repeat experiences of the program within the year.
Community groups who partner with us for this program
come from the education, vision impairment, youth at
risk, mental illness, aged care, migrant and Indigenous
service areas. We are developing the program to
provide a suite of learning resources that will be
available online and undertaking a series of pilots with
the aged care sector that will we hope result in the
extension of the program outside the Centre.
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We celebrated our 5th Birthday year with over 125 patrons to the Music Circle this
year. Their support directly impacts the vitality and depth of the Centre’s concert
program, enabling Melbourne Recital Centre to innovate and reach out to new
audiences.
Supported by our Music Circle patrons, the Centre presented 511 events in 2013-
14 featuring 375 Australian ensembles. Visits to the Centre exceeded 180,000
attendances and millions more enjoyed concerts broadcast on ABC Classic FM.
Of the 184,243 ticketed attendances nearly 70,000 people attended events
presented by the Centre and a further 110,000 attended events by our presenting
partners and hirers. The Centre’s own program included 16 world premieres and
three Australian premieres, as well as four works commissioned by the Centre.
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Share the Music has enabled over 1,650 disadvantaged
children and adults to attend concerts since 2010 by providing
tickets and transport free of charge. Over 500 of these visits
took place in 2013-14 alone and each one was made possible
entirely through the generosity of the Centre’s concert-goers.
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The Encore Bequest program provides sustained support
for all aspects of our concert program, artist development
and accessibility initiatives.
Larger gifts to the Centre’s Public Fund do enable us to
take bigger steps toward planning the future with
confidence. However, every bequest improves the Centre’s
ability to lead the Australian music scene for generations to
come, supporting innovation and excellence.
A gift from the Estate of Beverley Shelton and Martin
Schönthal this year has been transformational for the
Centre, enabling outreach activities that would otherwise
have been far beyond our capacity.
Our fifth birthday was celebrated in February with a large-
scale community open day where over 5,000 participants
came together to make and share great music.
Beverley and Martin’s gift enabled the Centre to make this
full day of joyous, community music-making free of charge
and ensured disadvantaged members of our community
were involved.
The balance of the bequest now supports our core aims of
presenting a diverse range of music to the broadest
possible audience through concert presentations, artist
development, life-long learning and accessibility initiatives.
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Melbourne Recital Centre belongs to each and every member of the
Victorian community. With your help, we have enabled a large and
growing audience to engage with quality music and music making.
Your gift has had direct impact on the vitality and depth of the Centre’s
artistic, education and outreach programs, enabling us to innovate, do
things differently and reach out to new audiences.
We thank you most sincerely and look forward to continuing this special
journey with you in the future.