WASO | Sounds of Splendour
Full $80 + $3.50 Booking Fee
Concession $75 + $3.50 Booking Fee
Under 18 $70 + $3.50 Booking Fee
Group 6+ $75 + $3.50 Booking Fee
+ BREC Access
Wesfarmers Arts Pre-concert Q&A
Learn more about the concert’s music in a Pre-concert Q&A with [INSERT], hosted by Evan Kennea, WASO’s Director of Programming and Engagement.
From 4.10pm – 4.30pm in the Harvey Room
PROGRAM
Jean-Baptiste LULLY Le Bourgeois gentilhomme – Suite
George Frideric HANDEL Water Music – Suite No.2 (Selections)
Francesco GEMINIANI Concerto Grosso in D minor La Folia
Jean-Philippe RAMEAU Naïs: Overture
Johann Sebastian BACH Concerto in D minor for Two Violins
George Frideric HANDEL Water Music – Suite No.1 (Selections)
Shaun Lee-Chen violin/director
Semra Lee violin
Sounds of Splendour
Music for celebrating
Immerse yourself in the grandeur of Louis XIV’s France and the royal pageantry of Georgian England in a program of Baroque masterworks.
Lully’s Le Bourgeois gentilhomme is full of rhythmic energy, while Handel’s Water Music brings together irresistible melodies with radiant orchestral colour. Shaun Lee-Chen brings his exuberant virtuosity to Geminiani’s La Folia and is joined by his sister, WASO Assistant Concertmaster Semra Lee, in Bach’s charming Double Violin Concerto.
Semra Lee
Assistant Concertmaster
Semra joined WASO in 2003.
Semra was born in Malaysia and commenced violin lessons aged three with her mother, Hooi Tong Lee. She gained her Bachelor of Music degree at the WA Conservatorium of Music, studying with Pal Eder. Semra also holds a Postgraduate Diploma from the Sweelinck Conservatorium, studying with Istvan Parkanyi.
She undertook string quartet studies with the Halcyon String Quartet at the Australian National Academy of Music and at the Banff Centre for the Arts, Canada. Tutors included Hatto Beyerle, the Arditti Quartet and David Takeno.
Semra’s chair is supported by MACA through the Duet program.
Shaun Lee-Chen
Violin
Shaun Lee-Chen is one of Australia’s most exciting violinists, celebrated for his energy, versatility and flair across both period and modern instruments. He’s the long-standing Concertmaster of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, where his spirited playing and deep musical knowledge help shape the ensemble’s unique sound.
Shaun’s musical reach spans across the country. He’s appeared as a soloist and guest principal with major orchestras including the West Australian Symphony Orchestra (WASO), Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Orchestra and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. He’s equally at home leading a Baroque ensemble or stepping into a modern symphonic setting.
WASO’s Regional Tours are supported by MM Electrical Merchandising and the Western Australian Government.
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