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1998

Sonata Program
Venues: Sydney Conservatorium of Music and South Melbourne Town Hall
Program Coordinator: Dene Olding, violin
Guest Artists: Dimitri Ashkenazy, clarinet (USA) and Alexander Baillie, cello (UK)
2 public concerts in Sydney for the Sydney Festival
2 public concerts and masterclasses in Melbourne

Violin
Sally Cooper
Dominique Gallery
Belinda Jezek
Sarita Kwok
Airena Nakamura
Roslyn Nippita
Veronique Serret

Viola
Karen Clark
James Eccles
Lisa Grosman
Helen Ireland
William Newbery

Cello
Helen Byrne
Minah Choe
Andrew Shetliffe
Andrew Wilson

Double Bass
Anita Hustas
Matthew McDonald
Jeremy Watt

Flute
Emma Sholl

Oboe
Sally Dean
Clare Le Roy (Hollier)
Martine Varnik

Clarinet
Philip Arkinstall
Philip Green
Ashley McDougall

Bassoon
Lisa Goldberg
David Mitchell
Nicole Tait

Horn
Matthew Coorey
Natalie Lukin
Marnie Sebire

Piano
Ivy Chien
Kristian Chong
Stephanie Dwyer (Giesajtis)
Paul Hankinson
Adam Pinto
Cameron Roberts
Raymond Yong
Bianca Zatz

Composition
Lee Bradshaw
Paul Jager
Jody Kingston
Nicholas McRoberts
David Sudmalis
Matthew Tonks


International Piano Festival Programs
Venue: South Melbourne Town Hall
Program Coordinator: Ronald Farren-Price, piano
Guest Artists: Nikolai Demidenko, piano (Russia) and Lisa Moore, piano
22 public concerts and masterclasses

Venue: South Melbourne Town Hall and Melbourne Concert Hall
Program Coordinator: Stephen McIntyre, piano
Guest Artists: Philippe Cassard, piano (France), Klaus Hellwig (Germany) and Geoffrey Lancaster, piano
1 public concert

Venue: Brisbane
Program Coordinator: Stephen Savage, piano
Guest Artists: Ian Munro, piano and John O'Conor, piano (Ireland)
Public concerts and masterclasses

Georgina Adamson (Bond)
Louisa Breen
Vivian Choi
Kristian Chong
Brieley Cutting
Daniel de Borah
Amir Farid
Che Frye
Kenji Fujimura
Paul Glass
Eidit Golder
Paul Hankinson
Suzanna Hlinka
Vicky Liang Hong
Richard Jackson
Grace Kim
Andrea Lam
David Laughton
Joy Lee
Soo-youn Lee
Julia Lu
Ronald Ng
Cameron Roberts
David Tong
Liam Viney
Misa Yamamoto
Frank Yang
Vicky Yang
Raymond Yong

Canberra Chamber Music Festival
Venue: Canberra
Guest Artist: Tsuyoshi Tsutsumi, cello (Japan)

Violin
Lerida Delbridge (Williams)
Judith Hickel (Hurst)
Belinda Jezek
Stephanie Lindner
Anna McAlister
Chris Moore
Ricky Walla

Viola
Annelies Billeter
Georgina Cameron
Shona D'Arbon
William Newbery

Cello
Kristy Conrau
Ceridwen Davies
Geoffrey Gartner
Karella Mitchell
Rachel Page
Bonnie Smart

Piano
Alison Clarke

Percussion Festival
Venue: South Melbourne Town Hall
Program Coordinator: Colin Piper, percussion
Guest Artists: Synergy Percussion, José Vicente, percussion (Spain)
11 public masterclasses plus concerts

Jeremy Barnett
Mary Broughton
Timothy Constable
Ben Dickson
Guy du Blêt
Claire Edwardes
Robyn Gray (Sarti)
Kerryn Joyce
Eleri Kerr
Kevin Man
Rebecca Matthews
Stephen Richter
Neville Talbot
Bree van Reyk
Scott Weatherson
Jen Winley
Natalee Wood

Next Wave Festival
Venue: South Melbourne Town Hall
Program Coordinator: Lawrence Harvey
Guest Artists: Sir John Drummond (UK) and Richard Toop
15 public concerts for Next Wave Festival's Sound and Contemporary Music series

Violin
Alison Rayner
Debs White

Viola
James Eccles
Erkki Veltheim

Cello
Alison Frilingos

Double Bass
Matthew McDonald

Flute
Elizabeth Hennessy
Kylie Sparkman

Oboe
Bettina Crimmins

Clarinet
David Bull
Louise Skelton (Nowland)

Saxophone
Martin Kay

Bassoon
Nicole Tait

Horn
Marnie Sebire

Trumpet
Greg Flynn

Trombone
Keal Couper

Percussion
Guy du Blêt
Bree van Reyk

Piano
Liam Viney

Brisbane Festival Composers Week

Violin
Bianca Porcheddu
Debs White

Viola
James Eccles

Cello
Geoffrey Gartner

Double Bass
Matthew McDonald

Clarinet
Philip Green
Neil McGregor
Louise Skelton (Nowland)

Saxophone
Barry Cockcroft
Martin Kay

Horn
Marnie Sebire

Trumpet
Greg Flynn

Trombone
Keal Couper

Harp
Chih-Chun Chien

Percussion
Jen Winley

Piano
Liam Viney

 

Vocal Program
Venues: South Melbourne Town Hall, Opera Australia (Sydney), Queensland Conservatorium of Music
Program Coordinator: Marilyn Richardson, voice
Guest Artist: Daniel Ferro, voice (USA)
Public concerts and masterclasses

Jamie Allen
Peter Axford
Joshua Bloom
Kirsten Boerema
Louise Callinan
Catherine Carby
Caroline Chown
John Cummins
Lindsey Day
Adrian Dwyer
Amelia Farrugia
Warwick Fyfe
John Heuzenroeder
Jocelyn Hickey
Karl Huml
Sharon Kempton
Shane Lowrencev
Vivien Munday
Brenda Pitts
Joslyn Rechter
Lisa Russell
Sarah Sullivan
Lionel Theunissen
Angus Wood

Masterclass: Yehudi Menuhin, violin (UK)
Venue: Melbourne Town Hall
Presented in association with International Concert Attractions, the Melbourne Festival, and Telstra

Violin
Sally Cooper
Sarita Kwok
Airena Nakamura
Sophie Rowell

Masterclasses: Richard Markson, cello (UK)
Venue: South Melbourne Town Hall
Public masterclass held in Melbourne, and workshops at Canberra Music Festival

Cello
Myfanwy Bramble
Kristy Conrau
Charlotte Dennis
Karla Draznovic
Sam Goble
Bonnie Smart
Paul Taylor
Nicholas Thomas
Naomi Wileman


Masterclasses: Geoffrey Haydock, clarinet (UK)
Venue: South Melbourne Town Hall, VIC tour to Bendigo, Keysborough and Ballarat
Public masterclasses held in regional Victoria, public concert at ANAM


Hornarama (Horn Program)
Venue: South Melbourne Town Hall
Program Coordinator: Graeme Evans, horn
Ensemble-In-Residence: American Horn Quartet
2 concerts and public masterclasses, plus 3 performances side-by-side of Richard Strauss' Alpine Symphony with Melbourne Symphony Orchestra

Sarah Barrett (Galbraith)
Carla Blackwood
Matthew Coorey
Elsa Cordell
Doree Dixon
David Evans
Michelle Kilpatrick (Francis)
Natalie Lukin
Joanne Montesano
Alice Noger-Gradon
Marnie Sebire
Malcolm Stewart
Katherine Sutcliffe
Lisa Wynne-Allen


Piano Trio Program
Venue: South Melbourne Town Hall
Held in conjunction with the Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition
Guest Artist: Hatto Beyerle, viola (Germany)

Violin
Helen Ayres
Matthew Bruce
Belinda Jezek

Cello
Geoffrey Gartner
Timothy Nankervis
Jane Williams

Piano
Andrew Basile
Alison Clarke
Anna Goldsworthy


New World Brass (Brass Program)
Venue: South Melbourne Town Hall
Program Coordinator: Paul Goodchild, trumpet
Ensemble-In-Residence: New World Brass Quintet
7 public concerts plus masterclasses

Horn
Carla Blackwood
David Evans
Marnie Sebire
Lisa Wynne-Allen

Trumpet
Joshua Clarke
Danyelle Clem
David Elton
Greg Flynn
Adam Hawksworth
Kathryn James Adduci
Melanie McLoughlin
Julie Watson

Trombone
Melissa Buckingham
Katherine Couper
Roslyn Jorgensen
Bruce Myers
Dale Truscott

Bass Trombone
Ben Schultz

Euphonium
Matthew van Emmerik

Tuba
Gina Briody Wake
Daniel Gales
Ralphine Harris
Matthew Savage

Contemporary Music Program
Venue: Queensland Conservatorium of Music
Program Coordinator: Simone de Haan, trombone
Guest Artists: Thomas Adès (UK) and Raffaele Marcellino (USA)
3 public concerts



Wind Chamber Ensemble Program

Flute
James Fortune
Monica Fynnaart

Oboe
Clare Le Roy (Hollier)
Jillian Taylor

Clarinet
David Bull
David Griffiths
Matthew Larsen
Elowyn Leonard
Neil McGregor

Bassoon
Miriam Butler-Handsworth
Nicole King

Horn
Sarah Barrett (Galbraith)
Brendan Jubb
Marnie Sebire


Jazz on Emerald Hill (Jazz Program)
Venue: South Melbourne Town Hall
Program Coordinator: Tony Gould, piano
2 public concerts plus masterclasses, then performances at Bennetts Lane Jazz Club and the Wangaratta Jazz Festival

Double Bass
Matthew Clohesy
Tamara Murphy
Owen Newcomb

Trumpet
Carl Harvoe
Matthew Jodrell

Trombone
Stephen Newcomb

Percussion
Joseph Marchisella
Ben Vanderwal


Young Composers Forum
Venue: South Melbourne Town Hall
Program Coordinator: Brenton Broadstock
Guest Artists: Don Freund (USA), John McCabe (UK) and Elena Kats-Chernin
Public open rehearsals, workshops and seminars

Matthew Bieniek
Julian Callaghan
Paul Jager
Jody Kingston
Melissa Seeto
David Sudmalis
Matthew Tonks
Kerry Yong


Intermediate Oboe Program
Venue: South Melbourne Town Hall
Program Coordinator: Eve Newsome, oboe
15 public concerts

Elisabeth Bird
Nathan Bone
Beth Carlyle
Nathan Despott
Jessica Foot
Mark Hare
Mischa Herman
Nicki Lees
Megan Pampling (Billing)
Michael Powell
Rebecca Proietto
Jonathan Ryan
Belinda Wall


Junior Academy Program
Venue: South Melbourne Town Hall
Program Coordinator: Anne Gilby, oboe

Violin
Katerina Mitchell
Quynh-Chi Nguyen
Eliza Quirit

Cello
Susan Cooper
Michael Dahlenburg
Rebecca Proietto

Oboe
Jonathan Ryan

Piano
Cara-Jayne Beh
Nathan Bone
Edwin Chow
Peter de Jager
Rachelle Eytan (Shtoltsenberg)
Andrew Jarzebowski
Leanne Lai
Jeanette Little
Samuel Ng
Hoang Pham
Hannah Sun

 

Study Grants

Violin
Sally Cooper
Kirsty Hilton
Judith Hickel (Hurst)
Belinda Jezek
Simon Monger

Viola
Tony Cavanagh
Chris Emerson
Erkki Veltheim

Cello
Helen Byrne
Geoffrey Gartner
Josephine Vains

Double Bass
Matthew McDonald

Flute
Sarah Ansell
Emma Sholl

Oboe
Bettina Crimmins
Fiona May
Megan Pampling (Billing)
Martine Varnik

Clarinet
Nicole Canham
Matthew O'Keefe

Saxophone
Martin Kay
Jabra Latham

Bassoon
Nicole Tait

Horn
Malcolm Stewart

Trumpet
John Foster
Simon Holmberg
Sarah Slater

Trombone
Brian Kennedy
Shannon Pittaway

Euphonium
Matthew Van Emmerik

Piano
Alison Clarke
Daniel de Borah
Shan Deng
Kenji Fujimura
Jayson Gillham
Paul Glass
Andrea Lam
Angela Turner
Liam Viney
Yinjia Yu

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