DAVID WISKEN + 61 439 347 653 Training: PIANO: Licentiate Diploma in Music Teachers: Joanna Barrett & Sandra Alexsijeva-Birze Extremely competent sight-reader, improvisation. VOICE: Estill Level 1 & 2 Teachers: Tim Smith, Naomi Eyers OTHER INSTRUMENTS: Flute, Clarinet, Saxophone MUSIC DIRECTION: Goodspeed Institute Of Musical Theatre – Connecticut CONDUCTING: Master classes and private training with Fabien Russell, Chris Van Tuinen, Richard Gill, Tim Smith ACTING: Australian College Of Dramatic Art – Merilyn Brend
Assistant Music Direction Credits 1999 Sweeney Todd SLAMS/Chris Van Tuinen 2001 MSO Season Marcus Stenz 2003 West Side Story SLAMS/Chris Van Tuinen 2003 Saturday Night Magnormos/Peter Burgess 2004 Les Miserables SLAMS/Chris Van Tuinen 2005 Anything Goes NOVA/Greg Smith 2005 McCubbin – World Premiere Peter Burgess 2005 Seriously – The Pet Shop Boys Reinterpreted (MELB) Dean Lotherington 2007 Seriously – The Pet Shop Boys Reinterpreted (EDINB.) Dean Lotherington 2013 King Kong Live ON Stage (Secondment) Global Creatures/Max Lambert 2013 Children Of Eden Magnormos 2013 Gypsy (Secondment) The Production Company
Music Direction Credits: 2004 Company Loyola Music Theatre Co. 2008 VCA Music Theatre Cabaret Showcase Martin Croft/Sally Bourne 2008 Patrick Studios Australia Resident Music Director 2010 Really?! Erin Cornell 2011 Songs of Instability Caity Fowler 2011 The New Broadway Patrick Studios/Andrew Hallsworth 2012 In The Living Years Patrick studios/Andrew Hallsworth 2012 Normie The Musical Richard Beveridge 2013 In Conversation with Stephen Schwartz Magnormos 2013 LaChuisa’s “The Wild Party” Patrick Studios/Andrew Hallsworth 2014 An Evening With Erin Cornell Bennetts Lane 2014 Spring Awakening Patrick Studios/Tanya Mitford 2014 Pororo Christmas Spectacular Kissing Bee Productions Singapore 2014 Chugginton Christmas Adventures Kissing Bee Productions Singapore 2014 Chadstone Christmas Stories Chadstone – The Fashion Capitol
Orchestration Credits: 2012 Normie The Musical Richard Beveridge 2005 Seriously – The Pet Shop Boys Reinterpreted (MELB) Dean Lotherington 2007 Seriously – The Pet Shop Boys Reinterpreted (EDINB.) Dean Lotherington 2014 An Evening With Erin Cornell Bennetts Lane 2014 Spring Awakening Patrick Studios/Tanya Mitford
Awards Credits: 2004 Music Theatre Guild – Best Musical Direction Company The Musical 2013 Lyrebird Award – Orchestrations Normie The Musical
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