The Flowers of War – Participating Artists
Christopher Latham and in 2017 he was appointed Artist in Ibrahim Karaisli Artistic Director, The Flowers of War Residence at the Australian War Memorial, Muezzin – Re-Sounding Gallipoli project the first musician to be appointed to that Ibrahim Karaisli is head of Amity College’s role. Religion and Values department. Author, arranger, composer, conductor, violinist, Christopher Latham has performed Alexander Knight his whole life: as a solo boy treble in Musicians Baritone – Re-Sounding Gallipoli St Johns Cathedral, Brisbane, then a Now a graduate of the Sydney decade of studies in the US which led to Singers Conservatorium of Music, Alexander was touring as a violinist with the Australian awarded the 2016 German-Australian Chamber Orchestra from 1992 to 1998, Andrew Goodwin Opera Grant in August 2015, and and subsequently as an active chamber Tenor – Sacrifice; Race Against Time CD; subsequently won a year-long contract with musician. He worked as a noted editor with The Healers; Songs of the Great War; the Hessisches Staatstheater in Wiesbaden, Australia’s best composers for Boosey and Diggers’ Requiem Germany. He has performed with many of Hawkes, and worked as Artistic Director Born in Sydney, Andrew Goodwin studied Australia’s premier ensembles, including for the Four Winds Festival (Bermagui voice at the St. Petersburg Conservatory the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, the Sydney 2004-2008), the Australian Festival of and in the UK. He has appeared with Chamber Choir, the Adelaide Chamber Chamber Music (Townsville 2005-2006), orchestras, opera companies and choral Singers and The Song Company. the Canberra International Music Festival societies in Europe, the UK, Asia and (CIMF 2009-2014) and the Village Building Australia, including the Bolshoi Opera, La Simon Lobelson Company’s Voices in the Forest (Canberra, Scala Milan and Opera Australia. On the Baritone – Race Against Time CD 2011-2017). He was Music Director of concert platform he has toured with the Born in Sydney of Egyptian parents and the ten-year cultural diplomacy project, St Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, brought up in Brussels, Simon Lobelson The Gallipoli Symphony, an hour long work performed with the Moscow Chamber is the recipient of numerous awards created by twelve composers from Turkey, Orchestra, the Sydney Philharmonia and scholarships, and has worked as a Australia and New Zealand, telling the story Choirs and The Song Company, and given soloist in Australia, the Middle East, New of Gallipoli in music from these three sides. recitals with pianist Daniel de Borah at Zealand, Asia, the United Kingdom and Widely acclaimed, this work was nominated the Wigmore Hall. He has been a featured Europe. Simon has performed over 75 for both a Helpmann and an ARIA award. soloist at the Port Fairy, Huntington and operatic roles, and has sung with some of He is the director of the Flowers of War Canberra International Music Festivals, England and Australia’s finest ensembles, project (www.theflowersofwar.org), in the Flowers of War’s highly acclaimed including Song Company, ACO Voices, the fruit of over ten years’ research into Sacrifice tour of Australia and France, and Cantillation, BBC Singers and London the artistic contributions of composers, in the subsequent recording marking the Voices. He is also a lecturer and coach at musicians and artists who were killed, centenary of the Battle of the Somme. the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, has injured or gravely affected by Great War. coached for Pinchgut Opera and has given His work during this time on the Australian David Hidden masterclasses in both Australia and China. composer Frederick Septimus Kelly DSC Baritone – Diggers’ Requiem; Songs of the (1881-1916) has led to the recovery of Great War Louise Page OAM numerous missing manuscripts including A graduate from the Opera School of the Soprano – The Man who Painted Blue the Gallipoli Violin Sonata and a number of Sydney Conservatorium, David Hidden Horses; Three Treasures; Race Against Time songs. He has received numerous awards has performed with a number of small (concert & CD); 1917; Lost Jewels for his contributions to music, including the opera companies in Sydney. He recently Louise Page is well known to Canberra Canberra Critics’ Circle Artist of the Year appeared with The Song Company in the audiences and has performed throughout award in 2013, Canberra’s Centenary year, Sydney Festival. David sings regularly Australia and Europe with groups such as and in 2015, an Honorary Doctorate from with Cantillation, and has appeared in the Vienna State Opera, Musica Viva, the the University of Canberra. In 2016 he was productions of Pinchgut Opera. He has ABC, the Australian Festival of Chamber named Chevalier of the Order of Arts and recorded numerous WWI songs for the Music, and the Canberra International Letters by the French Ministry of Culture, AWM’s and the Flowers of War’s Songs of Music Festival. Among other awards, she the Great War project. 132 Flowers of the Great War was the inaugural winner of the Mietta’s appeared in performance throughout the is currently the Pipe Sergeant at The City of Song Recital Competition, and the Belgian UK, Europe, the USA and Australia. She has Newcastle Pipe Band, where he first learned Radio and Television Opera en Bel Canto sung as a soloist at the Royal Albert Hall, his trade as a Piper. ‘City of Ghent’ Prize. In 2007 she received a Westminster Abbey, Canterbury Cathedral Canberra Critics’ Circle award for music and and in recital at the Wigmore Hall, the Caroline Almonte was named the Canberra Times Artist of the Temple Square and the Paris Conservatoire Piano – Race Against Time CD; Year. She has recorded nine CDs of music and in roles with Glyndebourne Festival The Healers varying from lieder to operetta, premieres of Opera, Wexford Festival Opera, Belfast Melbourne-born pianist Caroline Almonte Australian music, and Christmas songs. In Opera and the State Opera of South has won numerous awards, has recorded 2013 she received an OAM for services to Australia. Christina is currently a core and produced for the ABC and teaches the performing arts. member of Songmakers Australia. She has piano at the University of Melbourne. She recorded for ABC Classics and is broadcast has performed in Europe, the US, China, Simone Riksman regularly on ABC Classic FM. Japan, Canada and South America, at the Soprano – The Man who Painted Blue Edinburgh Festival and at major festivals in Horses; The Healers; Diggers’ Requiem Australian War Memorial Choir – Australia. She has played under conductors Simone Riksman has performed music Diggers’ Requiem Nicholas Braithwaite, Oleg Caetani, Hiroyuki since the age of 9 at the highest level, Choirmaster: Tobias Cole; Iwaki, Richard Mills, Benjamin Northey, starting in Holland and then throughout Choir Manager: Beverley Payne David Porcelijn and Markus Stenz. Her Europe and the world. After an education chamber partners have included, among rooted in the Dutch music tradition, she Luminescence Chamber Singers – others, Ralph Kirshbaum, Yvonne Kenny, Ian went on to become a leading solo artist Lost Jewels Munro, Li-Wei Qin, Merlyn Quaife and Miki with Switzerland’s Theater St Gallen. She Luminescence Chamber Singers is a Tsunoda. appeared to great acclaim in the 2010 virtuosic chamber music ensemble and 2014 Canberra International Music comprised of eight young vocalists. Festivals, her performance in the Triumph Since the ensemble’s earliest iteration in Ozan Arslan of the Heart concert being honoured with 2013, Luminescence has quickly gained Baglama – Gallipoli Symphony a 2014 Canberra Critics’ Circle award. a reputation for presenting exciting and Ozan Arslan studied baglama and Turkish She is well known for her deep musicality excellent singing. In addition to being Folk Music at the Department of Music in and profoundly emotionally moving soloists as well as choristers, many the State Conservatory of Istanbul Technical performances. Luminescence artists are also conductors, University. He is well known as a teacher of composers, instrumentalists and teachers. baglama and has performed with many of Adrian Tamburini Turkey’s most famous singers. Bass – Race Against Time CD St Joseph’s College and Adrian Tamburini’s operatic debut in 1997 All Hallows’ School Gallipoli Choir Michael Askill began a varied career as an operatic soloist Gallipoli Symphony Percussion – Gallipoli Symphony (Opera Australia, West Australian Opera, Directors: Tim Sherlock and Bernadette Michael Askill is a percussionist, composer, Melbourne Opera), a concert performer Debattista musical director, musical ambassador (Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Zelman and educator acclaimed for his enduring Symphony Orchestra, Sydney University The Australian Voices contribution to the Australian contemporary Graduate Choir) and Musical Director. Gallipoli Symphony music landscape and his original blending In 2017 Adrian won Australia’s most Artistic Director: Gordon Hamilton; of Asian and Western sounds. Before prestigious professional operatic prize, Assistant Chorusmasters: Zoe Penman and embarking on a successful independent the Australian Opera Awards. Adrian has Andrew Firth career, he was Principal Timpanist with the worked overseas, and is proud to have sung Melbourne Symphony and then Principal in every state and territory in Australia. Percussionist with the Sydney Symphony Instrumentalists Orchestra. He has composed for the Christina Wilson Opening Ceremonies of the 2000 Sydney Mezzo-soprano – Three Treasures; Olympics, 2006 Asian Games and the 2011 Jordan Aikin Race Against Time (concert & CD); CHOGM. 1917; Songs of the Great War; Diggers’ Bagpipes – Diggers’ Requiem Requiem Jordan Aikin plays the Great Highland Winner of the Australian Singing Bagpipes and Whistle with Pons Aelius, Tom Azoury Competition’s prestigious Marianne Mathy an ambitious young instrumental sextet Clarinet – The Healers Award and prize winning graduate of exploring the traditional and contemporary Tom Azoury is a Canberra clarinettist who the Canberra School of Music, the Royal folk musics of Britain and beyond. In 2015 has performed and recorded with numerous Northern College of Music, Manchester the group won a prestigious Danny Kyle well-known musicians and composers in the and the National Opera Studio, London, award at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections region, including Sally Greenaway, Michael mezzo-soprano Christina Wilson has festival. Jordan is a former Pipe Major and Dooley and Andrew Rumsey.
Flowers of the Great War 133 William Barton Marie-Bénédicte Cohu Tor Frømyhr Didgeridoo – Gallipoli Symphony Piano – Three Treasures Viola – The Man who Painted Blue Horses; Taught to play the didgeridoo by his Marie-Bénédicte Cohu studied at the Paris Sacrifice uncle, an elder of the Waanyi, Lardil Conservatoire where she was awarded Tor Frømyhr was for many years Head and Kalkadunga tribes of north western First Prizes in piano and chamber music. of Strings and Senior Lecturer in Violin Queensland, by the age of 12 William She is a passionate lover of chamber music and Viola at the ANU School of Music, Barton was working in Sydney, playing and has played in numerous concerts in Canberra, Australia. He has toured for Aboriginal dance troupes. Touring France, the United Kingdom, United States extensively nationally and internationally internationally since he was 15, Barton and Switzerland. She has also recorded with many chamber ensembles including played his first classical concert with the CDs of the major piano repertoire involving Australian Contemporary Music Ensemble, Queensland Symphony Orchestra when he Bach, Beethoven, Liszt, Schumann, Brahms, Australian Chamber Orchestra and the was 17, and continues to appear at music Prokoviev, Scriabine, Rachmaninov, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra. He has festivals and concert halls around the world. Debussy, Ravel and also Claude Duboscq, performed as soloist, conductor and of whom she made the world premiere concertmaster with Australian orchestras, and conducted and performed in festivals Timothy Brigden recordings of his piano works. in Scandinavia, USA, Germany, France, UK Percussion – 1917; Diggers' Requiem and Italy. Percussionist Timothy Brigden has worked Jason Craig with the Sydney Symphony, Synergy Bagpipes – Sacrifice Paul Goodchild Percussion, the BBC Concert Orchestra Jason began piping as a teenager in Sydney, Trumpet – 1917, Diggers’ Requiem; and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He and in 2001 won the NSW Pipe Band Cornet and bugle – Re-Sounding Gallipoli has recently returned from London, after Association’s Big Brother Scholarship. He Paul Goodchild was appointed a full- performing in such venues as Wigmore relocated to Scotland, where he received time member of the Sydney Symphony Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Royal Festival Hall solo piping tuition from world-class pipers Orchestra at age 18, later becoming and the Royal Opera House. and won many prizes in competitions on the Scottish Highland Games circuit. Having Associate Principal Trumpet. With the SSO, returned to Australia in 2011, Jason teaches he has toured extensively throughout the Tamara-Anna Cislowska piping through the Canberra College of USA, Europe, Japan, Taiwan and Asia. He Piano – The Man who Painted Blue Horses; Piping and Drumming and plays with the is Principal Trumpet of many of Sydney’s Three Treasures; Race Against Time Canberra Burns Club Pipe Band. Jason freelance orchestras and frequently (concert & CD); Monet's Flowers of War has had notable successes in Australasia, performs with the Chamber Soloists of Tamara-Anna Cislowska is one of winning among other awards the Maclean Sydney, Collegium Musicum at UNSW, Australia’s most acclaimed and recognised Highland Gathering Gold Medal 2016, and Australia Ensemble, and the Australian pianists. Soloist, recitalist and chamber the R U Brown Adelaide Gold Medal 2014. Chamber Orchestra, with whom he has also music specialist, she performs in Australia been a soloist. and worldwide in repertoire spanning three Vincent Delage centuries, to critical and public acclaim, Piano – The Man Who Painted Blue Horses Alan Hicks with a passion for bringing Australian (France) Piano – Re-Sounding Gallipoli; Three music to the world. Tamara has won Vincent Delage is a pianist who regularly Treasures; Race Against Time (concert international prizes in London, Italy and collaborates with the Lille Opera, and has & CD); Songs of the Great War; Diggers’ Greece, including the Rovere d’Oro, and appeared for Chambre à part; he is currently Requiem in Australia, ABC Young Performer of the professor of piano at the Conservatory of Alan Hicks is one of Australia’s foremost Year, the Freedman Fellowship from the Arras. vocal coaches and accompanists. He Music Council of Australia, the 2012 Art performs regularly around Australia in Music Award for ‘Performance of the Year’ Catherine Delanoue recitals and festivals with leading national (ACT) and the 2015 ARIA for ‘Best Classical Cello – The Man Who Painted Blue Horses and international artists, including in Album’ with her landmark recording of the fortepiano duo partnership with Geoffrey (France); Sacrifice (France) complete piano works of Peter Sculthorpe. Lancaster AM. Their recent performance Catherine Delanoue teaches cello at the A formidable recording artist with three of Mozart’s Sonata in F major K497 for Douai Conservatoire in the Nord-Pas- ARIA no.1 albums, her new solo CD for ABC the Royal Schools Music Club in Perth was de-Calais region of France. She is also a Classics with music by Elena Kats-Chernin, acclaimed as: “a performance of highest member of the Orchestra de Douai, and a Unsent Love Letters: meditations on Erik order, the layers shaping to a myriad of frequent guest on Chambre à part programs Satie, is now proudly available on Deutsche subtleties like fine wine to a goblet.” At in Lille. Grammophon worldwide outside Australia/ the Australian Flute Festival he has given New Zealand. Renowned for her eloquent recitals with Jane Rutter (Australia), Diogo Fall writing, and editing for Boosey & Hawkes Luca Manghi (Italy/New Zealand) and Senegalese drums – (Berlin), Tamara also enjoys wide popularity Roberto Alvarez (Spain/Singapore). Alan Re-Sounding Gallipoli as a regular presenter on ABC Classic FM is also vocal coach in Opera Unit, Sydney radio. Conservatorium of Music.
134 Flowers of the Great War Horomona Horo Laurence Matheson Edward Neeman Taonga pūoro – Gallipoli Symphony Piano - An Australian Icon Piano – Lost Jewels Horomona Horo is a Maori musician, a Laurence Matheson won the Directors’ The Australian-American pianist Edward practitioner of taonga pūoro, the collective Prize at the Australian National Academy Neeman has performed across five term for the traditional musical instruments of Music (ANAM), and has appeared continents. A top prizewinner of numerous of the Maori. Composer and cross genre as soloist with the Sydney Symphony international piano competitions, collaborator, Horomona Horo has fused Orchestra and the Australian Ballet. He including first prize in the Joaquín Rodrigo the traditional instruments of the Maori, is also an accomplished harpsichordist Competition in Madrid, Dr. Neeman taonga pūoro (“singing treasures”), within a and a composer. He has worked with the has appeared as a soloist with the diverse range of cultural and musical forms. Aurora Ensemble, Anthony Marwood, Prague Philharmonic, Sydney Symphony, Peter Hill and Kathy Stott, and his regular Melbourne Symphony, Kentucky Symphony, Julian Jackson duo partners include Sophie Rowell, Nick Symphony of Northwest Arkansas, and the Chromatic harmonica – Gallipoli Deutsch and Timothy Young. American West Symphony among others. Symphony Dr. Neeman’s debut album, Rachmaninoff Julian Jackson studied at Sandown Music Paul Mayes & Sitsky, was released to wide acclaim College in Liverpool and with world Viola – The Man Who Painted Blue Horses in March 2016. Dr. Neeman has made renowned harmonica player Jim Hughes, (France); Sacrifice (France) numerous piano duet arrangements for the at the same time capturing the Hohner Principal violist with the Orchestre National Neeman Piano Duo, in which he performs British Harmonica Championships from de Lille, Paul Mayes is Artistic Director with his wife, the Indonesian pianist 1988 to 1991. He continued his studies with of Chambre à part (Lille), an association Stephanie Neeman. Hughes after moving to London, where he of leading musicians from the Orchestra became the only harmonica player to ever devoted to a varied program of chamber David Novak gain admission to both the Guildhall School music performances. A founding member Accordion – Sacrifice; Diggers’ Requiem of Music postgraduate program and the of the Joachim Quartet, Paul now plays with Slovenian David Novak’s formal training Royal Academy of Music Bachelor of Music Quatuor Accord in Lille. began at the age of 7, by which time he had course. His unique style and ability at both already taught himself to play several songs jazz and classical harmonica has won him Yakou Mbaye on his father’s accordion. In 2014 he won the recognition of many musicians and Senegalese drums – Re-Sounding Gallipoli the European competition for accordion, composers. organized by the European Association ©) Catherine McCorkill of Orchestras (ONE , and subsequently Rose Kavanagh Clarinet & Producer – The Healers performed with the Bohuslav Martin Violin – Sacrifice Catherine McCorkill joined the Australia Philharmonic Orchestra at the Talentinum Rose Kavanagh is a Melbourne based Ensemble in 1995 and has performed Festival (Czech Republic). He has since violinist with a love of diverse chamber with the group throughout Australia and been invited to play as soloist in France, and orchestral performance. Originally overseas. She has performed as a soloist Poland and Germany, as well as performing from NSW, Rose studied at the University with the Australian Chamber Orchestra and with a variety of ensembles at home. of Newcastle before undertaking post- most of Australia’s symphony orchestras. graduate studies at the Melbourne She has played at many Australian chamber David Pereira Conservatorium. Rose currently researches music festivals, and has toured Australia Cello – The Man who Painted Blue Horses; and performs violin and piano repertoire of with the Australian String Quartet and Selby Monet's Flowers of War; The Healers; 1917 the early 20th century, but is also keenly & Friends. David Pereira is a Distinguished Artist in interested in new and contemporary works. Residence at the ANU School of Music. In 2016 Rose was the recipient of the During the last forty years David has Corinna D’Hage Mayer String Scholarship. Anna McDonald Violin – Sacrifice; Lost Jewels established himself as an outstandingly versatile cellist with appointments to Zbigniew Kornowicz Anna McDonald was born in Canberra. She gained a Bachelor of Music there before positions with the Australian Chamber Violin – Sacrifice (France) undertaking study at the Guildhall of Music Orchestra and the Sydney Symphony Since 1987 Zbigniew Kornowicz has held and Drama. She stayed in London for ten Orchestra. He has recorded the complete the position of principal violin with the years as a baroque/classical violinist and works for cello by Peter Sculthorpe and Orchestre de Picardie, and in that role is early music specialist, touring throughout Einojuhani Rautavaara (with Ian Munro) regularly heard as soloist in the standard Europe, the USA and Japan. On her return and the complete solo cello suites of repertoire of concertos by Bach, Vivaldi, to Australia, Anna led the ABC recording Johann Sebastian Bach, and has appeared Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms and orchestra in Sydney for ten years, as well as or been featured on 25 other CD recordings Wieniawski, as well as in lesser-known the becoming founder-leader of Pinchgut on Tall Poppies. David has written three works by Frank Martin, and others. Together Opera’s orchestra. Anna has studied Persian books on cello technique, and has twice with Joanna Rezler, Zbigniew is a founding classical music and specialised in Armenian, won the Sounds Australian Award for member of the Joachim Quartet. He plays a Turkish and other Middle Eastern music. the Best Performance of an Australian Stradivarius made in 1727.
Flowers of the Great War 135 Composition. In 2010 he received the City Bahadır Şener instruments. He has developed a style News Artist of the Year Award ‘for making Kanun – Gallipoli Symphony that builds on traditional Sufi music, his mark on music in Canberra ... and for his Bahadır ener undertook a long and in- but includes inspiration from ambient encouragement of young associate artists ... depth study of the kanun (often referred electronic musicians. He is best known for as an outstanding guru in the Canberra arts to in EnglishŞ as a zither) with the great his performances with the flute-like ney, scene.’ masters of the Turkish classical music but also plays the piccolo-like kaval and tradition in Istanbul. Since 1996, he has the double-reed zurna. Among stringed instruments, he plays the oud and the Graeme Reynolds been a member of the groundbreaking baglama. He also sings in many of his Bugle – Re-Sounding Gallipoli German and Turkish ensemble, Saraband, recorded works. Trumpeter and Army bugler Graeme which has toured to Germany, the Reynolds has served as bandmaster at the Netherlands, Great Britain and America. James Wannan Australian Defence Force Academy (ADFA) Viola – 1917; Lost Jewels and as principal trumpet of the Canberra Véronique Serret Violist James Wannan has worked as Wind Symphony. Violin – The Man who Painted Blue Horses; 1917; Diggers' Requiem a soloist with orchestras including the Véronique Serret is a versatile musician Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, the Joanna Rezler whose repertoire ranges from baroque Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, and the Violin – Sacrifice; The Healers (France) to contemporary classical, folk, rock and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. He has Joanna Rezler is a soloist with the Orchestre improvisation. She regularly collaborates performed as a viola d’amore soloist in de Picardie. She appears regularly as a with Australian composers. Recent festivals in Austria and Germany, and has soloist in works by Bach, Vivaldi, Mozart, highlights include a solo performance of toured Europe as principal viola of the Asia Saint-Georges, Ravel, Schnittke and other Arvo Pärt’s Tabula Rasa with the Sydney Pacific United Orchestra. composers. A founding member of the Symphony, Sydney Festival shows with Mike Joachim Quartet, Joanna Rezler plays a Patton, and leading the orchestra under Anton Wurzer violin by Giovanni Battista Ceruti made in Gavin Bryars in his cult work Jesus Blood Accordion – Re-Sounding Gallipoli; Cremona in 1800. Never Failed Me Yet.. Sacrifice Anton’s first professional engagement Paul Stender as an accordionist was at age 15. Jazz Jane Rutter Cello – Lost Jewels became his main interest in the early ’90s Flute – Monet' Flowers of War Since returning from Vienna in 2009, Paul when he completed a degree in Jazz Piano Awarded the prestigious French medal has been working with the Australian Studies, followed soon after by a recording Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Chamber Orchestra and Sydney Symphony, featuring accordion, violin and double in 2016, Jane Rutter has devoted her life having toured internationally with both bass. His recording Live for Life (2006) to French flute playing, having studied in orchestras. He has appeared as Guest featured accordion and clarinet presenting Paris with Alain Marion and Jean-Pierre Principal Cello with ACO Collective and musettes, tangos, javas, sambas and his Rampal. Jane has 22 solo albums to her played Principal and Associate Principal own composition “Move Tango”. His latest credit. She has appeared in the UK, Europe, with the Australian Opera and Ballet recording, Anton – Primitus, presents his solo USA, South-East Asia, South America Orchestra. As a chamber musician Paul has interpretations of classical evergreens from and China, and is a household name in collaborated with artists including Andrew Bach to Khachaturian. Australia. She has produced numerous Haveron, Andreas Ottensammer, Natalie concerts at the Sydney Opera House, Chee and Suzie Park, and is currently cellist Timothy Young toured for Musica Viva and has appeared with the Omega Ensemble. Piano – 1917; Diggers’ Requiem; An with The Seymour Group, The Australia Australian Icon Ensemble and worked as principal flute in Ken Sugita One of Australia’s leading pianists, the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra. Violin – The Man Who Painted Blue Horses Timothy Young is Coordinator of Piano She has appeared as a soloist with many (France) Studies and Head of Chamber Music at the leading orchestras, including the Australian American born violinist Ken Sugita has Australian Academy of Music. He is also Chamber Orchestra. The sound track album worked with Orchestre Nationale de Lille a founding member of the trio Ensemble to Jane’s film An Australian in Paris: Homage since 1986, following his studies and Liaison. He has toured Australia for Musica to French Flute (DVD), reached No. 1 in the work in Boston. He is a frequent guest on Viva, and appeared at the Queensland Classical charts and was nominated for an Chambre à part programs in Lille. Biennial Festival of Music, the Melbourne ARIA award. Her album French Kiss also International Arts Festival, the Canberra reached No. 1 in the ARIA charts. Miss International Music Festival, and many Rutter currently performs worldwide as a Omar Faruk Tekbilek others. His discography includes numerous soloist, gives masterclasses, and is producer Ney, zurna - Gallipoli Symphony recordings for the Tall Poppies and Melba and Artistic Director of Live at Lunch, The Omar Faruk Tekbilek is a Turkish musician labels collaborating with violinist Ray Chen, Concourse, Chatswood, and of The Karnak and composer who plays a wide range of cellist David Pereira, soprano Cheryl Barker Playhouse. wind, string, percussion and electronic as well as solo recitals.
136 Flowers of the Great War Ensembles shortlisted for the 2014 WA Premier’s Prize (non-fiction) and the 2014 Council for the Flowers of War Team Australian War Memorial Orchestra – Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences Prize Christopher Latham Director Diggers’ Requiem for a Book. In 2011-13 she led the research David Whitney Executive Producer Christopher Latham, conductor team for the Department of Veterans’ Joanne Fisher Manager Affairs commemorative web site, Hellfire Helen Moore Executive Assistant Canberra Camerata Brass – Re-Sounding Pass