Sophie Collins (nee Glasson)

Classical

- Qualifications in music/teaching – LmusA (AMEB), AmusA (AMEB), MTeach Uni, German/Music Cert Franz Schubert Conservatorium Vienna. - Completion of Colourstrings & Strings Pedagogy Workshop, Perth WA. - Cello teacher – 4 years at Georgiana Molloy Anglican School (Busselton, WA); 6 years at Hills Grammar School (Sydney, NSW); private tuition for 16 years - Member of WA flute/violin/cello trio ‘Class Act Wedding Music’ - Member of Sydney string quartet ‘Carinya Strings’ - Babies Proms Orchestra former member - tour to regional NSW – Strings and Things November 2006 - SBS Radio and Television Youth Orchestra former member (touring Russia in 1999 and Japan in 2000), - Knox-Abbotsleigh Youth Orchestra former member (touring US and Europe in 1996)

Live Performances

- The Church – ‘A Psychedelic Symphony’ – Sydney Opera House April 2011 - Frank Yamma/David Bridie – ‘She Cries’ Deadly Awards September 2010 Sydney Opera House - The Vines “Melodia” live TV performance Channel V July 2008 - Performance with Doc Neeson’s Angels at their launch and The Vanguard 2007 - Ten Tenors Performance at the Sydney Opera House and A Day on the Green, Bowral Feb 2007 - ’s Launch July 2006 - Warner Music Promotional Tour with Alfio 2006 – touring to Perth, Adelaide and for promotional shows, 2GB radio performance, Italian Forum performance, Today Show and Kerry-Anne show performances, 3 x shows @ The Vanguard - Holly Brook performance for a Warner Music conference Feb 2006 - ABC 702 performance with Marty-Willson Piper 2006 - Various local live music performances with artists including The Church, Marty Willson-Piper, Decoder Ring, Big Heavy Stuff, Todd Sparrow, Chris Gillespie, The Devoted Few, Captain Nemo, Lobsterman - Live radio performance with Big Heavy Stuff on Triple J’s morning show 2004 - Live performance with Endorphin on Good News Week 2001

Studio Recordings ––– pop/rock/classical/film

- Jordan Leser – upcoming 2012 album - Chris Gillespie – ‘Unnatural Light’ (2011) - Mark Moldre – ‘The Waiting Room’ (2010) - Grace Bawden – ‘Gifts of Grace’ (2009) - Ashleigh Mannix – ‘Sparkle’ EP (2009) - ‘Troubled Waters’ soundtrack (2009) - Tiare Helberg – ‘The Inconsolable Isolation of Intimacy’ EP (2009) - Youth Group – ‘Casino Twilight Dogs’ (2006) and ‘The Night is Ours’ (2008) - Todd Sparrow – ‘Here’s to the Start of Something Beautiful’ (2003) and ‘Modern Western’ (2008) - Alfio – ‘Christmas edition CD’ (2006) and ‘Classic Rewinds’ (2008) - ‘Braille’ soundtrack (2008) - Suzy Connolly solo album (2008) - Doc Neeson’s Angels ‘Acoustic album’ (2007) - – ‘Memories and Dust’ (2007) - Sarah Humphries – ‘Teapot Trees and Lovebirds’ (2007) - Kate Plummer – ‘Home in the Crossing’ (2007) - Charlton Hill – ‘Small Triumphs in Traffic’ (2007) - The Church – ‘El Momento Siguiente’ (2007) and ‘Uninvited Like the Clouds’ (2006), - Merise – ‘Scars and Tears’ (2006) - ‘Angels the Musical’ soundtrack (2006) - The Vines – ‘Vision Valley’ (2006) - Kris Macken (2006) - Bluebottle Kiss – ‘Doubt Seeds’ (2006) - Matt Baker – ‘From the Afternoon with the Mountains’ (2006) - Marty Willson-Piper – ‘A Tribute to Elliott Smith’ (2006) and ‘A Tribute to Nick Drake’ (2005) - Sarah Blasko – the ‘Little Fish’ soundtrack (2005) - James Cooper – ‘Second Season’ (2005) - Captain Nemo EP (2005) - Big Heavy Stuff - ‘Dear Friends and Enemies’ (2003) and Triple J’s ‘’ (2005) - Decoder Ring – the ‘Somersault’ soundtrack (2004) - Darren Hanlon – ‘2 Days in a Foreign City’ (2004) - The Devoted Few – ‘Sleepless’ (2002) - Lobsterman – ‘North Sydney Oval’ (2003) and ‘Save as Changes’ (2006) - Nathan Tasker – ‘A Look Inside’ (2003) - Stella One Eleven – ‘In Your Hands’ (2001) - Lure (1999)

Band

- Member of Sydney band ‘The Starboard Cast’, performing 1998 to 2007 released the Sadlight EP (2007)

Other Music IndustryIndustry/Arts/Arts Management experience

- West Australian Youth Orchestra regional orchestra (South West Youth Strings) Operations Assistant/Admin Rep 2011 to current - EntArt Pty Ltd – specialist accounting, taxation and business management company exclusively servicing the Entertainment and Arts Industry 2003 to current - Turramurra Music 2000 to 2003