BGHS instrumental tutors 2019

Genevieve Campbell Director – horn tutor Mary Bonaddio – Band Administrator B.Mus, B.A.Hons, PhD

Since her first job in Les Misérables in 1988, Mary is an integral part of the band program at BGHS. Genevieve has played in the orchestra for most of the With more than fifteen years’ experience in various major musicals in town including Phantom, Miss senior administration and HR/recruitment roles Mary Saigon, Singin’ in the Rain, West Side Story, Beauty brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to her role and the Beast plus Opera Australia, the Australian Idol as head of Administration. band, and has toured with Anthony Warlow, Barbra Mary has been managing the day to day Streisand, Michael Crawford and (her favourite!) operations of the BGHS Band Program for the past Shirley Bassey. Her close involvement in the discovery two and a half years. She leads and supports a group and repatriation to the Tiwi islands of archived of professional musicians and continues to ensure this traditional Tiwi song recordings led her to complete a program is a success. PhD, working with elders to document and preserve Tiwi song language and melody. She now juggles horn and running BGHS Ensembles Program with her commitment to helping her Tiwi colleagues share their song culture. Sam Weller – Concert Band Andrea Ng - viola, violin, Chamber Strings

Sam was appointed the inaugural Youth

Orchestra Conducting Fellow and was a participant in Andrea graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Australian Conducting Academy the 2018 with the Music with a Bachelor of Music in Performance in Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. In July 2018, Sam 2009. She has participated in Asian Youth Orchestra, travelled to the Czech Republic to participate in the Pacific Music Festival and Sydney Sinfonia. She was Zlin International Conducting Masterclass with the principal of the Singapore National Youth Orchestra Martinu Philharmonic Orchestra. Throughout 2018 for two years and associate principal of Sydney Youth Sam worked as assistant conductor and chorus master Orchestra in 2005. She has also participated in with Sydney Philharmonia Choirs on their production chamber music masterclasses with the Grainger and Candide Christmas at The of Leonard Bernstein’s and Borodin String Quartet. Her teachers include Jane House. In November, 2018 Sam travelled to the Hazelwood, Reiner Schmidt and Jeremy Williams. She Eastman School of Music (NY) to conduct Mahler’s currently maintains a busy schedule conducting at Sixth Symphony epic under the guidance of world Woollahra Public school and Burwood Girls High renowned maestro; David Zinman as part of the School, performing with her quartet Encore strings Eastman Conducting Master Class. and private teaching.

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Kathryn Crossing - violin, String Orchestra Emma Hosogoe – Junior Concert Band

Kathryn trained as a classical violinist from the age of seven. Throughout her career she has performed extensively in many classical and contemporary settings. Kathryn’s attained her Bachelor of Music Emma is a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2005. Music where she studied Classical Saxophone. With a She also has an Associate from Trinity College London background in childcare Emma has an interest in and her AMusA performance diplomas. tailoring music education to the individual and has Kathryn has had the opportunity to play with many successfully put students through AMEB and Trinity acclaimed musicians including Florence and the exams to the highest levels, Music scholarships and Machine, Bruce Springsteen, Michael Bolton, Rod Eisteddfods. Emma currently has students ranging Stuart, Jessica Mauboy, Guy Sebastian, Human from primary school age through to tertiary level. Nature, and the Veronica’s. As well as performing, Kathryn loves teaching violin at Burwood, SCEGGS Darlinghurst, KNOX grammar, St Aloysius and conducts one of the string orchestras at Sydney Youth Orchestra. Jeff Fisher – saxophone & clarinet Naomi Power – cello

Jeff holds a BMus/BMusEd from Sydney Naomi is a passionate and fun teacher and aims to Conservatorium of Music. He has studied Clarinet and create a fun and safe environment to learn the Saxophone under Mark Walton and Ros Dunlop. He fundamentals of cello with an emphasis on musicality has been teaching woodwind instruments and and technique. conducting school ensembles since 1996. In that time Naomi is a freelance musician and music teacher he has worked at Northholm Grammar School, St around Sydney, she has performed in a variety of Alloysius College, Gilroy College, McDonald College for different groups and genres such as musical theatre, the Performing Arts, Turramurra Public, Beecroft opera and symphony orchestras. She has played with Public, St Leo's College, Arden Anglican School and Woollahra Philharmonic Orchestra, KozySOC orchestra Rouse Hill Anglican School, taking many of his bands and Sydney Independent Opera as well as other to a Gold result in various music festivals and seeing smaller groups and recitals both as soloist and in an A average on AMEB exams for his private students. chamber music. Naomi is an active member of her He both conducts and performs in orchestras for string quartet and is also part of the Bourbaki various musical theatre companies around Sydney and ensemble that performs regularly throughout the performs with his covers band "The Smooth Jive year. Consultants".

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Tanith Bryce – voice Christian Brasche – trumpet

Tanith completed the Diploma of Opera at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music after having attained her Bachelor of Music. She was also awarded a distinction Christian graduated from Sydney Conservatorium of in her Licentiate of Music. She has appeared as a Music with a classical trumpet performance degree soprano soloist in numerous orchestral works and after studying with the former Principal Trumpeter of currently sings with Opera Australia. Tanith has the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He has worked as worked with students at the Conservatorium of Music a freelance classical performer in orchestral, chamber as a diction/language coach in English, German, music and solo settings throughout his career. In French and Italian. She has attended speech addition, Christian has performed professionally in the pathology master classes and is confident training commercial field, working at major Australian Music voices to sing safely in various styles, including Festivals, Australian TV, Musicals/Theatre, and the classical, pop, jazz and musical theatre. Tanith’s Corporate Function Industry. students excel in both internal and external He has been in an educational role for over 25 examinations and have achieved Encore Nominations years both as a Brass Tutor and conducting Symphonic in HSC Music 1 and Music 2 plus extension. They also Wind Ensembles, Symphony Orchestras and Stage compete successfully in competitions and perform Bands at Primary and Secondary school levels. principal roles with professional companies. Jonathan Ryan – oboe Marie-Louise Bethune – piano & double bass

Originally from Melbourne, Jonathan studied with Alexandre Oguey, Prof. Nicholas Daniel, Prof. François Leleux and Tobias Vogelmann. Jonathan has played as After studying piano and double bass in South Africa, I guest with many ensembles, including: Swedish and moved to Germany to do a Masters in performance Munich Radio Orchestras, Royal Scottish National and to work as a professional bass player. I always Orchestra, German Wind Soloists, and has appeared knew that I needed to be playing, teaching and as soloist with the Orchesterverein Kempten, Sydney listening to music to live, but Germany made me Youth Orchestra and the Melbourne Symphony realize I need sunshine too, which is why I moved to Orchestra as Young Artist. He was a prize-winner at Sydney. the 2008 Sydney Double Reed Competition. Since his I love and teach all kinds of music – classical, jazz return from nine years in Europe he has been teaching and pop – but my favourite composers would oboe, and freelancing predominantly with the Opera probably be Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. That said, Australia Orchestra, and played guest with the Sydney I’m learning to play drums now, and what I play on Symphony. those is Jazz and Rock.

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David Groves – guitar and bass Simon Bartlett – trombone/brass

David Groves has over 10 years of experience teaching guitar and bass. He graduated from the Sydney

Conservatorium of Music with a Bachelor of Music Simon Bartlett is a trombone player based in the Inner (Performance) in 2011 and a Master of Music West, specializing in teaching beginners in all brass (Performance) in 2016. He has performed with a instruments. He is passionate about giving brass variety of artists including Clare Bowen (), players the best possible start, employing sound Alan Cumming (The Good Wife, Cabaret), and Mirusia technique, productive practice habits, and well- (Andre Rieu), as well as Sydney jazz icons Mike Nock developed musicianship. and Judy Bailey. He also recently received screen time Simon is currently a member of the Royal in the film Ladies in Black (2018), alongside singer Australian Navy Band, playing Trombone, and working Kate-Miller Heidke. David is able to tailor lessons to as a member of the band's school education the student's ability level and musical taste. program. In 2016 he was conferred an M.Mus. in Jazz Arranging by the Sydney Conservatorium. Catherine Kinsella - flute Georgia Constable – trombone

Catherine holds a Master of Music in Performance Georgia is an ex-student of BGHS, having been a from Melbourne University and a Bachelor of Music valued member of the Band program on trombone Performance from Charles Darwin University with first and euphonium. She is currently in her third year class honours, where she was also awarded the studying International Relations and Music at the Chancellor’s medal. University of Sydney. She performs in both the Sydney Maintaining a busy teaching studio in Sydney, University Wind Orchestra and the Young Women’s alongside BGH, Catherine also teaches at International Jazz Orchestra. Grammar School. Previous teaching positions have included lecturer in flute at the Riverina Conservatorium and acting lecturer in flute at Charles Darwin University. As a performer Catherine appears regularly with many orchestras in Sydney.

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