Past Engagements & Experience

Opera Productions

Queen Tye Akhnaten - Glass Ondine Productions 2013
Cléone/Une Suivante/Une Ombre   /Chorus Castor et Pollux - Rameau Pinchgut Opera 2012
Mademoiselle Silberklang The Impresario – W.A. Mozart Pinchgut Opera 2012
Sirena/Nunzia La Liberazione di Ruggero dell’Isola d’Alcina - Caccini Ondine Productions 2012
Soloist/Chorus Dioclesian - Purcell Pinchgut Opera 2011
Eurilla La Ninfa e il Pastore - Vivaldi Pinchgut Opera 2010
Melide/Mirinda L’Ormindo - Cavalli Pinchgut Opera 2009
Un berger/Chorus David et Jonathan - Charpentier Pinchgut Opera 2008
Chorus Juditha Triumphans - Vivaldi Pinchgut Opera 2007
Second Woman/Second Witch Dido and Aeneas - Purcell Sydney Philharmonia Choirs 2007/2013
Chorus Idomeneo - Mozart Pinchgut Opera 2006
Une Phrygienne/Chorus Dardanus - Rameau Pinchgut Opera 2005
Speranza/Chorus L’Orfeo - Monteverdi Pinchgut Opera 2004
Nymph/Chorus Acis & Galetea - Handel Aldeburgh Festival 2002

 

Oratorio

Soloist (Primavera) Il pianto e il riso delle quattro stagioni Thoroughbass 2012
Soloist/Chorus B minor Mass - Bach The Song Company 2012
Soloist Messiah - Handel Canberra Choral Society 2011
Soloist Vespers - Monteverdi Sydney Philharmonia Choirs 2010
Soloist/Chorus Vespers - Monteverdi Canberra International Music Festival 2010
Soloist/Chorus Easter Oratorio - Bach Canberra International Music Festival 2010
Soloist/Ensemble/Dance Tenebrae III - Gesualdo The Song Company 2009
Soloist Pomp and Madness Sydney Philharmonia Choirs 2006
Soloist Messiah - Handel St Andrews Cathedral, Sydney 2003-04
Soloist Dixit Dominus - Handel Aldeburgh Festival 2002
Soloist Requiem - Fauré Doctorate Recital, Boston 2000

Recent Performances and Events

                               

2013: September

Dowland’s Lute

The Song Company - 2013 Touring Subscription Series

featuring Nigel North (lute)

Sun 1 Sep, 5pm - Australian Centre for Christianity & Culture, Barton (Canberra)

Mon 2 Sep, 7:30pm - Wollongong Town Hall

Thu 5 Sep, 7:30pm - City Recital Hall Angel Place (Sydney)

Sat 7 Sep, 7:30pm - Newcastle Conservatorium of Music

Tue 10 Sep, 6pm - Melbourne Recital Centre

www.songcompany.com.au

 

2013: August

Chiesa e Palazzo

Salut! Baroque

Wed 7 Aug, 7:30pm - Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Fri 9 Aug, 7:30pm - Albert Hall, Canberra

www.baroque.com.au

 

2013: July

Hymn to the Sun

Thoroughbass

Sat 27 Jul, 7:30pm - Music Workshop, Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Phillip Glass; role - Queen Tye

www.thoroughbass.com.au

 

2013: July

Feminine Wiles: A collection of works for percussion and voice

featuring Claire Edwardes (marimba and vibraphone)

Tue 23 Jul, 7:30pm - Delmar Gallery, Trinity Grammar Schools’ Society of the Arts

www.soundslikesydney.com.au/shows/feminine-wiles-soprano-and-percussion-in-recital/12399

 

2013: May

Canberra International Music Festival

The Song Company; Director - Roland Peelman and Chris Latham

www.cimf.org.au

 

2013: March/April

The Prophet

The Song Company - 2013 Touring Subscription Series

featuring Joseph Tawadros (oud)

Tue 19 Mar, 6pm - Melbourne Recital Centre

Thu 21 Mar, 7:30pm - City Recital Hall Angel Place (Sydney)

Sat 23 Mar, 7:30pm - Christ Church Cathedral, Newcastle

Mon 25 Mar, 7:30pm - Wollongong Town Hall

Thu 4 Apr, 6:30pm - Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre

Fri 5 Apr, 7:30pm - Dunstan Playhouse, Adelaide Festival Centre

Mon 8 Apr, 6:30pm - Parramatta Riverside Theatre (Sydney)

Wed 10 Apr, 8pm - Bathurst Memorial Theatre

Thu 11 Apr, 8pm - Orange Memorial Theatre

Sat 13 Apr, 6pm - St Christopher’s Cathedral

www.songcompany.com.au

 

2013: April

Remember Me: Dido and Aeneas

Sydney Philharmonia Choirs

Fri 26 Apr, 7pm - Willoughby Town Hall

Sat 27 Apr, 2pm - Joan Sutherland Theatre, Penrith

Sun 28 Apr, 5pm - City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney

Purcell; roles – Second Lady & Second Witch

Artistic Director: Brett Weymark

www.sydneyphilharmonia.com.au

 

2013: March

Stabat Mater - Boccherini

Sydney Consort

Fri 29 Mar, 7:30pm - St Augustine’s Catholic Church, Balmain (Sydney)

www.sydneyconsort.com.au

 

2013: March

Seven Stations: a love poem for Sydney

A new commission by Andrew Batt-Rawden

for Halcyon and Chronology Arts, with Alison Morgan (soprano)

Fri 1 Mar, 7pm - Music Workshop, Sydney Conservatorium of Music

www.chronologyarts.net

               

2013: January

Wallfisch Band: Bach Cantatas

Bach Cantatas 22 & 131

Tue 1 Jan, 1pm - Kings Place, London

Director: Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin)

www.wallfischband.com

www.kingsplace.co.uk

 

2012: December

Wallfisch Band: Bach Cantatas

Bach Cantatas 170 & 12

Mon 31 Dec, 6pm - Kings Place, London

Director: Elizabeth Wallfisch (violin)

www.wallfischband.com

www.kingsplace.co.uk

 

2012: December

Castor & Pollux

Pinchgut Opera

Rameau; Roles – Cléone, Une Suivante d’Hébé (cover: Phœbé);

Director: Kate Gaul; Conductor: Antony Walker

December 6, 8, 9 & 10 - City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney

www.pinchgutopera.com.au

 

2012: November

Ship to Shore

The Song Company - 2012 Touring Subscription Series

featuring Slava and Leonard Grigoryan (guitars)

Director: Roland Peelman

November 2, 5, 7, 8, 12 & 14

www.songcompany.com.au

 

2012: August 5, 7, 9, 10, 13 & 15

Sunken Dreams

The Song Company - 2012 Touring Subscription Series

featuring Claire Edwardes (percussion)

Director:  Roland Peelman

www.songcompany.com.au

 

2012: July

Alcina: La Liberazione di Ruggero dell’Isola d’Alcina

Ondine Productions

Sat 28 Jul, 7:30pm - Playhouse NIDA, Kensington

Francesca Caccini; Roles – Sirena and Nunzia

Stage Director: Leonie Cambage; Musical Director: Diana Weston

www.ondineproductions.com.au

 

2012: June

The Impresario

Pinchgut Opera

W.A. Mozart; Role – Mademoiselle Silberklang

Director: Mark Gaal; Conductor: Erin Helyard

Wed 20 Jun, 6:30pm - The Tea Rooms, Queen Victoria Building, Sydney

www.pinchgutopera.com.au

 

2012: June

Bellingen Music Festival

The Song Company; Director - Roland Peelman

www.bellingenmusicfestival.com.au

 

2012: June

Il pianto e il riso delle quattro stagioni

Thoroughbass

Marcello; Role - Primavera;

St Luke’s Church, Mosman (Sydney)

www.thoroughbass.com.au

 

2012: May

Canberra International Music Festival

B Minor Mass

Bach; Soloist; Conductor: Roland Peelman

featuring The Song Company and the Elizabeth Wallfisch Band

Ethereal Eye

Mills; Soloist; Director: Jonathan Mills

Davide Penitente

Mozart; Soloist; Conductor: Roland Peelman

featuring the Elizabeth Wallfisch Band

www.cimf.org.au

 

2012: May

Pergolesi: Stabat Mater

Soloist; Conductor: Roland Peelman

featuring Lucinda Moon (violin)

Coriole Festival; McLaren Vale, South Australia

www.coriolemusicfestival.com

 

2012: April

Stabat Maters: Vivaldi and A. Scarlatti

The Sydney Consort

Soloist; directed by Stan Kornel (violin) and Monica Kornel (harpsichord)

St Augustine’s Church, Balmain, Sydney

www.sydneyconsort.com.au/concerts2.html

 

2012: April

Tears of Peter – Lassus

The Song Company - 2012 Subscription Series

featuring Satsuki Odamura (koto)

Director: Roland Peelman

Crypt of St Mary’s Cathedral, Sydney

www.songcompany.com.au

 

2012: March 4, 5, 8, 9, 12 & 14

Love in Venice

The Song Company - 2012 Touring Subscription Series

featuring Laura Vaughan (gamba & lirone) and Tommie Andersson (lute & theorbo);

Director: Roland Peelman

www.songcompany.com.au

 

2011: December

Messiah

Canberra Choral Society

G.F. Handel; Soloist; Conductor: Brett Weymark

Llewellyn Hall, Canberra

www.canberrachoralsociety.org

 

2011: December

Sweet Dreams

The Song Company - 2012 Touring Subscription Series

featuring Stephen Mushin (puppeteer); Director Roland Peelman

www.songcompany.com.au

 

2011: August

Addicted to Bass

featuring commissioned works for Alicia Crossley (bass recorder)

Seymour Centre Sound Lounge, Sydney

www.aliciacrossley.com.au/Addicted_to_Bass_CD

 

2011: August

Time Traveller

The Song Company - 2012 Touring Subscription Series

Director: Roland Peelman

www.songcompany.com.au

 

2011: August

Dioclesian

Pinchgut Opera

Henry Purcell; Soloist & chorus

Director: Anthony Skuse; Conductor: Erin Helyard

www.pinchgutopera.com.au

 

2011: July

Tura New Music – Western Australian and Northern Territory Tour

Kalkadunga Man featuring William Barton (didgeridoo)

The Song Company; Director - Roland Peelman

www.tura.com.au

 

2011: May

Canberra International Music Festival

Desert Music – Reich; Director: Roland Peelman

18 Musicians – Reich; Director: Roland Peelman

The Song Company

www.cimf.org.au

 

2011: May

Sensational Sunday: Gods and Monsters

featuring Ironwood and Mark Donnelly (baritone)

G. F. Handel; Soloist

Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music

www.ironwoodchamberensemble.com

 

2011: April

National Folk Festival, Canberra

Kalkadunga Man featuring William Barton (didgeridoo)

The Song Company; Director - Roland Peelman

www.folkfestival.org.au

 

2011: April

Dolci Voci

The Sydney Consort

Soloist; Directed by Stan Kornel (violin) and Monica Kornel (harpsichord)

The Sydney Consort; St Augustine’s Church, Balmain, Sydney

www.sydneyconsort.com.au

 

2011: March

Bach to Bach

The Song Company - 2012 Touring Subscription Series

featuring Neal Peres da Costa (organ/harpsichord) and Danny Yeadon (baroque cello);

Director: Roland Peelman

www.songcompany.com.au

 

2011: January

Peninsula Summer Music Festival, Victoria

Déguster: A Cabaret of Food, Wine and Gluttony

featuring Jane Sheldon (soprano) and Sally Whitwell (piano)

www.peninsulafestival.com.au

 

2010: October

Chamber Music New Zealand – National Tour

The Seasons; Sweet Dreams

The Song Company; Director - Roland Peelman

www.chambermusic.co.nz

 

2010: August

Folk Meets Baroque

Salut Baroque

Soloist; Director: Sally Melhuish

featuring Jane Sheldon (soprano) and Simon Martyn-Ellis (theorbo/guitar)

Sydney Conservatorium of Music & Albert Hall, Canberra

www.baroque.com.au

 

2010: July

La Ninfe e il Pastore

Pinchgut Opera

Antonio Vivaldi; Roles – Eurilla

Stage Director: Anthony Skuse; Director: Erin Helyard

The Watersedge, Walsh Bay (Sydney)

www.pinchgutopera.com.au

 

2010: June

China International Tour

The Song Company; Director - Roland Peelman

Shanghai Expo, Beijing, Guangzhou, Suzhou

www.songcompany.com.au

               

2010: May

Canberra International Music Festival

Easter Oratorio – Bach; Soloist & the Song Company; Director Roland Peelman

Love Thoughts - Sculthorpe; Soloist

Vespers – Monteverdi; Soloist & the Song Company; Director: Roland Peelman

www.cimf.org.au

 

2009: December

L’Ormindo

Pinchgut Opera

Francesco Cavalli; Roles - Melide and Mirinda

Stage Director: Talya Masel; Conductor: Erin Helyard

City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney

www.pinchgutopera.com.au

 

2009: September

Flanders Festival

The Song Company; Director - Roland Peelman

Vlaamse Opera House, Handelsbeurs Concertzaal, Ghent High Court

www.gentfestival.be

 

2009: September

Harmonious Revolutions: Galileo & The Music of the Spheres

Soloist; Director: Andrew Byrne (lute/theorbo)

featuring the early music ensemble Consort Astraea

For the 2009 International Year of Astronomy sponsored by the National Academies Forum (Canberra) and the Royal Society of N.S.W. (Southern Highlands)

State Library of NSW (Sydney); Club Hall, Frensham School (Mittagong)

 

2009: August

The Sun King featuring Leçon de Tenebres: Couperin and other French cantatas

Salut Baroque

Soloist; Director: Sally Melhuish; featuring Jane Sheldon (soprano)

Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music; Llewellyn Hall, ANU (Canberra)

www.baroque.com.au

 

2008: December

David et Jonathas

Pinchgut Opera

Marc-Antoine Charpentier; Roles – Un Berger and chorus

Director: Chas Rader-Shieber; Conductor: Antony Walker

City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney

www.pinchgutopera.com.au

 

2008: November

The Seasons – International Tour

The Song Company; Director - Roland Peelman

Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester UK

 

2008: November

The Seasons– International Tour

The Song Company; Director - Roland Peelman

Boswiler Meisterkonzerte - Boswil, Switzerland

www.kuenstlerhausboswil.ch/ort-der-musik/boswiler-meisterkonzerte

 

2008: August

The Grand Tour - Scarlatti Cantatas

Salut Baroque

Soloist; Director: Sally Melhuish (recorder)

Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music; Llewellyn Hall, ANU (Canberra)

www.baroque.com.au

 

2007: December

Juditha Triumphans

Pinchgut Opera

Antonio Vivaldi; Roles - Chorus

Director: Mark Gaal; Conductor: Attilio Cremonesi

City Recital Hall Angel Place, Sydney

www.pinchgutopera.com.au

 

2007/2008:

Déguster: A Cabaret of Food, Wine and Gluttony

Soloist; Co-directors/performers: Anna Fraser and Jane Sheldon

Director: Leonie Cambage

Bar Me, Darlinghurst (Sydney)

 

2006: December

Idonemeo

Pinchgut Opera

W.A. Mozart; Roles - Chorus

Director: Lindy Hume; Conductor: Antony Walker

City Recital Hall Angel Place (Sydney)

www.pinchgutopera.com.au

 

2005: December

Dardanus presented by Pinchgut Opera

Jean-Philippe Rameau; Roles - Une Phrygienne and chorus

Director: Justin Way; Conductor: Antony Walker

City Recital Hall Angel Place (Sydney)

www.pinchgutopera.com.au

 

2004: December

L’Orfeo

Pinchgut Opera

Claudio Monteverdi; Roles – Speranza and chorus

Director: Mark Gaal; Conductor: Antony Walker

City Recital Hall Angel Place (Sydney)

www.pinchgutopera.com.au

 

2004: April

Mills - Sandakan Threnody; Haydn – Nelson Mass

Sydney Symphony

Cantillation; Conductor: Richard Gill

www.sydneysymphony.com

 

2004: April

Messiah

G.F. Handel; Soloist; St Andrews Cathedral Choir and Orchestra; Conductor: Michael Deasey

St Andrews Cathedral Sydney

 

2003: April

Messiah

G.F. Handel; Soloist; St Andrews Cathedral Choir and Orchestra; Conductor: Michael Deasey

St Andrews Cathedral Sydney

 

2002: June

Acis and Galatea & Dixit Dominus

Aldeburgh Festival, UK

G.F. Handel; roles – Nymph, soloist and chorus

Artist in Residence: Antony Rolfe-Johnson; Director: Richard Egarr

Britten-Pears Young Artist Programme

Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Aldeburgh, UK

www.aldeburgh.co.uk

 

2002:

Folk Songs (with ensemble)

Berio; Soloist; Director: Jayce Ogren

Brown Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston

 

2002:

Sequenza III

Berio; Soloist; Director: John Heiss (New England Conservatory Contemporary Ensembles Unit)

Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston

 

 

Past Events presented by Chapel Perilous Productions

The Keys to Our Sonorous Garden

Be aurally seduced by the sumptuous and exotic musical fruits of our labour. In this exploration of intimate, sacred and ethereal sound gardens, programmes will include vocal selections by Couperin, Handel, Scarlatti, Monteverdi and more.

 

Arcadian Dreams & The Eternal City - May 2014

with sopranos Anna Fraser and Jane Sheldon

 

featuring special guest

Albert-Jan Roelofs (Netherlands) – harpsichord, baroque organ

 

and period players

Matthew Greco, Skye McIntosh – violins

Laura Vaughan – viola da gamba, lirone

 

The Keys to our Sonorous Garden showcases two stunning sopranos, Anna Fraser and Jane Sheldon, supported by a number of specialist early music players from Australia (Pinchgut Opera, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Latitude 37 and Australian Haydn Ensemble) and featuring international guest artist, Albert-Jan Roelofs (organ, continuo) from the Netherlands (The Wallfisch Band).


The theme for these events is based on the idea of sound gardens – the physical and psychological relationship we have with gardens and the pleasures and enlightenment we gain from them. These programmes features vocal works of Handel, including his cantata Armida Abbandonata and selections from his ‘Nine German Arias’, vocal duets of Monteverdi and Couperin, Lecons de Tenebres, as well as additional vocal delights by Caccini, Scarlatti and Pepusch. Instrumental gems include Marini's Passacalio, Contrapunti from Bach's Art of Fugue for organ, Marais for viola da gamba and other instrumentals featuring baroque violins, including an arrangement of Greensleeves.

 

Artwork by Alexander Dolgikh "Junior Key Keeper"