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I am proudly Adelaide-born and raised, although for the last two years I have been dividing my time between Australia, England and Belgium. Now I am back in the UK for good! I have extensive experience as a chamber musician, accompanist, répétiteur, researcher, teacher and examiner and have worked in Australia, the South Pacific, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Belgium.<br /><br /><br /><br />
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I have collaborated with musicians such as Zdenek Bruderhans (see www.users.senet.com.au/~flute); Adrian Calef (www.myspace.com/dyrekorr); Sally Cooper; Carl Crossin (www.adelaidechambersingers.com/director.html); Lindsey Day (www.boheme5.co.uk); Grant Doyle (www.grantdoyle.com); Andrew Dunlop (www.myspace.com/pianoandrew); Barbara Hannigan (www.barbarahannigan.com); Luke Harrald; Wendy Heiligenberg; Robert Hower; Matthew Kam; Imants Larsens; Reinbert de Leeuw; Eugene Nakamura; PJ Noack (www.myspace.com/pjnoack); Emma Peaurt (www.emmapeaurt.com); Imogen Roose (www.imaginejack.com), Timothy Sexton; Christopher Stripp (www.christopherstripp.co.uk); and Anna Zweck (myspace.com/annazweck or myspace.com/thewavertoncollective).<br /><br /><br /><br />
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Organisations for whom I have performed include ABC Classic FM; ABC TV's "Stateline"; ACME New Music Company; Adelaide Festival Centre; Adelaide Philharmonia Chorus; Adelaide Symphony Orchestra; Australian Music Examinations Board; Channel 7's "AM Adelaide"; De Nederlandse Opera; Elder Conservatorium Chorale; Elder Conservatorium Wind Ensemble; Flinders University of Adelaide; Norwood Chamber Orchestra; Popular Music Company; Radio 5UV; Recitals Australia; Rhos Orfeus Male Choir; Royal Northern College of Music; State Opera of South Australia; University of Adelaide and Young Australia.<br /><br /><br /><br />
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To date I have released two commercial recordings: "SSM: Contemporary Classical Music Composed in Response to Contemporary Art: Vol. 1", with music by PJ Noack, Luke Harrald, Lilly Leaver and Miriam Hyde (SSM 2005) and "Characteristic Animal Dances", with music by Mark Smith (ABC Classic FM 1997).<br /><br /><br /><br />
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I have received various awards and scholarships in honour of my performances and academic achievements, most notably:<br /><br /><br /><br />
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Postgraduate Accompaniment Scholarship, RNCM (2006)<br /><br /><br /><br />
Second Prize in the Silverstone-Blank Piano Duo Competition, RNCM (2006)<br /><br /><br /><br />
First Prize in the Weil Prize for Chamber Music, RNCM (2005)<br /><br /><br /><br />
Governors’ Award and Charles Heywood Scholarship, RNCM (2004/05) <br /><br /><br /><br />
Second Prize in the Accompanists’ Guild of South Australia Geoffrey Parsons Award (2003) <br /><br /><br /><br />
Athol Lykke Award for Postgraduate Studies in Music, University of Adelaide (2003)<br /><br /><br /><br />
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My writings include "How to Compose a Stylistic Mozart Cadenza" (MMus Seminar Paper: University of Adelaide, 2003); "Milhaud’s Trio for Violin, Cello and Piano, Op. 428: A Bibliographic and Biographic Study" (MPhil (Perf) Dissertation: Royal Northern College of Music, 2007); "The Context and Function of Chopin's Sonata No. 3 in B minor, Op. 58" (BMus (Hons) Seminar Paper: University of Adelaide, 2000); "The Rhythmic Processes of Carl Vine’s Five Bagatelles" (MMus Seminar Paper: University of Adelaide, 2003) and "Voicing: Its Significance and Application in Different Styles and Genres of Piano Music" (MMus Exegesis: University of Adelaide, 2005).<br /><br /><br /><br />
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I also performed on the soundtrack of the film "Replay" (Margaret Haselgrove, director, writer and producer. BISM 1998).