Musicians performing with the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra in 2010
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Penelope Mills Soprano |
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Shannon Chad Foley Baritone |
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Simon Wolnizer Trumpet |
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Ji Won Kim Violinist Ji Won Kim has performed extensively as a soloist in Austria, the Czech Republic, Italy and Korea with a number of international orchestras. She has also won numerous competitions around the world and participated in international music festivals in Salzburg, Lisbon, New York, Tokyo and Sion. |
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Nicholas Milton Chief Conductor Nicholas Milton has established a reputation as one of the leading Australian conductors of his generation. He was appointed Chief Conductor of the Willoughby Symphony Orchestra in 2001 and the reputation of the organization during his exciting tenure has grown dramatically. The Willoughby Symphony Orchestra is now regularly recognized by the Orchestras Australia network as the finest community orchestra in the country. Read full biography |
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Nicholas Carter Guest Conductor Nicholas graduated in voice and piano from the University of Melbourne in 2007, studying conducting privately with Richard Gill. In 2006, Nicholas joined the inaugural Developing Artist program with Victoria Opera, which saw him conduct productions of Don Giovanni, Cosi fan Tutte and a number of children's operas. In 2008, Nicholas was a Guest Conductor with Orchestra Victoria (OV), as well as assisting OV's Principal Conductor Marko Letonja. 2008 also saw Nicholas conduct for Chamber Made Opera, and C0-Chorus Master for the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra in performances of Der fliegende Höllander and Shostakovich's Symphony No. 13, Babi yar. He was also Music Director of the Melbourne Collegium, a small Baroque ensemble based at Melbourne University A participant in the Symphony Australia Conductor Development Program since 2006, Nicholas took up the position of assistant Conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra with their Principal Conductor, Vladimir Ashkenazy in 2009. |
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Ben Dollman Guest Conductor Ben Dollman leads an active performing career on both the baroque and the modern violin. A graduate of the Elder Conservatorium in Adelaide, Ben undertook further study at Indiana University USA. There he took up studies on the baroque violin with the Australian violinist Stanley Ritchie alongside work on the modern violin with Franco Gulli and Yuval Yaron. Upon returning to Australia in 1997, Ben continued his baroque studies with Lucinda Moon and was invited to join the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra in 1998. He currently performs as Principal 2nd Violin with the ABO and the Australian Brandenburg Ensemble and has performed as soloist with the ABO on numerous occasions. |
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Sarah Grace Williams Guest Conductor |
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Simon Kenway Guest Conductor |