Michael Endres – Keynote Speaker
German Pianist Michael Endres performs worldwide as soloist and chamber music partner.He studied in Germany and the US, was Professor of piano in Germany (Koeln and Berlin), Norway (Oslo) and New Zealand (UC, Christchurch).
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Christopher LawrenceChristopher Lawrence’s career in music and media spans more than four decades as radio and television presenter, writer, recording producer, artistic director and public speaker. He is currently President of the Baroque ensemble Van Diemen’s Band, Artistic Director of Sydney Youth Orchestras, and a Board Director of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. |
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Julia Fredersdorff Melbourne-born violinist Julia Fredersdorff teaches baroque violin at the conservatoriums of Sydney, Hobart and Melbourne. She performs regularly as concertmaster for the Orchestra of the Antipodes and is the Artistic Director of the Tasmanian baroque ensemble, Van Diemen’s Band. Read more |
Donald NicolsonDonald Nicolson is based in Melbourne and teaches historically-informed performance practice at the University of Melbourne. He is a prominent figure in performance and research of the music of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe, and in high demand as a keyboardist, composer, and arranger. |
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Lara Hall Lara Hall is Lecturer in Violin and Viola at the University of Waikato where she teaches undergraduate through to doctoral level. She is passionate about teaching, and has given master-classes at world-renowned institutions such as the Yong Siew Toh Academy of Music (Singapore), the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and the Australian National Academy of Music (ANAM).
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Rachael Griffiths-Hughes is Senior Lecturer at the University of Waikato Conservatorium of Music, where she teaches Music History, Harpsichord and Organ, and Musicianship. She is director of the University Chamber Choir, Director of Music at St. Peter’s Cathedral Hamilton, and for 15 years was conductor and Music Director of the Hamilton Civic Choir. In 2014 she formed Vox Baroque, a 12-voice choir who perform l7th and 18rh century cantatas once a month with early music ensemble Affetto. She has toured for CMNZ and recorded on the Atoll Label. Rachael has a DMA in harpsichord performance from the State University of New York at Stony Brook,and MMus (Hons) from the University of Auckland. |
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Maria Kapa  Maria Kapa Maria grew up in Rotorua immersed in her culture and Maori performing arts. She completed a Bachelor of Music with Honors at Waikato University , majoring in ancient Maori instruments and vocal performance ‘opera’. She is trained in Kodaly and Orff and currently teaches music to children in grade 1 through to grades 7 and 8. “It is my hope that you will discover the beauty that abounds in the music of the ‘tangata whenua’, people of the land and the whenua, the land itself.” |
Ludwig TreviranusWellington-born Ludwig Treviranus is of Samoan/German heritage and teaches piano at the University of Waikato. |
Robert Wiremu
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As a composer/arranger, Robert has a particular interest in connecting Māori stories/New Zealand stories with the classical stage, particularly -though not exclusively- through Opera in the Pā (2008-16), as artistic advisor for Choirs Āotearoa NZ (2019-), and in his governance board role with the New Zealand Choral Federation, and as a trustee for the Kiri Te Kanawa Foundation. As a pedagogue, he is very interested in language to facilitate good storytelling via meaning and function, creating the Wiremu Vowel Clock as an alternate diction tool.Whether performing, teaching, or writing, Robert is an advocate for storytelling. |
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Elisha Hulton  Elisha Hulton New Zealand born Samoan, Elisha Hulton, enjoys a busy career working as a Music and Pasifika Arts Teacher at Rotorua Boys’ High School. Elisha studied music at the University of Auckland and completed her Masters of Music with Honours at the University of Waikato. She is the recipient of various scholarships in her singing and teaching career, and in addition to her role at Rotorua Boys High School, works as a professional singer and music director of classical to modern musical concerts and shows. |
John DrummondJohn Drummond was Blair Professor of Music at the University of Otago for over thirty years and is a composer and musicologist. He has also been a long-term member of the Cultural Diversity in Music Education Network and has given presentations on this theme at many conferences and seminars.
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Leon Gray Leon Gray operates a highly successful studio in Tauranga and is well known as a skilled musical director, composer and accompanist in and around the Bay of Plenty. He has completed a BMus (Hons) dissertation focussed on adapting literacy teaching practices to classroom music teaching, Master of Education (First Class Honours) degree; and Master of Music (First Class Honours) degree, and has developed game and memory based ideas around music theory teaching leading to the develpment of the ATOM programme and its illustrated resources.
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Megan Flint Megan has a background in education and music, as both a primary school teacher/leader and music specialist. She completed her Masters degree in Choral Conducting through The University of Auckland, New Zealand. She is a practitioner of Kodály-inspired music education, delivers classroom music programmes in schools and conducts a children’s choir for Project Prima Volta in Napier. |
Reverend Rona M. Halsall
 Rona Halsall As an instrumental music teacher for over fifty years, pianist Rona Halsall continues her musical passion at Buller High School, in her private studio, and in the community of Westport. For over forty years she has been Trinity College London’s representative for Buller and the West Coast. Ordained as an Anglican priest in the Buller region for twenty years, Rona is also very involved in ministry in her church, and especially in the wider community.
Together with her close family commitments, Rona enjoys a busy and fulfilling life in this beautiful area of the South Island.
Reverend Rona M. Halsall ONZM LTCL FIRMT JP
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Christy Wan Mooi Phang-Yau  Christy Wan Mooi Phang-Yau |
Christy Phang-Yau was born and educated in Malaysia. She began piano lessons at 12 and gained her Teaching Diplomas: ATCL, LTCL, LGSM, LRSM and an Advanced Performing Certificate. She is currently running her music studio (Dorayme Music Tuition Studio) in Christchurch with 8 teachers on board including herself. This is a teaching-learning studio where all teachers learn from each other and have monthly teaching training meetings to handle on-going teaching challenges. |
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Barbara Morgan  Barbara Morgan |
Barbara Morgan lives in Kawerau and is a teacher at Tarawera High School. Her passion is Music Education and she works in several support roles in the music department, in addition to teaching piano privately. When NZQA first came into being, she was facilitating a marae based employment program using music as the catalyst to employment success. The inclusion of Maori identity and ethnic diversity has been integral to her teaching since that time. He waka eke noa – A vehicle upon which everyone may embark |
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Joel Amosa  Joel Amosa |
NZ born Samoan and South Auckland proud Opera Singer Joel Amosa completed his Music Studies at the University of Otago. In 2018 Joel won the Prestigious Lexus Song quest competition and has gone on to perform nationwide. Joel has recently performed the role of Antonio in NZ Opera’s season of The Marriage of Figaro. Later in the year, Joel will debut with Victoria Opera, Melbourne as Sir John Falstaff in Die Weiber Lustigen von Windsor (The Merry Wives of Windsor). |
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Judith Bell |
Judith Bell has directed the Chisnallwood Intermediate School music programme in Christchurch since 1999. The programme is influenced by potential, passion and cultural identities of the individual pre-teen students. Prior to this, Judith taught early childhood music classes and was an itinerant and private music teacher. She chairs Music Education Canterbury, served 2 terms on the MENZA board, and has presented at ISME and other international conferences. She has a MusB(hons) in composition from Canterbury University. |
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