I have always loved music and have been involved in various forms over the years, encouraged by my family since I was a wee girl first with piano lessons, then singing, clarinet, cello, viola, trumpet, French horn and drum lessons. (I have had very patient flat mates, although my siblings were less so.)
Tre-Belle has been a natural progression for me, having started performing arts groups since I was an 11 year old and having been a high school music teacher for a number of years. It has also made use of my composition degree, something I never actually thought that this would come in handy! Singing in small ensembles has been something I have immensely enjoyed over the years and Tre-Belle allows me to partake in this regularly while sharing my love of music with two friends and our audiences. Our rehearsals have also panned out to be the funniest I have ever experienced and have even involved a lost, bewildered policeman on my doorstep.
I look forward to sharing Tre-Belle's musical journey with you where you will experience our interpretation of popular classical, musical theatre and pop music.
| Qualifications |
BMus, (Composition) Victoria University of Wellington, papers towards BA
Graduate Diploma of Teaching (Secondary), Massey University College of Education
LTCL - Singing |
| Performances |
Eugene Onegin (upcoming) (NBR NZ Opera)(2009)
Various corporate events with NZ Opera including Opera at the Beach (2001 2009)
Soprano All Blacks vs Springboks, supporting Nessun Dorma (2008)
RNZAF Combined Bands, Michael Fowler Centre - The Last Night of the Proms (Guest Soprano Soloist)(2008)
Jenufa Janecek (NBR NZ Opera) (2008)
ymphony of Psalms (NBR NZ Opera) (2008)
La Boheme Puccini (NBR NZ Opera) (2008)
The Lindberg Flight /Seven Deadly Sins International Festival of the Arts / Opera Lyon(2008)
Olympia 'Contes de Hoffmann' (Gilbert and Sullivan and Light Opera Society)(2007)
Excerpt from The Italian Lady in 'L'Algiere' (Guest, Con Brio) (2007)
Turandot Puccini (NBR NZ Opera) (2007)
1st Cercatrice 'Suor Angelica' Puccini (Fundraiser, Wellington)(2006)
Lucia di Lammermoor Donizetti (NBR NZ Opera) (2006)
The Last Night of the Proms Kapiti (Guest Soprano Soloist)(2006)
Solo recital The American Church, London (2006)
The Magic Flute Mozart (NBR NZ Opera) 2005)
Music from Above An evening of trumpet and soprano music(2005)
Royal Overseas League London and New Zealand Soloist(2005, 2002)
1st Lady in Die Zauberflφte trio 'Zu Hilfe' Mozart (OperaPlus, Belgium)(2004)
Cunegonde in Candide ensemble 'Venice Gavotte' (OperaPlus, Belgium)(2004)
Boris Gudonov Mussorgsky (NBR NZ Opera)(2003)
Pearl Fishers Bizet (NBR NZ Opera) (2002)
Marriage of Figaro Mozart (NBR NZ Opera) (2002)
Upper Hutt Choral Society's mid- year concert (Guest Soprano)(2002)
Upper Hutt Choral Society's performance of Strauss excerpts (Guest Soprano)(2002)
Narrator 'V' an adaptation of Verdi's music by NZ Opera(2001)
Viva Verdi Music by Verdi (NBR NZ Opera)(2001)
Manon Massenet (NBR NZ Opera)(2001)
Josephine - HMS Pinafore (Gilbert and Sullivan Society)(2001)
The Messiah Soprano Soloist (Cantoris) (2001)
Mozart's Vesperae Solemnes Soprano Soloist (Manawatu Choral Society)(2000)
The Last Night of the Proms Palmerston North (Guest Soprano)(2000)
One Hundred Years of Hits (Guest Soprano) (1999)
Liesl / Marta Sound of Music (PNOS)(1985, 1999)
King Arthur Purcell (VUW Music Dept)(1994)
Various musical theatre performances
Conducted several choirs in NZ and UK secondary schools and performed in a number of adult choirs
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| Awards |
Scholarship from Evelyn Rawlins Trust to attend International Summer School, Europe
Scholarships to attend Patricia Hurley's Opera School in Tuscany, Italy
2002 Finalist Evening Post Aria Competition
1st place Gilbert and Sullivan Class
2nd place British Art Song Class
3rd place Lieder Class
Royal Overseas League Scholarship to attend the Napier Singing School
Rotorua Aria Competition First place for the Baroque Aria Category
2000 Evening Post Aria Competition - Finalist
Creative N.Z Scholarship to go to 2000 Richard Miller Course
Evelyn Rawlins Grant to go to 1999 Richard Miller Course
Musica Viva Young Performers Scholarship - $500
Manawatu Competition Society 1st place
1st place for Grade 8 Singing Exam, Royal Schools Wellington Region |
| Teachers |
Margaret Medlyn (present), Bruce Greenfield (present), Margaret Kingsley (RCM, London), David Harper (London), Rosemary Gordon, Dame Malvina Major, Scilla Askew, Emily Mair |
| Courses |
| London Opera Vocal National Opera Studio |
London, October 2005 |
| International Summer School-OperaPlus |
Belgium, August 2004 |
| Patricia Hurley's Opera Tours |
Italy, May 2004 |
| Master class with Martin Andre |
NZ, 2002 |
| Master class with Mark Pedrotti |
NZ, 2001 |
| NZ National Singing Course |
NZ, 2001 |
| Master-class with Renata Fresca |
NZ, 2001 |
| NEWSATS |
NZ, 2000 |
| Vocal Pedagogy with Richard Miller |
Australia, 1999, 2000 |
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