Performers/Presenters

Paige Su
Paige Su is a singer-songwriter/multi-instrumentalist who draws from an extensive background of formal music training. She graduated from the renowned University of North Texas College of Music (USA) with a degree in Flute and Harp Performance and while there, she explored jazz and ethnic music from around the world. Furthering her explorative nature, she now travels regularly to South India as a devoted student of the Carnatic flute.
In 2011, combining all her musical talents into a singer-songwriter format, she self-produced and released her debut EP “Heterogeneous” - a fusion of Jazz, Pop and Alternative music. “Heterogeneous" has received rave reviews from the Taipei Times (Taiwan), FreshMusic (Singapore), and East Day (China), and Paige has recently been nominated for two awards by the AMP (Alliance of Music Promoters in Taiwan, in the “EP of the Year” and “Future Shock” categories as well as “Best New Artist” and “Best EP of the Year” by Freshmusic Awards (Singapore).
A dynamic and dedicated live musician, Paige is producing and performing a concert series throughout 2012 entitled “Paige Su: No Boundaries” at Legacy Taipei. The series includes a total of six distinct concerts and showcases Paige’s multi-faceted musical identity. Each performance contains a different theme and stylistic approach, with unique instrumentation and musical arrangements to suit each theme. Paige exhibits a diverse talent and vision that is rare in the pop/independent music world. Recognizing Paige’s breadth and vision, the Taipei Times wrote that “Su shows the artistic depth needed to make intelligent pop music.” Paige Su is “one to watch.”
Official Website | www.paigesu.com
                            
            


Robin Ward
International harpist Robin Ward is a unique musician, in that he both builds and plays his own instruments. He is principally an exponent of the triple strung harp, and is continually pushing the boundaries of what can be played on the instrument, with many of the pieces he plays his own transcriptions. His repertoire encompasses music from the Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, and Romantic Periods, as well as music from Folk Traditions.  Originally from New Zealand Robin is currently based in the UK, where he has been touring extensively.  He is currently emerging as an international soloist.





  




Catrin Finch
Described as “The Queen of Harps”, Catrin Finch has delighted audiences with her performances in the UK and worldwide. Inspired to learn the harp at the age of five, her rise to prominence started almost immediately, achieving the highest mark in the UK for her Grade VIII exam at the age of nine.  She studied with Elinor Bennett for eight years before entering the Purcell School.  Catrin graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in 2002 where she studied with Skaila Kanga and received the Queen’s Award for the most outstanding student of her year.  Catrin is the former Royal Harpist to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales.  Holding the appointment from 2000-2004, she had the honour of reviving this ancient tradition last held in 1873.  During her period as Royal Harpist she played regularly at the Royal Palaces and performed to Royalty from around the world.






Maria Luisa Rayan-Forero

Internationally renowned harpist, María Luisa Rayan-Forero has performed to critical acclaim in the USA, Europe, Latin America, China and Japan.  Described by the New York Concert Review as "clearly an extremely talented, accomplished, experienced performer who can keep an audience listening with rapt attention," Ms. Rayan-Forero has been performing all over the globe for the past twenty years, bringing to audience a sense of muscianship and poetry in her playing.
Since making her first international appearance at age of eleven Ms. Rayan-Forero has come to be recognized as one of today's highly sought-after harpists as a recitalist, chamber musician, soloist with orchestra, teacher and arranger of music for the harp.








I-Sis Trio
Hailed as one of Singapore’s leading chamber group, I-Sis Trio  takes Asia’s stage by storm with their unique combination of 55 strings, all with three voices of Harp, Violin and Cello.
I-Sis Trio’s music has been described as the new wave of classical chamber music.  The trio’s music are specially commissioned and carefully arranged to reflect the combination of traditional art form with contemporary interpretation of various forms of music like Tango, Jazz, and Asian. The unique collaboration - between members Cindy Yan (violin), Natasha Liu (cello) and Katryna Tan (harp) – has resulted in an exciting synergy apparent with every performance they give.
Formed in 2008, The trio received rave reviews for their successful full house performances in Singapore and Hong Kong. The trio has since been invited to perform in many countries including, Bangkok, Malaysia, China and most recently the trio has been invited to Canada to perform in July 2011. Their album “I-Sis: Passion” was released in 2011.
The Trio members are excellent musicians with a leading reputation—
Cindy Yan (Violin) is a multi-award violinist whose career has spanned from Shanghai to New Zealand and toured several Europe countries and Asia as concertmaster and soloist.
Katryna Tan (Harp) is Singapore’s National Arts Council Young Artist Award Winner 2005 and she is already an established soloist and a leading voice for the harp community in Singapore and Malaysia.
Natasha Liu (Cello) has won the Cavatina Chamber Prize in London and has performed in Denmark, UK, Russia and Singapore.






Mary Doumany
Mary Doumany is recognised as one of Australia’s finest harpists.  She has freelanced with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, works on film scores, and is also a songwriter, composer and educator.
She is a qualified Bodypsychptherapist, practising at Vitality Organic Allied Health Clinic in Melbourne and Purple Sage Clinic in Kyneton.







Moira Lawry and John Della-Torre
Moira Lawry is one of Australia's foremost Contemporary Celtic harpists. In over 30 years of performance, and teaching, she has recorded 6 albums that reference her passions for the music of Turlough O'Carolan, traditional Celtic, Jazz, Latin, Healing  and World Music.  These interests have taken her to Festivals in Scotland and Ireland, and around Australia, where she has performed and taught at festivals, exhibitions, colleges and schools, television, theatre, and music as therapy in hospitals.
Highlights of her career include being selected in 1995 for a concert tour of southern Japan with the Dya Singh group, and in 2011 performed solo at the Sydney Opera House.  Initially gaining qualifications in Music Teaching she then furthered her studies in Commercial Music.
Moira is classically trained, Celtic inspired and Jazz motivated. In her Latin and Jazz albums she  pushes an ancient instrument to embrace changing fashions and styles of music. Versatile and committed to the harp, she has a private teaching studio in Tomerong, south coast NSW.
John Della-Torre is one of Australia’s leading Classical Guitarists, and is highly regarded as both teacher and performer. Based in Adelaide, he has held teaching positions as Lecturer in Guitar at both the Elder Conservatorium of Music and TAFE. One of his great passions, apart from solo recitals, is to demonstrate the versatility of the guitar by working in the fields of jazz and contemporary music, and in various ensembles, some of which have been recorded by the ABC. More recently he has focused on music composition, and in the 2006 Adelaide Fringe Festival he premiered and performed his original works. One of the compositions, the “Passionata Suite”, has since been rearranged by John and Moira for guitar and harp, and along with his new composition “Latino Suite”, is featured on their CD “Passions" .







Cath Connelly
Cath Connelly has been playing the Celtic harp professionally since 1998. She is now considered one of Australia's leading Celtic harpers, with her career flourishing since claiming 3rd prize (Seniors Division) in the 2004 Turlough O'Carolan Harp Competition, Nobber, County Meath, Ireland. These days Cath is very much in demand for concerts, weddings, conferences and workshops throughout Australia.
Cath has produced five gorgeous albums over the past six years, composing and arranging her own harp music as part of a rich, collaborative process with Greg Hunt and other skilled and sensitive musicians.  
She is well known for performances that invite audiences to engage in quiet reflection and a deeper sense of being. In true Celtic fashion, Cath also incorporates storytelling into engaging concerts that span Irish folklore, Celtic tradition, music and spirituality. Her music is deeply grounded in the Celtic tradition, with its potential to dwell in that liminal space between the known and the unknown. It is here that Cath’s music melds contemporary spirituality with the ancient Celtic harp tradition.







Jacinta Dennett
Jacinta Dennett is a versatile freelance harpist and teacher. She  is currently Artistic Director of the Melbourne Harp Ensemble and member of Auburn Ensemble Australia and Duo Bliss. Jacinta has performed in orchestras in Australia, Singapore and New Zealand and with many ensembles including Libra Contemporary Ensemble. Her eclectic experience in performance also includes musicals, film, studio recording, showcase performing on cruise ships and residencies entertaining in hotels in Melbourne and Sydney.
As concert curator she has performed recitals featuring the harp touring throughout Australia. Her playing has been described as “beyond reproach” (The West Australian). In 2004 & 2008 Jacinta was invited to speak and give demonstrations on improving tone production at the Australian Harp Festival drawing on her knowledge gleaned during her career as a performer and teacher and her rich background in many forms of the arts and movement. Jacinta has worked with many composers and has compositions dedicated to her. As part of the inaugural Australian Harp Festival in Canberra she conceived and organized the first Australian Harp Composition Competition.
This year Jacinta directed the ‘Camp Street Harp Camp’ in January and she continues in her role as resident faculty and head of harp at the Australian National Academy of Music and also as harp and ensemble tutor at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, Monash University and the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School.
Jacinta’s unique and insightful approach to teaching fosters and inspires growth of the student on many levels. Jacinta teaches students ranging in age from two to 70 plus. Harpists seek out her skills to help unlock debilitating tensions. Students expand their perceived potential and become free to explore the limitless options that music, art and creativity opens. This transformational teaching is individualised and encompasses musicology, historical and cultural context, interpretation, technique, posture, sensitive and intuitive programming of repertoire and many other things.
Jacinta is sponsored at the 5th Australian Harp Festival by the Harp Society of Victoria.







Emma Horwood
Acclaimed soprano and harpist Emma Horwood is a music graduate of Adelaide University and much in demand as a performer, teacher and choral conductor. As a member of Adelaide Chamber Singers, Syntony and Eve Vocal Trio Emma has toured internationally and performed at WOMAD, in the Barossa, Coriole, Huntington Estate and Adelaide Festivals, for Musica Viva in Schools and live on ABC Classic FM. Emma presents frequent solo recitals, including recent performances in the Jurlique and Elder Lunchhour concert series, with Adelaide Baroque and sell-out solo shows in the 2011 Adelaide Fringe. A specialist in the art of accompanying her own singing on both Celtic and pedal harps, Emma's repertoire ranges from classical to Celtic and contemporary, with several premiere performances by Australian composers who have written specifically for her talents. Emma has recorded five solo CD’s all featured on ABC Classic FM.








Verna Lee Brown
Verna Lee started harp at the age of 12 and made her solo debut at age 13. As a soloist, she has attracted critical acclaim for her performances. She is often invited to perform for festivals (including the 3rd Australian Harp Festival), music clubs and has toured nationally. She has performed numerous concertos with many Sydney orchestras.  One of her career highlights was in 1996 when she was soloist with AYO at the Adelaide Arts Festival performing Ravel's Introduction and Allegro.
She has performed and studied in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Japan, Singapore and the United States. An active recitalist and chamber musician, she has played with various ensembles such as the Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss. Other international artists she has worked with include the Kiev Ballet, Il Divo, Aled Jones, Tina Arena and she regularly accompanies Amelia Farrugia. She has worked and recorded with orchestras such as the Sydney Symphony, Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony, Australian Philharmonic,  Adelaide Symphony and was principal harp of Australian Youth Orchestra for 10 years. She won scholarships while she was at high school at the Conservatorium, gained her Bachelor of Music, and received High Distinction at Canberra School of Music Graduate Certificate in Performance while studying with Alice Giles.
A dedicated teacher, she teaches at several Sydney schools, at the Australian Institute of Music and has a busy private studio. She founded the Sydney Harp Eisteddfod which is now in its eighth year. She also organised the 2010 Australian Harp Weekend, bringing together many harpists from around the country and abroad. Apart from recording for television, radio and soundtracks, Verna and her harp had a lot of fun filming a scene in the movie “the Matrix”.
Verna also studied jazz harmony at the Sydney Conservatorium. This was followed by improvisation classes and private lessons with jazz legend Judy Bailey, who encouraged her to explore the world of jazz harmonies and chord charts.








Christine Morphett and Peter Franche
Christine Morphett and Peter Franche are Telenn Tri.  Interweaving an interesting blend of old and new melodies with dexterous harp playing and sensitive bouzouki/guitar arrangements, they perform with an obvious passion for the music.  Fusing together traditional Irish, Scottish and Breton music with contemporary, they create their own unique style of 'Celtic' music.  They have performed at numerous festivals around Australia, including Australian Celtic Festival, National Celtic Festival, and Port Fairy Folk Festival, as well as supporting Celtica and Fleurieu Folk Festivals.

Telenn Tri are Bulmers Folk Music Award 2011 winners for Open Duet in Australia.

Christine attended the Dinan Harp Festival in Brittany, France in 2011 and will be conducting a Breton workshop at the festival as well as performing with Telenn Tri.







Torin King  
Torin King is a modern day Minstrel. For over 15 years he has been enchanting audiences with his magical music and stories. A servent of the old Gods, Torin has devoted his life to the study and promotion of the music and culture of Northern Europe. His Harping blends ancient traditions with modern influences and he is particularly known for his sensitive and innovative interpretations of traditional Irish Faery tunes.

The Lake Macquarrie Post has described Torin as a “King of the Celtic Harp”, while the Newcastle Herald wrote that he has “breathed new life into an ancient instrument”.  Torin has appeared on radio and television and his music has been featured in documentaries and films.

 www.torinking.com






Catherine Dunlop
Catherine Dunlop studied at the RCM under Gwendolyn Mason, then did solo and ensemble work, and ended up with a job in Singapore (not harping) for two years.  Having given up the harp, she went on to marry and have four children. 50 years later she came back to the harp by chance.  She met British harpist Danielle Perrett who was playing on a  Norwegian cruise which Catherine took. Danielle was able to tell her where two old friends hers were. One was Rosemary St John (past Principal Harp with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and a fellow student at RCM), and the other was Mercedes Garvey of Dublin, who was very cross with her for not still playing the harp and encouraged her to go back to it.  Now she cannot imagine life without a harp, and is giving recitals, teaching and travelling around the world to Harp Festivals.  






                                                                              
Sue Raimond
Sue Raimond is considered a pioneer of harp enrichment/therapy for pets and people, and is also among the world experts in the field of cytocymaics and vibroacoustics pertaining to the harp. She was educated at the University of Maryland (Weisbaden, Germany extension), and later at California State University, Long Beach. She is an adjunct lecturer specializing in pain management at the UC San Diego Thornton and Hillcrest hospitals and for the International Harp Therapy Faculty in Richmond, VA. Tufts University Veterinary School hosted Sue as a speaker for its International Veterinary Symposium on Hospice Care for Animals. Additionally, the Scientists Center for Animal Welfare (SCAW), in Baltimore, MD, had Sue address their convention. Educators nation wide recognize and recommend her CDs for pets with separation anxiety, thunder phobia and various other behavior modification needs.

Sue's most recent zoo work includes establishing a harp enrichment program for the San Diego Wild Animal Park (African and Asian elephants); San Diego Zoo (primates); and the Franklin Park Zoo in Boston, MA (gorillas, zebras and giraffes). Veterinarians, ranchers and animal shelters in Dallas, TX also use harp enrichment at their facilities to calm residents, eliminate negative behaviors (i.e. cribbing), and facilitate easier birthing. Rescue facilities such as "Lions, Tigers and Bears" also invited Sue to work with their tigers and larger breed cats as prescribed enrichment.
The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute for Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) consulted with Sue regarding use of harp as enrichment for animals and published, with Sue Raimond as co-author. The results of the study on African green monkeys appeared in the Journal of Medical Primatology, April 2007.
Balancing her schedule, Sue continues in her 21st year as a firefighter/EMT; and continues her work as author, film maker, and composer with over 13 CDs, books and films to her cedit. Recently, Sue accepted the position of consultant for the National Standard Board for Therapeutic Musicians with work in progress during 2008.





Louise Johnson

Louise Johnson began her harp studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music High School, and later studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music and Salzedo Summer Harp School in the United States with the world renowned teacher, Alice Chalifoux.
At 18, she was appointed Principal Harp of the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, a position she held for one year before continuing her freelance career overseas. She lived in London between 1983 and 1985, performing with the London Symphony Orchestra as Guest Principal Harp and Second Harp under the baton of Claudio Abbado and Richard Hickox. She also gave recitals in Wigmore Hall and the Purcell Room.
Louise Johnson has performed with all the major Australian symphony and opera and ballet Orchestras, the Australian Chamber Orchestra and the Australia Ensemble. She also performed with artists such as Cher, Sammy Davis Jnr and the Bee Gees, and has toured Australia with companies such as the Bolshoi and Sadler’s Wells ballet, accompanying Rudolf Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn. She has also played for the Bolshoi Opera and with Luciano Berio, in a concert of his own works.
Having given her first performance with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the age of 14, she later joined the orchestra as a permanent member, and was appointed Principal Harp in 1985. She has worked under all of the major Conductors since 1970, from Dean Dixon to Vladamir Ashkenazy.
She regularly appears as a soloist with the SSO. In 1990 she performed the Mozart Flute and Harp Concerto with James Galway and in 2006 she performed Spohr’s Concertante for Violin and Harp with Michael Dauth. In 1996 she performed the Ginastera Harp Concerto in Seattle for the World Harp Congress.
Louise Johnson has taught harp at the Sydney Conservatorium for 26 years. She is in demand as a tutor and taught regularly at the Australian National Music Camp and is a Mentor for the Sydney Sinfonia.
Louise will be one of the Adjudicators for the Lyon and Healy Awards Competition.








Jayne Hockley
Jayne Hockley is a freelance harpist specialising in music for private functions in Sydney and the Blue Mountains. She has an extensive repertoire of solo, duo and trio music, much of which she has arranged herself.  Her duo is with a flautist, and with the addition of a cellist they form the trio. Other instrumentalists and singers have also joined Jayne for a variety of performances. Jayne has played solo for the Crown Prince of Thailand, Prince Edward, Elle MacPherson, and at the wedding of Bec Cartwright and Lleyton Hewitt.

After obtaining her music degree in harp performance, Jayne completed a postgraduate diploma in primary school teaching and is a qualified Bowen therapist. She loves bushwalking, healthy cooking, gardening, soap making and has even dabbled in coffee roasting. Teaching the harp has always been a rewarding part of Jayne’s career. She enjoys accommodating students of all levels, ages and aspirations.  




Claire Patti
With a voice that both transports and captivates, Claire captures audiences with her beautiful and unique arrangements of both well-loved songs and original compositions. Her diverse background in classical, jazz, folk, pop, orchestral and choral music has led her down various paths of musical life. Claire is a performer, composer, conductor, teacher and multi-instrumentalist. She has performed at several major music festivals around Australia, both as a soloist and with Scottish music ensemble Taliska, charming audiences far and wide. An honours graduate of the Victorian College of the Arts, she has played (French horn) with major orchestras in Melbourne, touring statewide in Victoria as well as internationally in China. Her passion for singing and playing is closely followed by directing choirs and ensembles. Two ensembles under her direction were first place winners at the 2012 South Eastern Arts Festival, based in Victoria. One of these groups, The Mazenod Tenortones, were winners in the 2012 ABC Classic FM & Musica Viva national Vocal Romp competition. Claire has toured nationally with ensembles and choirs such as internationally-acclaimed and award-winning ensemble The Australian Voices, Gondwana Voices and Berwick Youth Choir Claire has recently released her debut album, 'Little Red Shoes', a snapshot of her creative arrangements of traditional Irish & Scottish songs.







Suneetha Carter



Suneetha Carter has been playing harp for over 25 years.  She attended the University Of Adelaide, Australia and University Of Toronto, Canada where she graduated with a Bachelor Of Music in harp performance.
Her experience is diverse ranging from solo, orchestral, opera, chamber ensemble, television, and musical theatre productions in Australia, Canada and the USA.  She is currently taking jazz harp lessons with Joanna Jordan in Toronto, Canada.  At the moment most of her time is spent doing freelance work and private harp tuition. 






                                                                          
Megan Reeve
Megan has been performing professionally on the harp for nearly twenty years. Megan’s playing is supported by years of dedicated study; she holds a Bachelor of Music degree with Honours from the University of Melbourne, a Master of Music Performance degree from the Victorian College of the Arts, and a Master of Arts in Music, Culture and Politics from Cardiff University, Wales. She has also completed a Summer Academy course at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria.
Megan has performed with a diverse range of musical ensembles, from the Melbourne, Canberra and Tasmanian Symphonies through to touring with Jose Carreras, the Bolshoi Ballet and Kanye West for the U2 Vertigo tour. Her television appearances include ‘Good Morning Australia’, ‘It Takes Two’, ‘Dancing with the Stars’, and ‘Spicks and Specks’.
She has recorded on both the Move and Naxos labels. Megan has performed with Chamber Music Australia for the Melbourne International Festival of the Arts and is a founding member of the chamber music group ‘Miscellany’.
Megan has extensive public speaking experience in Australia and the United Kingdom. She was awarded ‘Best Conference Speaker’ at the Rotary District 9810 conference in Adelaide, and is demand as a guest speaker.







Siobhan Owen
Welsh born Adelaide girl Siobhan started classical voice training at 9 years of age. She took up harp to accompany her Celtic singing about 4 years ago. Siobhan has performed at major festivals and concerts throughout Australia, enchanting audiences with her haunting soprano voice and gentle harp playing. She recently represented her birth country by singing the Welsh National Anthem at the Australia v Wales rugby test match in Sydney.

Next year Siobhan will make her UK and US debuts, with a number of concerts in Wales and England in January, and headlining the Los Angeles St David’s Day Festival in March. Siobhan’s fourth album “Storybook Journey” was released in June to great acclaim, with “sublime vocals, heavenly harp and stunning instrumental arrangements”.  




                                                                               
                                                               Rosemary Hallo  

Rosemary Hallo is currently a Postgraduate Candidate at The University of Adelaide in musicology. The topic for her thesis encompasses Erard harp and Nicolas-Charles Bochsa examining their contribution to harp music-making in colonial Australia, 1830-1860. As a classically trained harpist Rosemary has worked casually with many of the symphony orchestras around Australia and as a freelance harpist for functions. Her passion for early harp and subsequent collection of early instruments laid the foundation for her current studies. Rosemary will use both early single-action and double-action harps, with invited guest performers, to present a demonstration illustrating various Bochsa and similar nineteenth century repertoire that was performed in the early days of Australian settlement. Many interesting and intriguing stories associated with harps and musicians in mid nineteenth century Australia will be shared. 



                                                                    

                                                                Tabea Squire
Tabea Squire is a young musician living in Wellington, New Zealand. She has just completed her Honours in Performance violin at the New Zealand School of Music, under Helene Pohl. She has been composing seriously since her teens. She has had works performed by professional and amateur groups in New Zealand, Australia and the UK: these groups include the NZSO, the NZSO NYO, the Wellington Sinfonia, the Manawatu Sinfonia, the SMP Ensemble, 'Duo Giocoso', and the Wellington Youth Sinfonietta.

In 2011, the Manawatu Sinfonia performed a work they had commissioned Squire to write for their 25th anniversary celebrations: the 'Anniversary Overture'. In 2010, the Wellington Sinfonia and REMU (Recorders and Early Music Union) performed a piece which they had commissioned Squire to write for a collaborative concert: 'The Suneater', for recorders and strings. She was also asked to write a piece for the young 'Duo Giocoso', the winners of the 2009 ROSL competition; the piece, 'Hei Mātau' for viola and piano, was performed in New Zealand and the UK.

In 2008, she was announced as the NZSO NYO Young Composer-in-Residence. Her work, 'Feverdream', was on the 2008 NYO programme and was performed in Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland and the Hawkes Bay, under the conductor Jacques Lacombe.

Squire has been accepted as a finalist at the NZSM Composer's Competition every year from 2007 to 2011, coming runner-up second or third in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2011. She has also been accepted for the NZSO/Todd Corporation Young Composer Awards in 2006, 2007, 2009 and 2011, winning Very Highly Commended in 2007. All of the works entered into the competition were workshopped and recorded by the NZSO. In 2012, the RNZB collaborated with the NZSO, and her 2007 work 'Tiszavirág' was choreographed by Loughlan Prior, and performed to the public alongside other choreographed works from the NZSO/Todd Awards.

In 2009, she wrote 'Dream Bird' for her friend, harpist Ingrid Bauer. In 2010, Bauer released a CD called 'Dreambird', which featured the eponymous work. Squire enjoys writing works for her friends, including a piece written specifically for three violinists to use in a chamber assessment, and a short piece for the Melbourne-based trumpeter Josh Rogan, which will be premiered on the 8th of July, 2012. She has combined composition and performance in her studies, making a study of the difficulties young violinists have in playing contemporary music and writing an independent study paper on the subject at university, which included a series of duets designed to cover the apparent difficulties in contemporary music from a didactic point of view.

In 2006, she won first prize at both the NZCT National Secondary Schools' Composition Competition for her string quartet 'Random Berg 7' and the Big Sing Choral Composition Competition for her SSAATB work 'Fragments'.

Her debut as a composer took place in 2004, when the composer was fourteen. The piece was 'Vogelsang Kanon', for three recorders.