classikON Ambassadors go to concerts and share their experience by writing blog posts. They know what we’re about and can answer your questions if you see them out and about.
“I love doing it, not the least because I am exposed to artists I may not otherwise encounter.”John O’Brien
Would you like to become a classikON Ambassador? Contact us!
- Be emailed invitations to attend events in your area
- If selected you receive a free double pass and an opportunity to write your opinion of the event
- Your article will be published on classikON’s website and shared via social media
Directory of Ambassadors
156 posts
Pepe is classikON's Managing Director. She is an avid concert-goer and self confessed choir nerd, regularly performing and touring with no less than 5 different choirs to countries ranging from Poland to Cuba over the last few years. Through her board positions in choirs and her role with classikON she…
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113 posts
Alan has been composing works that have been regularly performed and broadcast in Australia since the mid-1970s and over the past 25 years his music has become increasingly well-known in America and Europe. His trumpet concerto Doppler’s Web (2005) and A Line of Stars (2007) were commissioned and performed in…
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102 posts
Born 1945 Shropshire UK and started piano lessons at 12. Having played classical piano since then up to a reasonable amateur recital level. Studied medicine at Brasenose College Oxford and Barts Hospital London. Moved to Australia in 1975 and settled in Sydney. Moved to Woy Woy in 1984 where I…
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91 posts
Daniel is a keen concert goer, and especially loves opera, early and contemporary music. He has worked as a high school music teacher and performed many lead roles in operas. Sacred choral music is also a specialty and in 2022 he performed in the Thomaskirsche at the Leipzig Bach Festival.…
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46 posts
Kate’s passion for classical music was fostered by her friendship with her grandfather, Ken Tribe. What he did so well to share his passion was to impart a new piece of information each time they went to a concert together and to encourage gradual knowledge building about one of the…
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44 posts
Jennifer learned the piano in childhood, regularly spending her school holidays at Eisteddfods. She has a rather eclectic taste in music as she loves both classical & 70s & 80s rock 'n' roll/disco/pop. She enjoys attending as many classical concerts as possible & working as a volunteer programmer for community…
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44 posts
Born in Augsburg, which boasts the family residence of Leoplod Mozart, Heidi grew up initially surrounded by classical music. Her father, a keen amateur chorister, always sang around the house and the news on radio was announced with the opening of "Eine Kleine Nachtmusik". Her family emigrated to Australia when…
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40 posts
Daniel Brace is Organist and Music Director at St Oswald's Church in Glen Iris, Melbourne. He's also a writer and blogger (www.undamaris.me), a committee member on the Royal Society of Church Music (Victoria) and and Council member of the Society of Organ Music Victoria, who is passionate about community music…
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38 posts
I was first introduced to classical music as a little girl, dancing ballet in a pink tutu. Although I’m not a ballerina now, my love of classical music lives on! I’m a marketer by day and a creative by night. In my free time, I love going to concerts, writing…
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34 posts
Marguerite loves many musical genres but is particularly passionate about Handel (never met a piece of his she didn't want to buy!), Opera (pre-Wagner, especially baroque), and mezzo Joyce DiDonato. She has learned several instruments over the years and is currently enjoying the treble recorder. She attends two or three…
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31 posts
Peter Hagen is a harpsichordist, organist, music teacher, concert organiser and host of Salon Concerts at Broadford for intimate concerts of less than 50 people. He also directs a choir in South Melbourne Victoria called the Southport Singers.
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31 posts
Lliane is a writer, director and producer with a passion for the creative and performing arts. She created the award-winning international writing, performance and film program Voices of Women in 2018, which includes a Composer in Residence. She is a Senior Communications and Marketing Executive and has worked with performing…
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25 posts
John wanted to be an opera singer, 1st appearing on Sydney’s Tivoli Theatre stage at 13! Had a break to be a school teacher, academic and union activist satisfying a need to perform, but returned to singing. Retirement is filled with writing a National Tertiary Education Union history, listening to…
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23 posts
Jacqui is a lover of words and music, but particularly loves playing music from about 1200 to the late 1700s and music written yesterday. Jacqui is a cultural connector, and is passionate about creating opportunities for artists to create, and connecting artists of all abilities to make the world more…
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18 posts
Being able to go to more concerts was one of the reasons Brad Slater moved from country New South Wales to Melbourne. When not in the audience he can sometimes be seen playing in music theatre pits, a swiss folk group, big bands or early music groups.
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17 posts
Pepe is classikON's Managing Director. She is an avid concert-goer and self confessed choir nerd, regularly performing and touring with no less than 5 different choirs to countries ranging from Poland to Cuba over the last few years. Through her board positions in choirs and her role with classikON she…
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16 posts
Jane plays principal oboe with the Oxford Bach Soloists, Australian Romantic & Classical Orchestra, and Instruments of Time & Truth, and has performed with groups such as the Oslo Barokkorkester, Concerto Köln, Academy of Ancient Music, English Baroque Soloists, Canberra Bach Ensemble and Pinchgut Opera. She has appeared at international…
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15 posts
Margaret developed a deep love of classical music and jazz on frequent travels to Europe in earlier years. Having performed in a choir for 20 years, she has a great fondness for choral music, but is passionate about seeking out all styles and periods, instrumental or vocal. She is keen…
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15 posts
Roger has always loved classical music, even as a child and being from Manchester (UK) went regularly to orchestral concerts with the famous Halle Orchestra. He used to play the clarinet. He is keen on all sorts of classical music from Bach to James McMillan.
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11 posts
This review is a joint effort by Clive Lane and Marjory Ellsmore. Clive is a Sydney-based composer, specialising in music for guitar, recorder, viols, small ensembles, band music and choral music. He is published by Wirripang Music and Orpheus Music. Marjory is a languages specialist with extensive choral experience.
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10 posts
Luke is the owner of possibly the world's most eclectic record collection, covering Renaissance sacred music through to heavy metal. In his spare time he enjoys writing, composing and singing major thirds.
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10 posts
Ron Ringer taught in the UK and Australia before entering the world of publishing, writing, academic editing and – gasp – the corporate world, where he wrote extensively for lawyers and bankers who had great difficulty in making themselves understood to ordinary people. Lovely people and sharp as tacks they…
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10 posts
An operatic baritone, Jeremy Boulton is a former recipient of the Opera Australia Student Scholarship and graduate of the Talent Development Project, Jeremy has featured as a concert soloist for the Opera Australia Benevolent Fund, Sydney Conservatorium of Music (Early Music Ensemble, Chamber Choir), Argyle Orchestra (Hobart, Australia), Sydney University…
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9 posts
Heath is a Sydney-based classical guitarist who started his studies at the age of 10, and is currently studying his B.Mus with Vladimir Gorbach at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Aside from regularly performing and teaching, he is often attending concerts and writing as a break from the practice room.
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7 posts
Angus is a flutist and an avid concert-goer who divides his time between Hobart and Sydney. A PhD student at the University of Tasmania, he enjoys listening to all styles of music, including baroque, jazz, contemporary music and opera. He also enjoys wine, coffee and literature.
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7 posts
Simon’s interest in music began with childhood piano lessons in Christchurch, New Zealand, where he gained a deep appreciation for classical music. Today, with a career in copywriting, he continues his musical interest in all genres, particularly the romantic classics. Sharing the joy of attending concerts and recitals, Simon is…
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7 posts
Kathy is a pianist and high school music teacher who has also sung with many choirs in England and Sydney. She has been attending concerts since childhood having fallen in love with her parents' record collection. Her tastes range from medieval music to avant garde, heavy rock and everything in…
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7 posts
Brianna is a classically-trained soprano from Western Australia, now residing in Sydney. She has sung with West Australian Opera, Pinchgut Opera, the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, the Choir of St James, King St, The Song Company, Castalia Vocal Consort and many others. She holds a Bachelor of Music from the…
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6 posts
Chai Jie is a pianist, researcher and music tutor at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music. She spends most of her time between Melbourne and Brisbane as an avid soloist, teacher, and repetiteur. Chai Jie is a keen concert-goer, enjoys performing and listening to a diverse range of genres, particularly music…
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6 posts
Kathryn’s interests are broad and not restricted to music. Being a musician herself and completing a Bachelor of Music in Classical Flute at the ANU, Kathryn listens to a wide range of music from Baroque to the music of in the late 20th – 21st century and now, Jazz, folk,…
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6 posts
In his teens, Mark rebelled against his classical obsessed father into pop, disco and rock, before seeing the light and returning to the fold in later life. His classical motto is: 'if it ain't baroque, don't fix it'!
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5 posts
David McKay teaches piano in his studio Blaxland Piano Pathways in the lower Blue Mountains, NSW and is a former high school Music teacher and HSC Music examiner. His son, Daniel McKay, Melbourne-based guitarist and teacher, introduced him to the classical guitar adventure.
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5 posts
Lily Begg is a Melbourne-based pianist and writer. Equally at home as a soloist, chamber, and orchestral musician, she has performed and recorded with the University of Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Youth Orchestra, been a répétiteur for the Australian Contemporary Opera Company and the Berlin Opera Academy, and recently won…
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5 posts
Ria Andriani is a Braille specialist by day, a musician and writer by night and on weekends. She graduated with Bachelor of Music/ Bachelor of Arts from UNSW in 2015. She now sings as a soprano with various choirs and ensembles in Sydney; she also writes on issues of Accessibility…
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4 posts
Andrián Pertout is a freelance composer with a PhD in Composition from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music (University of Melbourne). His music has been performed in over 50 countries around the world. He is currently Vice-President of the Melbourne Composers’ League (2021-); Australian delegate of the Asian Composers’ League (2007-);…
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4 posts
Sydney-born percussionist Adam Jeffrey returned to live in Australia in 2019, following a 10-year period based in Europe. He was Principal Timpanist with the Estonian National Opera from 2014-18 and has performed and toured extensively with ensembles such as the Tonhalle Orchestra Zürich, Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Verbier Chamber Orchestra and…
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4 posts
Jessica Sibrava is a classically trained singer who developed greater love for music while studying at the ANU. She enjoys teaching music and sharing it's joy with others and also loves to sing with a local musical theatre company.
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3 posts
Music isn't just an interest, it is a passion for Anne. She has her A.Mus.A and is an Associate of the Yamaha Music Foundation. She was the Marketing and Audience Development Manager at Musica Viva's International Concert Season for two years and currently works as a online growth strategy consultant…
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3 posts
Claudia is a clarinettist and musicologist from Sydney. She studied a Bachelor of Music in Clarinet Performance and an Honours in Musicology, both at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. In 2023, she graduated with a Master of Musicology from the University of Edinburgh, where she became rather obsessed with the…
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3 posts
Michael loves all types of music and believes there are good and bad music in every genre. He works as a composer and sound designer for theatre and film.
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2 posts
A composer from New York, who is new to Sydney’s classical music scene. Fresh from finishing his PhD, his passions are for new music, Islay whiskys, and overdressing for occasions. You can find Gerraughty at concerts by looking for the American in a bow tie!
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2 posts
Courtney Cousins is an emerging composer of art music based in Sydney, Australia with a special interest in combining her love of writing with her passion for music. She holds a BMus with First Class Honours from the Sydney Conservatorium, and will begin her Masters in Composition at the Royal…
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2 posts
Sue Liu spent the first half of her life submerged in music and performance. Flute, piano, choir, instrumental and vocal ensembles were the main stays. These days Sue is a follower of jazz, blues, a capella, indie rock, world music and of course, classical!
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2 posts
Heather is an avid music lover of all styles. While a newbie to the classical music scene, when she's not playing mum or moonlighting as a virtual assistant, she can be seen around Sydney town watching alternative acts and taking in the ambience of the city. She is also fiendish…
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2 posts
Helen is a 'non-performing' musician and plays piano, harpsichord and fortepiano. After that ambiguous sentence, her other great love is writing. She is current editor of 'Music and the Teacher', and loves writing about music.
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2 posts
William is a keen musician and medical researcher, he performs regularly with Corpus Medicorum in Melbourne.
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2 posts
One year Matthew spent his tax return on a box set of Mahler symphonies. After hearing the Mahler 2, he decided that if a day ever came when you couldn't hear this music live, it would be a tragedy. He left the private sector, and has worked in the classical…
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