MUSIC EXPERIENCE

CHORAL CONDUCTING

CATHOLIC SCHOOLS MASSED CHOIR

1988 - Co-conducted my first Massed Choir of 500 children with Brother Harvey Rush at the Auckland Town Hall.

APPA MUSIC FESTIVALS IN THE AUCKLAND TOWN HALL

1989 - Associate Conductor for Neil Shroff
1990 - Entered St Joseph's choir in to the festival - Programme Five
1992 - Entered St Joseph's choir into the festival Programme Five
1992 - Conducted the Junior Orchestra - Programme One
1993 - Conducted the Junior Orchestra - Programme Six
1994 - Associate Conductor for David Lines - Programme Three
1995 - Main Conductor - Associate was Desley Simpson - Programme Two
1996 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor Sherie Dingwall - Programme Two
1997 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor Helen Hyndman - Programme
1998 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor Helen Hyndman - Programme ?
1999 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor Roseanne Wood - Programme Three

2000 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor Helen Hyndman - Programme Three
2001 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor Cherie Taylor-Patel - Programme One
2002 - Main Conductor - Assoc. Conductor Helen Hyndman - Programme Two
2003 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor Jodie Allen - Programme Three
2004 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor Au'vasa Key - Programme Five
2005 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor Felicity Auva'a - Programme Three
2006 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor Lolita Davison - Programme One
2007 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor Auvasa Auv'a-Key - Programme Two
2008 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor Ruth Millett - Programme ?
2009 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor Karen Kumar - Programme Four

2010 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor Christine Wilson - Programme One
2011 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor Jenny Watt - Programme Three
2012 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor Auvas Auva'a-Key - Programme Six
2012 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor Vanessa Felix - Programme One
Guest: Chris Powley - ‘You Raise Me Up’
2013 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor Erica Knights - Programme Eight
2014 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor was Jenny Watt
Guest: Eddie Low, John Rowles and Suzanne Lynch - ‘Pokarekare Ana’
2015 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor was Jeremy Hantler:
Guest: Ray Woolf ‘Bring Me Sunshine’ and Janaya Wadsworth
2015 - MVS Orchestra Item as well - Marina View Musos on two nights
2016 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor was Hannah Bryant - Guest: Suzanne Lynch ‘Welcome Home’
2016 - MVS Orchestra Item as well - Marina View Musos on two nights 2016
2017 - Main Conductor - Guest Suzanne Lynch and Janaya Wadsworth
2018 - Main Conductor - Associate Conductor Kirita Auva'a-Key
2018 - MVS Orchestra playing on two nights
2019 - Main Conductor - Guest Conductor - Rose Alexander
2019 - MVS Orchestra playing on November 19th Auckland Town Hall

2020 - CANCELLED due to a global pandemic hitting the world. CORONA VIRIS - COVID-19
2021 - CANCELLED due to a global pandemic hitting the world. CORONA VIRIS - COVID-19
2022 - CANCELLED due to a global pandemic hitting the world. CORONA VIRIS - COVID-19

Desley Simpson, Suzanne Lynch and Rose Alexander

Suzanne Lynch - Guest artist APPA Music Festival - Auckland Town Hall

APPA Band - Sel Nash, Bruce King, Feleti Key and Rob Galley

Karl Perigo - Guest at APPA Music Festival 2019

Chris Powley and Gail Tipene APPA Music Festival - Auckland Town Hall

The Band: APPA Rob Galley, Feleti Key, Sel Nash, Dave Tusani, Bruce King, Suzy Lynch

ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE

1978 - North Shore Junior Strings - North Shore Teachers College under Roger Buckton
1979 - North Shore Youth Orchestra under Gary Daverne,
New Conductor, David Britten
1981 - Auckland Secondary Schools Orchestra under Michael McClellan
1981 - Auckland Youth Orchestra touring the North Island
1981 - Began teaching private pupils classical Violin. Put many students through Trinity College Music Exams.
1981 - 1995 - Teaching at Belmont Music Centre on Saturday mornings.
1983 - Joined the Auckland Symphony Orchestra, under Gary Daverne MBE

CONDUCTING EXPERIENCE

1981 - Conductor of Belmont Music Centre Orchestra on Saturdays
1982 - Conductor of the North Shore Youth Orchestra
1992 - Conductor the Bays Orchestra for Adults.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1983 - Loretto Hall, Teachers Training College in Auckland, Remuera
1984 - Loretto Hall was closed down, transferred to A.C.E Epsom
1984 - Auckland College of Education Music Major under the most influential person, mentor, the late Lindo Francis
1985 - Graduated Teachers Training College
1986 - 1992 - St. Joseph's Primary School, Takapuna, (First placement)
1994 - Marina View School, Music Specialist

MASSEY UNIVERSITY

2007 - 2008 Guest Music lecturer for MASSEY UNIVERSITY. ALBANY. Working with the Post Graduate Students..
2010, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021

CURRENTLY MUSIC SPECIALIST AT MARINA VIEW SCHOOL

New Zealand Pops Orchestra - under Rita Paczian - Auckland Town Hall

Marina View Orchestra - Auckland Town Hall - Tequila — *Marina View Orchestra - Auckland Town Hall -* *Tequila*

FIDDLING WORKSHOPS

Experience to date: Timaru, Invercargill & Christchurch, and overseas to Melbourne, Enrichment fiddle courses for students learning Suzuki violin

Workshops included students playing Cello, Flute and Guitar as well as Violins.

SUZUKI WORKSHOPS

Timaru. South Island N.Z. - 2007
Christchurch Winter Workshop - 2006 to 2016 - Click here for quick video
Matamata Summer Fiddling Workshop - 2015 / 2016
Melbourne Autumn Fiddling Workshop - 2015 / 2016
Christchurch Winter workshop - 2018
Christchurch Winter workshop - 2021
Christchurch Winter workshop - 2022 July 10th - 13th