A Little more about me
Performance Info
Elizabeth has played in many different orchestras over the years including the Margaret Sutherland Strings, Percy Grainger Youth Orchestra, Melbourne Youth Orchestra, Geminiani Chamber Orchestra and the Australian Youth Orchestra.
Elizabeth has taken part in a mentoring program with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and had the privelage of playing in a number of the MSO free concerts at the Sidney Myer Music Bowl whilst a member of the AYO.
Elizabeth has travelled to Canada and America with the MYO playing for variuos different events. She also travelled to France on a student exchange program, after which she travelled to Holland and had a lesson with Istvan Parkanyi in Amsterdam.
Elizabeth has played in a variety of other ensembles including string quartets, piano trio's and string quintets.
Elizabeth has played with many famous performers including:
David Helfgott
Vanessa Amarosi
Red Simons
Don Burrows
and many more
She has played in Orchestras under the baton of:
Marco van Pagee
Richard Mills
Richard Gill
Marcus Stenz
Peter Bandy
Bruce Warland
and many others
She has also had the privelage of learning one of Peter Sculthorpe's String Quartet's under Sculthorpe's tutoring.
AWARDS
Whilst at school, Elizabeth won various awards, including the Junior Music Scholarship, the Senior Music Scholarship and the VCASS Citizenship Scholarship.
In her first year of study at the VCA, Elizabeth won the Gwen Nisbet Encouragement Award.
Elizabeth has also won a number of other awards at Eisteddfod's around the state, not only on violin but on piano.
In 2000, Elizabeth played with the Preston Symphony Orchestra as part of a Concerto Competition in which she came third.