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| President: | Matthew Dalton |  |
| Vice President: | Amanda De Souza |  |
| Secretary: | Charles Luchetti |  |
| Treasurer: | Tamara Auer |  |
| Choir Coordinator: | Lyndell Hill |  |
| Orchestra Coordinator: | (unfilled) |  |
| Jazz Band Coordinator: | Joe Cayzer |  |
| Publicity Officer: | Madeleine Stratton |  |
| Fundraising Coordinator: | (Position unfilled) |  |
| Librarian: | (unfilled) |  |
| Webmaster: | Michael Chan, Priscilla Yuen |
David Hood is a conductor, composer and trumpet player, with B Mus and PhD (Australian History) degrees from the University of Adelaide. As a trumpet player, he has performed in many Opera Australia and Australian Ballet productions, including the Verdi Requiem, Lohengrin, Andrea Chénier and Spartacus. David’s repertoire is not limited to classical music. In Adelaide he was for many years a member of the Flinders Street School of Music Big Band, and in Canberra he directed the ‘In Full Swing’ big band. He has directed groups in a wide range of styles, from the baroque and classical choral repertoire to music theatre and operetta. Since moving to Sydney in 2000, he has led a varied musical life as performer, organist, choirmaster and composer, including current positions at St Jude's Church Randwick and All Souls' Church Leichhardt. In 2002 he formed the Inner West Chamber Choir. With the IWCC and other groups he has conducted numerous performances covering a range of musical styles, including the Eastern Suburbs Musical Society's production of Godspell (2001), and Savoy Arts Company's productions of The Pirates of Penzance (2003) and Patience (2004). In April 2006 he conducted a performance of his own Missa Brevis at St Jude's Church Randwick. David has written a number of works for piano, choir and string ensemble and hopes to spend more time on composition in 2007.
Chris Blenkinsopp completed a Bachelor of Music at the Academy of Music, Indonesia. He then studied under Geoff Bailey and Cliff Goodchild at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He has performed with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and the Elizabethan Trust Orchestra (now the Australian Opera and ballet Orchestra). Chris is currently the Head of Music at Waverley College. He has directed the Pipers Wind Ensemble at UNSW and with the exception of 1996 &'97, has been the conductor of the MuscUTS Chamber Orchestra since its inception in 1993.
Brook Ayrton completed a Bachelor of Musc in jazz trumpet at Sydney Conservatorium. Since graduation Brook has studied jazz trumpet in New York with Tim Hagans and John McNeil. Brook is a regular member of several bands playing around Sydney as well as backing club shows around the Sydney club circuit and touring with the Paul Griffith big band.
Michelle Cheung is currently in her fourth year of a combined Bachelor of Medical Science/Bachelor of Laws at UTS. She plays piano and violin, and previously attended Ravenswood School where she was House Music Captain and leader of the Senior and Chamber Orchestras. At 14 she gained her A.Mus.A with Distinction on piano under Jeanell Carrigan and, at 15, her L.Mus.A under Neta Maughan. Recent successes include reaching the State Finals of the 2005 Yamaha Australian Youth Piano Competition and winning the Open Age Piano Solo at Ryde Eisteddfod.
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