Ensemble Lumen

Anna Goldsworthy is Dean of the Elder Conservatorium of Music and School of Performing Arts, and an award-winning pianist, writer, and festival director. She performs widely with a range of collaborators and with Seraphim Trio, and is a celebrated writer of memoir, fiction and works for the stage, including the bestselling memoir Piano Lessons. 

German/New Zealand cellist Edith Salzmann joined the Elder Conservatorium as lecturer in cello in 2024. Previously she held positions at the universities of Auckland and Canterbury in New Zealand. As a chamber musician and soloist she performed in major concert halls, such as the Berlin and Cologne Philharmonie, the Barbican London, and the Lincoln Centre New York. Edith is a Naxos recording artist, recent recordings include the complete chamber music of William Shield and Ignaz Pleyel.

Described as ‘one of the most outstanding performers of her generation’ (The Strad) Elizabeth Layton enjoys a varied career performing at festivals throughout Australia and New Zealand. She is Head of Classical Performance at the Elder Conservatorium of Music and School of Performing Arts, and a regular guest Concertmaster with many orchestras including the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Elizabeth has toured chamber music worldwide with the Nash Ensemble and her recordings are available on DG, Hyperion, Chandos, Avie, Naxos and NMC.

Emma Gregan plays Tutti Horn with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and is the Head of Brass at the Elder Conservatorium of Music and School of Performing Arts. She is also an Alliance Brass artist. She has appeared with many of the major Australian orchestras and is an active chamber musician on modern and historical instruments. She is an enthusiastic educator and advocate for community music programs, also serving as the Artistic Director of the Adelaide Horn Jam.

Lauded by Limelight Magazine for his “life-affirming music-making”, Lloyd Van’t Hoff enjoys a vibrant career as a clarinettist, chamber musician, director and educator. A winner of the 2015 ABC Symphony Australia Young Performer of the Year, he currently serves as Head of Woodwind at the Elder Conservatorium of Music and School of Performing Arts and is the Director of the Pathways Program at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music. Lloyd is a founding member of Arcadia Winds and is proudly a Buffet Crampon endorsed performing artist.

Lucinda Collins has performed widely throughout Australia, as well as giving numerous broadcasts for ABC Classic FM. After undergraduate study at the Elder Conservatorium under German pianist Professor Stefan Ammer, she was awarded the Elder Overseas Scholarship in Music. She has given concerts in the United Kingdom and Korea. In 1997, Lucinda became a lecturer in piano at the Elder Conservatorium. Since 2000, she has held the position of Head of Piano and coordinates the chamber music program.

Violist Stephen King is a collaborator and creator. He performed with the Australian String Quartet from 2012-21 developing projects with First Nations artists, new commissions, recordings and digital creations. From 2003 he was a member of the ACO where he played a major role in building the Emerging Artists program. Recently he has been a regular guest principal of the TSO and ARCO. Stephen teaches viola at the Elder Conservatorium of Music and School of Performing Arts and away from music, he enjoys making sculpted timber furniture.