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Discover the Elder Conservatorium of Music and School of Performing Arts team

Meet the talented staff and artists at Elder Conservatorium of Music and School of Performing Arts – leading teaching, research and engagement to grow music and performing arts in South Australia and beyond.

Meet the team

Professor Anna Goldsworthy

Dean, Elder Conservatorium of Music and School of Performing Arts

Contact

Name	Area
Erin James	Head of Music Theatre
Anna Steen	Acting
Dale March	Acting
Craig Behenna	Acting for Film
Carla Centofanti	Dance (Tap)
Alexander Kermond	Dance (Tap, Jazz)
Josh Belperio	Music Director
George Torbay	Music Theatre
Joseph Simons	Music Theatre
Peter Johns	Music Theatre
Nicholas Hedger	Song & Dance
Roel Voorbij	Voice
Rosie Hosking	Voice Anatomy

Name	Area
Mark Ferguson	Head of Jazz Performance (Piano)
Dr Lyndon Gray	Bass
John McDermott	Drums
Steve Neville	Drums
Django Martin - Rowe	Guitar
James Muller	Guitar
Tyler Venter	Guitar
Brenton Foster	Piano
Derek Pascoe	Saxophone
Dr Tim Clarkson	Saxophone
Shaun Rammers	Saxophone
Vashti Tyrell	Saxophone
Alexander Taylor	Trombone
Luke White	Trumpet
Robin Finlay	Trumpet
Dr Julian Ferraretto	Violin
Ciara Ferguson	Voice
Kit Withers	Voice
Lauren Henderson	Voice
Luke Thompson	Voice

Name	Area
Dr Emma Gregan	Head of Brass
Dr Edith Salzmann	Head of Cello
Dr Oliver Fartach-Naini	Head of Classical Guitar
Dr Elizabeth Layton	Head of Classical Performance (Head of Strings)
Teddy Tahu Rhodes	Head of Classical Voice
Lucinda Collins	Head of Keyboard
Amanda Grigg	Head of Percussion
Lloyd Van't Hoff	Head of Woodwind
Dr Mark Gaydon	Bassoon
Slava Grigoryan	Classical Guitar
Caleb Lavery-Brook	Classical Guitar
James Rawley	Classical Guitar
Dr Cheryl Pickering	Classical Voice
Rosalind Martin	Classical Voice
Stephanie Acraman	Classical Voice
Associate Professor Luke Dollman	Conducting
Dr Bryan Griffiths	Conducting
Nicholas Braithwaite	Conducting
Dr Josh Van Konkelenberg	Conducting, Organ
Dr Kathryn Moorhead	Flute
Julia Grenfell	Flute
Philip Paine	Horn
Professor Anna Goldsworthy	Keyboard
Vivian Milton	Keyboard
Robert Nairn	Lower Strings
Joshua Oates	Oboe
Damien Hurn	Saxophone
Colin Prichard	Trombone, Euphonium
Howard Parkinson	Trombone
Amanda Tillett	Trombone
Robin Finlay	Trumpet
David Gill	Tuba
Dr Steve King	Viola
Dr Helen Ayres	Violin

Name	Area
Associate Professor Luke Harrald	Head of Creative Practice
Stephen Whittington	Head of Sonic Arts
Professor Charles Bodman Rae	Composition
Dr Dylan Crismani	Composition
Derek Pascoe	Popular Music
Grayson Rotumah	Popular Music
Hannah Yates	Popular Music
Dr Daniel Pitman	Sonic Arts
Dr Sebastian Tomczak	Sonic Arts
Dylan Cooper	Sonic Arts
Motez Obaidi	Sonic Arts

Name	Area
Dr Emily Dollman	Head of Music Education
Dr Oliver Fartach - Naini	Music Education

Name	Area
Dr Emily Dollman	Graduate Research Coordinator
Dr Oliver Fartach-Naini	Graduate Research Coordinator

Name	Position
Dr Dylan Crismani	Co-Director
Grayson Rotumah	Co-Director
Daniel Rankine	Lecturer in Music
Hannah Yates	Lecturer in Music
William Barton	Associate Professor in Music

Name	Area
Catherine Campbell	Performing Arts
Dr Russell Fewster	Performing Arts

Name	Position
Martin Victory	Elder Hall Manager
Shuana Williams	Senior Administration Officer
Emma Smith	Senior Administration Officer
Sara Lambert	Outreach Coordinator
Brinley Carroll	Project Officer \| Open Music Academy (OMA)
Dylan Cooper	Technical Officer
Dr Dylan Henerson	Communications Manager
Yundi Yuan	Administrative Officer