Forest Dreams EP now available on Apple Music and Spotify
About
Bio
Elizabeth is a musician based in the beautiful Dandenong Ranges. She is a Music Teacher, Piano Teacher and Accompanist, and has been performing on the Lever/Celtic Harp since 2016.
Her debut EP "Forest Dreams" was released March 31, 2021.
Elizabeth is a keen composer of music for solo Piano, solo Celtic Harp, vocals and choirs. She is a full member of the Melbourne Composer's League. Her Harp and Piano music is sold on Harp Column, Sheet Music Plus and through direct purchase.
She is currently the accompanist for Singularity Choir, as well as being a member of the committee, a regular chorister, and sometime rehearsal director. She is qualified with a Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Education.
Piano
Elizabeth holds a Bachelor of Music in Classical Piano Performance. She regularly accompanies instrumentalists, vocalists and choirs.
During the COVID-19 pandemic Elizabeth ran Zoom choir rehearsals for Singularity Choir from the Piano in her lounge room.
She is currently the accompanist for Singularity Choir.
Recent Piano work includes:
- 2022 performances with Casey Philharmonic Orchestra for their Star Wars Extravaganza and Harry Potter concerts.
- Numerous Singularity Choir performances and rehearsals throughout 2022 including The Pirates of Penzance and Handel's Messiah.
- School productions including Grease and The Addams Family.
Elizabeth has been teaching Piano since 2003. She is experienced in guiding students from beginner to advanced, working towards performances, examinations and auditions. She is currently only teaching sessionally, but will be returning to teaching at her home studio in the future.
Celtic Harp
Elizabeth has been playing the Lever Harp, aka Celtic Harp, since 2016. In this short amount of time she has performed at numerous festivals and venues in Victoria. Including:
- weddings around Melbourne and Victoria
- solo performances for Cardinia and Yarra Ranges Councils
- solo performances at festivals including the Beechworth Celtic Festival and PAVE
Her original composition for Celtic Harp "Forest Dreams" was selected to be professionally recorded as part of the Phoenix Ensemble Project.
During lockdown 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic Elizabeth performed regularly on the Celtic Harp on the A Guide to Cardinia Facebook page and for numerous online festivals such as the Virtual Highland Games.