Melissa Coleman is an active freelance flautist who enjoys performing both flute and piccolo in a wide range of settings. Melissa studied with James Kortum at the Newcastle Conservatorium of Music, attaining her Bachelor of Music, majoring in Performance; then later with Alexa Still at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, where she attained her Master of Music degree. A specialist in contemporary flute techniques, Melissa is especially passionate about promoting and performing contemporary Australian chamber works and collaborating with composers in the creation of new music. Melissa is also a passionate educator, maintaining a thriving flute and piccolo studio.


Harriet Channon holds a BMus (Hons) and DMA from the Sydney Conservatorium. Her research focused on the analysis and performance of unaccompanied trumpet works composed by Australians. Since receiving her Doctorate she has worked as a soloist and freelance musician and performs with community based music ensembles such as the Warringah Concert Brass Band. During her doctoral studies Harriet gained attention with performances of new Australian solo trumpet compositions at the Creative Space Gallery, Sydney, and premiering four Australian solos at Montsalvat for the Melbourne Composers' League. Recent solo concerts include the world premiere performance of Alan Holley's new work The Sky is Brass for unaccompanied trumpet, as well as regular recitals including St Stephen's Sydney.  


Sumiko Yamamura is a freelance accompanist born in Japan. She completed Bachelor of Music in performance with Elizabeth Powell, and Graduate Diploma in piano accompaniment with David Miller at Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Sumiko has performed and recorded for ABC FM and Fine Music FM with various musicians and groups including Orana Trio, Sirius Ensemble, The Phoenix Ensemble, Ensemble Vinifera, Kammer Trio, John Cran and Richard Rourke and Jonathon Ramsay. Recently she performed for Lane Cove Music Club with Mark Walton.

Eun-Jung holds a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Performance, both majoring in piano accompaniment, from the University of Sydney. During her postgraduate studies, she was selected to take part in the student exchange program at the Royal Academy of Music, London. She completed her Doctor of Musical Arts on the development of Korean art song based on poetry from the Japanese Occupation Period (1910-1945).

A member of the Accompanists' Guild of NSW and the collaborative pianist for the Pacific Opera Studio, Eun-Jung has appeared in the Melbourne International Festival of Lieder and Art Song, Festival of Art Song hosted by the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Since 2005, Eun-Jung was a staff pianist for the Voice and Opera Studies division and is currently an Associate Lecturer in Collaborative Piano at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.

Dr Brett McKern is an organist, composer, choir director, lecturer, music teacher, and consultant on music and music education.

Brett has an international career as a composer with his music being performed in at least eight countries including England, Belgium, France, Germany, the USA, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia. His music has been performed and broadcasted in multiple Australian states. Brett is an award-winning composer (Australia & Canada) and has published over one hundred works in Australia and abroad. Brett is often commissioned by professional soloists (particularly organists), liturgical choirs, secular choirs (such as the Song Co), school choirs, orchestras, and others. He has also written pedagogical material (such as the latest AMEB piano sight-reading book). His music has been performed at such prestigious venues as Westminster Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral, London; and Washington National Cathedral.

Brett holds degrees in music, education, theology, and two doctorates in musical composition including a PhD from Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Organists, Trinity College of Music, London, and the Guild of Church Musicians. He has lectured at various universities and at theological college, and was an Adjunct Associate Professor. He examines written music both online and as one of three national diploma examiners, and is a syllabus adviser for the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB), as well as being called upon to examine university research degrees. Brett has adjudicated multiple composition competitions, and sits on the Advisory Panel for the music publisher Wirripang. He is a Represented Composer of the Australian Music Centre. Brett consults on music and music education including for an international music education software developer; as well as lecturing to music teachers on pedagogical technique.

Brett has performed as an organist and choir director in four countries, and been recorded for DVD, CD and film. He was the organist on the soundtrack for the Australian feature film Animal Kingdom. He has released a solo CD of organ music and improvisations, and features as organist, choir director or composer on multiple other CDs.

Brett also teaches and many of his private organ, theory and composition students have gone on to read music at university, and a number are now professional musicians.