Our people

Dean and Head of School

Professor Anna Reid FRSN and FRNCM

Professor Anna Reid, an accomplished string musician and alumna of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, joined the Con in 2010 as Head of School and Associate Dean (Teaching and Learning). Professor Reid was appointed Dean and Head of School in 2016.

Her practical and research interests in social equity and professional preparation have led to the creation of internship programs, ‘buddy’ relationships with regional conservatoria, freeing up the music curriculum to deliver greater student choice, enhancing student engagement with musical studies, and fostering equity programs for the University’s music faculty.

Read the Dean's Welcome.

Senior executive leadership

manual

Link

Acting Deputy Dean
Professor Helen Mitchell

manual

Link

Acting Associate Deputy Dean
Associate Professor Vlad Gorbach

manual

Link

Associate Dean (Research)
Professor Neal Peres Da Costa

manual

Link

Associate Dean (Research Education)
Associate Professor Christopher Coady

manual

Link

Acting Associate Dean (Education)
Professor Jennifer Rowley

manual

Link

Acting Deputy Associate Dean (Education)
Dr Lu Liu

manual

Link

Deputy Associate Dean (Research)
Associate Professor Amanda Harris

manual

Link

Acting Associate Dean (Indigenous Strategy and Services)
Professor Myfany Turpin

manual

Link

Associate Dean (Student Life)
Ms Sue Newsome

manual

Link

School General Manager
Adrienne Sach

automatic

Link

Artistic Strategy Manager
Scott Ryan

Key contacts

Bachelor of Music (Peformance)
Associate Professor Vlad Gorbach

Brass
Mr Brad Lucas

Chamber Music
Dr Timothy Kantor

Classical voice
Dr Anke Hoeppner-Ryan

Collaborative Piano
Dr Theresa Leung

Composition and Music Technology
Associate Professor Paul Stanhope

Composition
Composition for Creative Industries
Digital Music Composition

Contemporary Music Practice
Dr Jadey O'Regan

Drum Set
Dr Simon Barker

Historically informed performance
Dr Daniel Yeadon

Jazz
Dr Steve Barry (Ms Hannah James in semester 2 2026)

Music Theatre
Associate Professor Narelle Yeo

Piano
Associate Professor Stephanie McCallum

Collaborative piano
Dr Theresa Leung

Non-Western instruments (including Chinese instrumental performance)
Dr Lu Liu

Percussion
Mr Kevin Man

Strings
Mr Julian Smiles

Woodwind
Associate Professor Michael Duke

Master of Music Studies
Dr Daniel Yeadon

Music Education
Ms Carla Trott

Musicology
Dr David Larkin

Opera
Mr Alan Hicks

Honours
Associate Professor Daniel Rojas

Higher Degree Research
Associate Professor Christopher Coady

Music Pathways and Recruitment
Mr Brad Lucas

Office of the Dean
Megan Biok, Executive Assistant to the Dean
Philanthropy and Development
Matthew Young
Concerts, Auditions and Artistic Planning
Nick Munro
Curriculum and Education Services
Shauna Crick
Education Innovation
River Shan-Torrington
External Relations, International Partnerships and Events
Kirsty McCahon
Open Academy
Marcus Hodgson
Research
Dr Anthony Chmiel
Technology
Dr David Kim-Boyle
Facilities Management and Venues
Grant Crompton (Facilities) | Paul Davison (Venues)
Media
Elissa Blake
Alumni
Renee York

Academic staff

Get to know our community of award-winning scholars and acclaimed musicians with strong industry connections in Australia and worldwide.

Professor Helen Mitchell, Musicology
Associate Professor Christopher Coady, Musicology
Associate Professor Charles Fairchild, Popular Music
Associate Professor Goetz Richter, Violin
Associate Professor Daniel Rojas, Composition
Associate Professor Narelle Yeo, Stagecraft
Dr Catherine Ingram, Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology
Dr Toby Martin, Associate Professor in Contemporary Music
Dr Jadey O’Regan, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Music
Dr Rachel Campbell, Senior Lecturer in Musicology
Dr Paul (Mac) McDermott, Lecturer in Contemporary Music
Ms Ella Macens, Associate Lecturer in Composition
Dr Bree Van Reyk, Associate Lecturer in Contemporary Music

Mr Brad Lucas, Lecturer in Euphonium
Mr Owen Morris, Lecturer in Trumpet
Mr Scott Kinmont, Lecturer in Trombone
Mr Nigel Crocker, Casual Lecturer in Trombone
Mr Brett Page, Casual Lecturer in Trombone
Mr David Elton, Casual Lecturer in Trumpet
Ms Leanne Sullivan, Casual Lecturer in Trumpet
Mr Brent Grapes, Casual Lecturer in Trumpet
Mr Scott Francombe, Casual Lecturer of Tuba
Ms Rachel Silver, Casual Lecturer in French Horn
Mr Benjamin Jacks, Casual Lecturer in French Horn
Mr Samuel Jacobs, Casual Lecturer in French Horn

Mr Timothy Kantor

Dr Lu Liu, Senior Lecturer in Chinese Music Performance and Ethnomusicology
Dr Karen Cummings, Senior Lecturer
Mr Brad Lucas, Lecturer in Euphonium
Dr Nicholas Ng, Associate Lecturer in Chinese Music Ensemble

Associate Professor Jeanell Carrigan AM
Mr Phillip Shovk, Lecturer
Dr Theresa Leung, Lecturer
Dr Eun-Jung Byun, Associate Lecturer
Dr Nicholas Kennedy, Associate Lecturer
Ms Yerim Lee, Associate Lecturer

Professor Matthew Hindson AM
Professor Liza Lim AM
Associate Professor James Humberstone
Associate Professor Damien Ricketson
Associate Professor Daniel Rojas
Associate Professor Paul Stanhope
Dr Benjamin Carey, Senior Lecturer
Mr Carl Vine AO, Senior Lecturer
Dr Natalie Williams, Senior Lecturer
Dr Ivan Zavada, Senior Lecturer
Dr Daniel Blinkhorn, Lecturer
Dr Jim Coyle, Lecturer
Dr Natalie Nicolas, Lecturer
Dr Amanda Cole, Associate Lecturer
Ms Ella Macens, Associate Lecturer
Dr Cyrus Meurant, Associate Lecturer
Dr Peggy Polias, Associate Lecturer
Emerita Professor Anne Boyd
Honorary Associate Dr David Kim-Boyle
Honorary Adjunct Professor Ross Edwards AM

Dr Ivan Zavada, Senior Lecturer
Mr Damian Barbeler, Lecturer
Dr Andrew Callaghan, Lecturer
Dr Alison Cole, Lecturer
Dr Fiona Hill, Lecturer

Professor Benjamin Northey
Professor Neal Peres Da Costa FAHA, Conductor of the Conservatorium Early Music Ensemble
Associate Professor Roger Benedict, Chief Conductor of the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, Conductor of Modern Music Ensemble
Associate Professor Erin Helyard, Artistic Director of Pinchgut Opera
Associate Professor Stephen Mould, Artistic Director of Con Opera, ARC DECRA Fellow
Associate Professor Paul Stanhope, Conductor of the Conservatorium Chamber Choir, Conductor of Modern Music Ensemble
Dr Daniel Yeadon, Senior Lecturer, Chamber Music Coordinator
Mr Brad Lucas, Lecturer, Chinese Music Ensemble Coordinator
Dr Elizabeth Scott, Lecturer, Conductor of the Conservatorium Choir

Associate Professor Charles Fairchild
Dr Toby Martin, Associate Professor in Contemporary Music
Dr Jadey O'Regan, Senior Lecturer
Dr Paul (Mac) McDermott, Lecturer in Contemporary Music
Dr Ben Panucci, Lecturer in Contemporary Music
Dr Bree Van Reyk, Associate Lecturer

Dr Benjamin Carey, Senior Lecturer
Dr Ivan Zavada, Senior Lecturer
Mr Damian Barbeler, Lecturer
Dr Daniel Blinkhorn, Lecturer
Ms Alexis Weaver, Associate Lecturer

Dr Simon Barker, Senior Lecturer
Ms Chloe Kim, Associate Lecturer

Professor Myfany Turpin FAHA
Dr Georgia Curran, Robinson Senior Research Fellow
Dr Catherine Ingram, Senior Lecturer
Dr Lu Liu, Senior Lecturer
Dr Nicholas Ng, Associate Lecturer
Emeritus Professor Allan Marett
Professor Emerita Kathryn Marsh
Professor Martin Thomas, Honorary Research Fellow

Professor Neal Peres Da Costa FAHA, Historical Performance and Early Keyboards
Associate Professor Erin Helyard, Early Keyboards
Dr Lu Liu, Senior Lecturer in Chinese Music Performance
Dr Alan Maddox, Senior Lecturer in Rhetorical Performance and Musicology
Dr Daniel Yeadon, Senior Lecturer in Historical Performance, Cello, Viola da Gamba, Chamber Music
Dr Anthony Abouhamad, Lecturer in Early Keyboards
Dr David Greco, Lecturer in Voice
Dr Nicole Forsyth, Lecturer in Viola
Ms Rachael Beesley, Casual Lecturer in Violin
Dr Alana Blackburn, Casual Lecturer in Recorder
Mr Andrew Doyle, Casual Lecturer in Clarinet
Ms Melissa Farrow, Casual Lecturer in Flute
Mr Rafael Font, Casual Lecturer in Violin
Ms Anna Fraser, Casual Lecturer in Historical Voice
Dr Esther Kim, Casual Lecturer in Early Keyboard (Clavichord)
Dr Matthew Manchester, Casual Lecturer in Cornetto and Pre-Baroque Practice
Ms Mikaela Oberg, Casual Lecturer in Recorder
Ms Anneke Scott, Casual Lecturer in Horn

Associate Professor Christopher Coady, Musicology and Jazz
Dr Simon Barker, Senior Lecturer
Mr David Theak, Senior Lecturer
Dr Phillip Slater, Senior Lecturer
Dr Steve Barry, Lecturer, Program Leader for Jazz
Ms Jess Green, Lecturer (Equity in Jazz)
Dr Kevin Hunt, Lecturer
Mr Andrew Robertson, Lecturer
Dr Jeremy Rose, Lecturer
Mr Carl Dewhurst, Associate Lecturer
Ms Hannah James, Associate Lecturer
Ms Chloe Kim, Associate Lecturer
Dr Matthew McMahon, Associate Lecturer
Mr Cameron Undy, Associate Lecturer
Ms Virna Sanzone, Associate Lecturer
Mr Andrew Dickeson, Casual Lecturer
Mr Craig Scott, Casual Lecturer

Professor Jennifer Rowley
Associate Professor James Humberstone FRSA
Dr Thomas Fienberg, Senior Lecturer
Ms Carla Trott, Senior Lecturer
Dr Jim Coyle, Lecturer
Professor Emerita Kathryn Marsh
Honorary Associate Professor Peter Dunbar-Hall
Honorary Associate Professor Michael Webb

Associate Professor Narelle Yeo
Dr Karen Cummings, Senior Lecturer
Mr Simon Kenway, Associate Lecturer
Mr Robert McDougall, Associate Lecturer
Ms Tanith Bryce, Casual Lecturer
Mr Luke Byrne, Casual Lecturer
Mr Peter Cousens, Casual Lecturer
Dr Melissa Fenton, Casual Lecturer
Ms Margi De Ferranti, Casual Lecturer
Mr David Gardos, Casual Lecturer
Ms Felicity Jurd, Casual Lecturer
Ms Lorena Otes, Casual Lecturer

Professor Helen Mitchell, Musicology
Professor Neal Peres Da Costa FAHA, Historical Performance and Early Keyboards
Professor Myfany Turpin FAHA, Ethnomusicology
Associate Professor Christopher Coady, Musicology and Jazz
Associate Professor Charles Fairchild, Contemporary Music Practice
Associate Professor Amanda Harris FAHA, ARC Future Fellow
Associate Professor Daniel Rojas, Composition and Musicology
Dr Georgia Curran, Robinson Senior Research Fellow
Dr Steffen Herff, Senior Lecturer, ARC DECRA Fellow, and Sydney Horizon Fellow
Dr Catherine Ingram, Senior Lecturer, Ethnomusicology
Dr David Larkin, Senior Lecturer, Musicology
Dr Gavin Shin Kang Lee, Senior Lecturer, Historical Musicology
Dr Alan Maddox, Senior Lecturer, Musicology
Dr Jadey O’Regan, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary Music
Dr Anthony Abouhamad, Lecturer, Musicology (Music Skills)
Dr Rachel Campbell, Senior Lecturer, Musicology
Dr Laura Case, Lecturer, Musicology
Dr Alex Chilvers, Lecturer in Aural Perception
Mr Lewis Cornwell, Lecturer, Musicology
Dr Jocelyn Ho, Lecturer, Musicology (Music Skills)
Dr Jeremy Rose, Lecturer in Music Industry
Ms Alisa Bernhard, Associate Lecturer, Musicology (Theory and Analysis)
Dr Nicholas Kennedy, Associate Lecturer, Musicology
Dr Zoltan Szabo, Associate Lecturer, Musicology
Emeritus Professor Richard Charteris
Honorary Associate Professor Kathleen Nelson, Musicology
Honorary Associate Professor Michael Webb

Professor Neal Peres Da Costa FAHA, Conductor of the Conservatorium Early Music Ensemble
Associate Professor Roger Benedict, Chief Conductor of the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestra, Conductor of Modern Music Ensemble
Associate Professor Erin Helyard, Artistic Director of Pinchgut Opera
Associate Professor Stephen Mould, Artistic Director of Con Opera, ARC DECRA Fellow
Associate Professor Paul Stanhope, Conductor of the Conservatorium Chamber Choir, Conductor of Modern Music Ensemble
Dr Daniel Yeadon, Senior Lecturer, Chamber Music Coordinator
Mr Brad Lucas, Lecturer, Chinese Music Ensemble Coordinator
Dr Elizabeth Scott, Academic Fellow, Conductor of the Conservatorium Choir

Professor Myfany Turpin FAHA
Associate Professor Amanda Harris FAHA, Director (PARADISEC Sydney Unit), ARC Future Fellow
Emerita Professor Linda Barwick FAHA, Chair of the PARADISEC Steering Committee
Emeritus Professor Allan Marett

Mr Kevin Man, Casual Academic

Associate Professor Daniel Herscovitch
Associate Professor Stephanie McCallum
Dr Bernadette Harvey, Senior Lecturer
Mr Clemens Leske, Senior Lecturer
Dr Paul Rickard-Ford, Senior Lecturer
Ms Natalia Ricci, Senior Lecturer
Mr Phillip Shovk, Lecturer

Associate Professor Roger Benedict, Viola
Associate Professor Ole Bohn, Violin
Associate Professor Vladimir Gorbach, Guitar
Associate Professor Goetz Richter AM, Violin
Dr Daniel Yeadon, Senior Lecturer in Baroque Cello and Viola da Gamba
Mr Timothy Kantor, Senior Lecturer in Violin
Mr Julian Smiles, Senior Lecturer in Cello
Dr Nicole Forsyth, Lecturer in Viola
Mr Kees Boersma, Lecturer in Double Bass
Ms Janet Davies, Lecturer in Violin
Mr Alex Henery, Lecturer in Double Bass
Dr Evgeny Sorkin, Lecturer in Violin
Mr Stuart Johnson, Lecturer in Viola
Dr Stephen Lalor, Casual Lecturer in Mandolin
Mr Georg Pedersen, Casual Lecturer in Cello
Ms Rachel Siu, Casual Lecturer in Cello
Ms Louise Johnson, Casual Lecturer in Harp
Ms Alice Giles, Casual Lecturer in Harp

Professor Deborah Cheetham Fraillon, Elizabeth Todd Chair of Vocal Studies
Associate Professor Stephen Mould, ARC DECRA Fellow
Associate Professor Narelle Yeo
Dr Rowena Cowley, Senior Lecturer
Dr David Greco, Lecturer
Dr Anke Hoeppner-Ryan, Lecturer
Dr Simon Lobelson, Lecturer
Mr Barry Ryan OAM, Lecturer
Mr Alan Hicks, Associate Lecturer
Ms Donna Balson, Casual Lecturer
Ms Amelia Farrugia, Casual Lecturer
Mr Andrew Goodwin, Casual Lecturer
Mr Russell Harcourt, Casual Lecturer
Ms Maree Ryan AM, Casual Lecturer
Ms Christina Wilson, Casual Lecturer
Honorary Associate Professor Michael Halliwell

Associate Professor Michael Duke, Saxophone
Mr Andrew Barnes, Senior Lecturer in Bassoon
Ms Susan Newsome, Senior Lecturer in Clarinet
Ms Emma Sholl, Senior Lecturer in Flute
Mr Frank Celata, Lecturer in Clarinet
Mr James Kortum, Lecturer in Flute
Ms Shefali Pryor, Lecturer in Oboe

Get
in touch

General enquiries

Phone: +61 2 9351 1222
Email: con.reception@sydney.edu.au

Sydney Conservatorium of Music

Our people

On this page

Dean and Head of School

Professor Anna Reid FRSN and FRNCM

Senior executive leadership

Key contacts

Academic staff

Get
in touch

General enquiries

Connect with us

Our people

On this page

Dean and Head of School

Professor Anna Reid FRSN and FRNCM

Senior executive leadership

Key contacts

Program and discipline leaders

Key professional staff

Academic staff

Arts Music

Brass

Chamber Music

Chinese and Intercultural Music

Collaborative Piano

Composition

Composition for Creative Industries

Conducting

Contemporary Music Practice

Digital Music Composition

Drum Set

Ethnomusicology

Historical Performance

Jazz

Music Education

Music Theatre

Musicology

Orchestral Studies and Conducting

Organ Studies

PARADISEC

Percussion

Piano

Strings

Vocal and Opera Studies

Woodwind

Getin touch

General enquiries

Connect with us

Get
in touch