Clare is an Artistic Associate with Camerata Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra and Co-Artistic director of Ensemble Cherubim. She is an active freelancer in Brisbane playing regularly with Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Topology and Australian Session Orchestra.
She attained her Bachelor of Music with Distinction from Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University and her Graduate Diploma at the University of Queensland studying under Michele Walsh and Adam Chalabi. Whilst at University she was the recipient of numerous prizes and undertook internships with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Camerata Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra and Southern Cross Soloists.
Motivated by her deep love of chamber music, Clare has performed at numerous Chamber music festivals in the US and Australia including the Australian Festival of Chamber Music, Bangalow Festival and Stradbroke Chamber Music Festival. She has also played in masterclasses for the Borodin String Quartet, Takacs Quartet and the Australian String Quartet. During her years as a member of the Australian Youth Orchestra she travelled to Europe and China performing in such venues as the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, which she considers to be one of her most fulfilling musical experiences to date. Clare is the current co-concertmaster of the Brisbane Philharmonic Orchestra.
Allana is a violinist of Camerata and completed her Master of Music Studies at RNCM, Manchester, having been awarded an International Experience Incentive Scheme Grant by the Queensland Conservatorium, where she completed her prior studies with Elizabeth Morgan AM.
Allana holds an LMUSA and ATCL Recital and has appeared as a soloist with the Conservatorium Symphony Orchestras performing Bartok, Tchaikovsky and Bruch violin concertos. Allana was a member of the Australian Youth Orchestra for their 2010 appearance under Sir Mark Elder at the BBC London Proms and the Amsterdam Concertgebouw.
Allana regularly performs with the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and in 2009 completed her training with Meredith Page to become teacher of the Alexander Technique.
Allana is a violinist born and raised in Cairns. Allana feels immensely privileged that she is the product of what she believes is the best musical education system in Australia. She studied at the Conservatorium of Music in Brisbane with Camerata’s founder, Elizabeth Morgan AM, and has found fantastic opportunities to perform and do what she loves. Allana says she has lovely colleagues and a challenging, rewarding workplace at Camerata.
Jason has been playing the violin for over twenty years and also enjoys playing the piano and Otamatone usually with mixed results (find a video of someone playing Otamatone, you won’t regret it!). When Jason is asked the popular tricky question, who’s your favourite composer?, he answers with, Most of the ones with whose last names start with ‘B’. In his spare time he enjoys bicycle riding, swimming, picnics, hanging around with friends, and trying all kinds of food from other cultures.
Anne Horton is an Artistic Associate at Camerata – Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra and core member of Ensemble Q and Ensemble Trivium. Anne established her career as a member of the Australian String Quartet (formerly the Tankstream Quartet which won several prestigious awards including First prize in the Cremona and Osaka International String Quartet Competitions). She has released albums for ABC Classic FM including works by Debussy, Ravel and Schubert.
Anne is a Teacher of Violin at Queensland Conservatorium, Griffith University. Born in Perth, Anne holds a Master of Music Performance from The Australian Institute of Music in Sydney under the tutelage of Alice Waten and studied an Artist’s Diploma with the Alban Berg Quartet at the Cologne Hochscule for Musik.
Anne has performed nationally and internationally throughout Europe and Asia, where she has enjoyed successful artistic collaborations with many highly acclaimed performers.
Sally-Ann is a Scottish violinist who grew up in Glasgow. She studied (very hard!) at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Royal Academy of Music and Queensland Conservatorium of Music. Her first job was with the Bingham Quartet (London) but she also enjoyed a freelance career playing with many fine UK orchestras, including the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Scottish Chamber Orchestra plus some onstage performances at the National Theatre (alongside Fiona Shaw, who played Petunia Dursley in the Harry Potter films). Her best gig ever was making icicle noises for a BBC documentary about Antarctica for which she was paid rather generously for the minimal effort involved! Her most dangerous gig ever was when the Mikado fell into the pit breaking her bow in half in a performance in Geneva. In her time off Sally-Ann enjoys spending time with her children (aged 6 and 8), baking, reading, and international travel. She loves playing in Camerata and thinks the choice of music is really original and exciting (and hopes you do too).
Playing the violin is one of Tiana’s favourite things to do. She knew from an early age that she wanted to become a professional violinist and is so grateful that this dream came true as she absolutely loves playing music all day long. Tiana began learning at the age of 12 from her teacher and mentor, Elizabeth Morgan AM who significantly influenced her violin playing and continues to be at the core of her inspiration and passion for musical performance. In 2009, Tiana graduated from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music with a Masters of Music majoring in Violin Performance and String Pedagogy. Tiana says, I absolutely love playing in Camerata especially because of the other wonderful players; they are not only my colleagues but are also my Camerata family. I also love the new and interesting pieces I have been able to perform through being a member of this ensemble.
Jonny used to be all about drugs and rock & roll: a pharmacist and a musician. Two years ago, Jonny hung up his lab coat to focus entirely on his passion: music and music education. He is a violinist, violist, and pianist; enjoys teaching all three instruments as well as instrumental and choral accompanying, composing, arranging, and conducting. Jonny is Principal Second Violin and Education Manager for Camerata, pianist in Ensemble Entourage for Musica Viva In Schools, upper strings and piano teacher at St Margaret’s Anglican Girls School, and regularly tutors for the Queensland Youth Orchestra. From a young age, Jonny has had the privilege of touring all around Australia and the world doing what he loves: playing music. During that elusive down time, Jonny enjoys spending it with his loved ones, cooking, reading, and catching up on sleep.
Brendan Joyce’s leadership of Camerata was recently described by The Australian as dynamic and in Limelight as indefatigable.
He frequently appears as soloist with the group, has led for milestones including its first recordings, tours, broadcasts, collaborations, and in acclaimed performances at the Tyalgum Festival, Darwin Festival, Queensland Music Festival and the Australian Festival of Chamber Music. Brendan is an alumnus of the original version of Camerata that played to critical acclaim 1987-1997.
In demand as a leader and concertmaster, Brendan performs regularly as leader of the Orchestra of the Antipodes in Sydney, and for many years appeared as a guest Concertmaster and member of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. With the latter he performed the premiere on period instruments of Max Richter’s Vivaldi Four Seasons Recomposed. During his youth orchestra days he led the Queensland Youth Symphony and Australian Youth Orchestras. Brendan has played with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, America’s Smithsonian Chamber Orchestra, and has played the complete cycle of Bartok’s iconic String Quartets as a member of the Kurilpa String Quartet.
Brendan attained a Doctor of Musical Arts in Violin Performance from The University of Maryland, USA, receiving awards there for his leadership of the Maryland Handel Festival Opera Orchestra, as well as for presentations and premieres of the music of twenty Australian composers. His early teachers included Joyce Crooks, Lyn Darveniza and Stephen Frewen-Lord in Ayr, Queensland, where he was born and raised. He undertook extensive studies and mentoring with Elizabeth Morgan AM in Brisbane. Brendan also studied in the United States with Gerald Fischbach, and in chamber music with David Salness and the Guarneri String Quartet.
