.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
Over the last three years Mark Shiell has conducted the West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Victorian Opera, Sydney Sinfonia, Halcyon Ensemble, Canberra Symphony, St. Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa.
Join him as he takes some of Geelong’s finest young musicians in an open house classical masterclass.
.
Accompanist: Sonoka Miyake
Musicians: Audrey Moore, Trevor Maitland, Kosta Karatenislis… and others
Date: Saturday 28 January
Time: 2pm
Venue: Theatre
Price: $10 or FREE if you show us your ticket to Border Crossing - the Recital or FREE to Courthouse ARTS members (don’t forget your card)
Click to purchase tickets
to Border Crossing
Click to go to
Facebook Event Page
Click to return to
NEW YEARS REVOLUTION
About the Artists
Mark Shiell is regularly sought after to work with young musicians. In recent years this has included guest conducting for State Music Camp, Melbourne Youth Music Summer School, Sydney Conservatorium, Victorian Opera, Melbourne Youth Orchestra, Monash Academy Orchestra, University of Melboune Orchestra, Monash University Symphonic Winds, Canberra Youth Music and Australian National University Orchestra.
On several occasions he has been invited to work in Japan with the Kanazawa Childrens’ Orchestra, Korean Children’s Choir and the Angel Chorus.
A gifted educator, he has conducted and presented programs for young audiences with Australia’s professional orchestras including Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Sinfonia and Canberra Symphony.
Professionals engagements include performances with Saint Petersburg State Academic Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Symphony Orchestra and Orchestra Ensemble Kanazawa.
A strong interest in new music has seen him conduct Australian premieres of works by composers including Matthew Hindson, Nigel Butterley, Unsuk Chin, Kaaija Saariaho, Michael Berkeley, Oliver Knussen, George Benjamin, Andrew Ford, Kevin March, Nicholas Vines, Edward Fairlie and Emma O’Brien.
Mark is a regular guest conductor with the outstanding Australian contemporary music ensemble, ‘Halcyon’, and has been involved in the development of several important educational initiatives:
Co-founded and was Principal Conductor of Melbourne New Orchestra.
Engaged by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra to work in the ‘Pizzicato Effect’ program with students from underpriviledged backgrounds.
Engaged as ‘Artistic Education Director’ by the founder of Sistema Australia, Chris Nicholls, to establish an Australian program based on El Sistema principles.
Conducting and helping to develop one of Australia’s leading training orchestras – The Canberra Concerto Orchestra.
Mark Shiell is a passionate advocate of the benefits of community music making. His work in this area has seen him conducting ensembles such as Frankston Symphony Orchestra, Preston Symphony Orchestra, Mildura District Orchestra, Ballarat Symphony Orchestra, Barrier Reef Orchestra, Stonnington Symphony Orchestra and Monash Chorale.
Further work in this area includes:
Founding and conducting the ‘Choir of the Southern Cross’ in the NSW rural town of Young.
Artistic Director of the newly launched ‘Young Opera – Australia’s Regional Regional Opera Company’.
As a collaborative artist he has performed with artists including Slava Grigoryan, Barry Tuckwell, Rex Richardson, Merlyn Quaife, Oystein Baadsvick, Lin Jiang, Katherine Shiell, David Griffiths, Ivana Tomaskova, Charlotte Winslade, Barbara Gilby, Zoe Knighton and Lachlan Redd.
