Musical Directors
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Mark Irwin GCB MD and Senior Band MD |
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Mark has been involved with the Geelong Concert Band and its forerunner, the Geelong Regional Youth Concert Band, since its inception in 1978. A graduate of the University of Melbourne Conservatorium, he majored in piano with May Clifford and french horn with Tom Nicholl, and played in the Faculty of Music Symphony Orchestra, Zelman Memorial Orchestra and the Preston Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Professors George Loughlin and Peter Dennison, and the well-known Stuart Wilkie. Mark graduated in 1977 with a Bachelor of Music Education and commenced teaching in Geelong in 1978 at Newcomb High School, where he remained until 1989. After a year as a regional curriculum consultant, Mark took up the position of Co-ordinator of Music at The Geelong College Preparatory School and is currently the Director of Music at The Geelong College. Mark is a member of the Australian Band and Orchestra Director’s Association and the International Society for Music Education. For his services to community music he was awarded a Geelong Community Australia Day Award in 1995, a Life Membership of the Geelong Concert Band in 1997 and the Australian Band and Orchestra Directors Association Excellence Award in 2000.
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Amy Wert |
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Amy Wert has a Masters degree in Music Performance – Conducting, from Syracuse University, New York. She was awarded the Masters Prize from the School of Visual and Performing Arts. Amy also worked as an adjunct faculty member teaching Conducting and Musical Theatre repertoire classes, as well as Musical Directing the Drama Department’s productions. Amy holds a Bachelor of Education (Music) from the University of Melbourne and the A.Mus.A. on the clarinet. Amy won the Victorian Theatre Guild Music Director’s Award for her musical direction of “Into the Woods” with Mark Iwrin in 2001 and has recently Music Directed for Geelong Lyric’s highly successful production of “Beauty and the Beast” at Geelong Ford Theatre. Amy has been guest conductor / clinician for Melbourne Youth Music, ABODA Summer Conducting School, Melbourne Schools Bands Festival, AMUSE and the Geelong Summer Music Camp. Amy is the Director of Music at St Joseph’s College, has been a member of GCB for over 11 years.
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Mrs Kate Zampatti |
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Kate has completed a BMus degree at Melbourne University and a Dip. Ed at Monash University and is always thrilled to combine her passions, teaching music to students both young and old and every age in between. Kate currently conducts the Christian College Bellarine Concert Band and Middle School Choir and also teaches classroom and instrumental music. Kate has been involved in Geelong Musical Theatre groups for several years, playing woodwind in various orchestras and most recently as Musical/Vocal Director for GMCC’s production of Cabaret and GLYT and GRT’s Little Shop Of Horrors in 2006, as well as productions with Medimime. She is an enthusiastic member of the Geelong Concert Band – Senior Band and Big Band and would like to thank all members of the Workshop Band, particularly the tutors, for their efforts.