Cathy Upex studied cello with Dorothy Sumner and Georg Pedersen. She attended the University of Sydney, graduating with a Bachelor of Music (Performance) with Honours and a Bachelor of Arts. She also has AMusA (Cello). Cathy currently teaches cello at Lane Cove Public School, the Glenaeon Rudolf Steiner School, The Scots College, Marist Sisters College, and Mowbray Public School. She has taught at various other schools including The Kings School and St Catherine’s School, Sydney. Cathy performs cello with ensembles including The Metropolitan Orchestra and Artes Christi. While studying Baroque performance as part of her music degree, Cathy started learning the viola da gamba with Jennifer Eriksson. Since 2000, she has performed regularly with the Marais Project and played on several Marais Project CDs including Viol Dreaming (2007), Love Reconciled (2009) and Lady Sings the Viol (2012). She has also performed on the viola da gamba in masterclasses with Wieland Kuijken, Jaap ter Linden, Susie Napper and Margaret Little; and has played with several ensembles including the Renaissance Players, Salut! Baroque, the Sydney Consort, Thoroughbass and the Opera Project. Cathy is a member of Josie and the Emeralds and of Consort 8.

After studying with Sheila Laing and Stewart Forbes at school, Derek continued his music studies at Napier University, Edinburgh with Sheila Cochrane, and later with Sheena Gordon (Scottish Chamber Orchestra). He has been fortunate to have attended and played in master classes with such players as Wissam Boustany, David Nicolson, Lorna McGhee, Paul Edmond-Davis, Peter Lloyd, Ian Clarke, and Sir James Galway. Derek played professionally for many years and was a founding member of Zonda Flutes, an award-winning flute trio based in Glasgow. He also played flute with Glasgow Wind Band, one of Europe’s premier symphonic wind orchestras, until re-locating to Australia in 2008. In 2010 Derek launched "Flute Connections", an organisation that provides professional flute workshops and events in NSW. He owns and runs Syrinx Music, a specialist flute and woodwind print music shop in Lane Cove. Derek is an Associate of Trinity College of Music London, has a Diploma in Music from the Open University, and is also a body minded practitioner. Derek is the NSW representative of the "British Flute Society” and is the events manager of "The Flute Society of NSW. "Derek Galloway is a terrific flute teacher and player, filled with creative energy and love for music and life in general. Derek is an enterprising and clever musician, also a lively, thoughtful, and caring flute teacher. Mr Galloway has proved to be an important figure in the nation's flute community." Jane Rutter – International Soloist “I believe that it is due to you that I have been accepted to the Sydney Conservatorium and have achieved the best results during my studies." Janet R – Former Student

Gino has been a professional musician for over 40yrs. In 1992, he started the Guitar program at LCPS with four guitar students. While working at LCPS, he has also tutored at Corpus Christi primary (St Ives) Ravenswood Girls school (Gordon) and St Patrick’s College (Dundas). Over the years, Gino has assisted and participated (as an accompanist) with many students from Primary to HSC Level music exams. Some of these schools include Ravenswood Girls, SCEGGS Darlinghurst, Loreto Normanhurst, Northern Beaches Christian School and St Pius X College. Gino believes passionately about music education for children; it has been his main focus for the past 30 plus years as well as continuing a professional performing career.

Guitar Tutor, Mercy College Chatswood (Current) Guitar Tutor, Lane Cove Public School (Current) 10 years High School classroom teaching (Music and Visual Arts) Guitar Tutor, Elanora Heights Public School Guitar Tutor, North Narrabeen Public School 26 years Singer and Guitar player with Marsala, World Music (Current) Video: •https://youtu.be/UCNS6YwmhXg •https://youtu.be/zRNYP6oKgEM

B. Mus (Performance) ANU Prem has been teaching woodwind instruments to the students of Lane Cove Public School for the past 12 years. His students have frequently continued to study with him long after having moved on from primary school and even to the end of high school. Prem has also been teaching at Artarmon Public School for more than 20 years and this year started to teach at Mowbray Road Public School. He has directed Primary School Concert Bands at North Sydney Demonstration School, Epping, Eastwood Heights, Ryde, Artarmon and Willoughby Public Schools. Over the years, many of Prem’s former students have gone on to become professional musicians and educators. Prem has directed many different levels and styles of ensembles. In roles at the Orange Regional Conservatorium and the Mitchell Conservatorium in Bathurst, he has worked as Musical Director of the Bathurst Chamber Orchestra, and Director of the Orange Youth Orchestra, Symphonic Wind Ensemble, and Big Phatt Jazz Band. Most significantly he has worked as the Musical Director of the Macquarie Philharmonia for five years. Prem’s roles at the Orange Regional Conservatorium have included Head of Woodwind and Brass and Ensembles Program Director.

Cameron Jones is a guitarist, composer, festival director and educator. He specialises in gypsy swing music as popularised by Sinti and Manouche gypsies of Western Europe, known for its percussive guitar rhythms and bright; expressive melodies played on replica French steel string acoustic guitars. •Website: https://cameronjones.co/ •Bandcamp: https://cameronjones1.bandcamp.com/ Musician/Performer Jones graduated from Castle Hill High School in 1993, first in his music class and chose to go into the family business of Locksmithing, where he worked from 1994-2008. He continued his music studies at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music's Access Program (now called the Open Academy) from 1999 to 2005 and performed in his free time. Between 2015 and 2019 Jones studied manouche jazz abroad with French and Dutch guitar masters, including Fapy Lafertin, Paulus Schäfer, Romino Grundhotz, Nous'che Rosenberg, David Reinhardt (grandson of Django Reinhardt), Samy Daussat and Stephane Wremble (known for his work on Woody Allen film soundtracks). Cameron has toured and performed: •in Australia with European artists Robin Nolan (UK), Lollo Meier (Netherlands) and Irene Ypenberg (Netherlands) •in jazz clubs in Amsterdam and Hong Kong and at the Festival Django Reinhardt in France. •He's a member of Spyglass Gypsies, Gadjo Guitars, and Lolo Lovina and established a solo band, the Cameron Jones Trio, in 2018. His performance credits include Daniel Weltlinger, Ian Date, Ewan McKenzie, Hank Marvin (The Shadows) amongst others. OzManouche OzManouche is Australia's only festival of gypsy jazz music, held every year at the iconic Brisbane Jazz Club. Jones inherited the role of creative director from his friend and mentor, Ewan MacKenzie, in 2017. His vision is to pass on the vibrancy and passion of gypsy swing to the next generation and to provide a more prominent platform for female musicians in this genre and an inclusive space for musicians at every level to hone their abilities. 'Cameron can really swing and is masterfully representing Django's music down under.' Robin Nolan | World-renowned gypsy jazz guitarist 'I am most impressed with his understanding and execution of the Gypsy Swing style.' Hank B Marvin | Lead guitarist for The Shadows Guitar Teacher Cameron is a dedicated guitar tutor specialising in primary school-aged students. His goal as a tutor is to lay a firm foundation of musical notation reading and technique to enable students to pursue secondary-level music classes, explore other styles of guitar music or provide a platform for the student to have a fun musical experience. Cameron describes his teaching style as relaxed and fun, with healthy doses of positive feedback to create a comfortable atmosphere for the student to flourish while at the same time encouraging his students to have self-discipline, build concentration skills and learn to work as a group. Teaching Experience •Cameron Jones Guitar Tuition (2008 – Present). Private guitar teaching. Adults and children. Gypsy swing guitar workshops. •Darlinghurst Primary School (2010 – 2014). One-on-one guitar teaching. •Waverly Primary School (2011 – 2013). One-on-one guitar teaching. •Elanora Heights Primary School (2013 – 2017). Group guitar teaching. •North Narrabeen Primary School (2013 – 2017). Group guitar teaching. •Northcross Christian School working for Ink Music (2014 – 2018). One-on-one guitar teaching •Lane Cove Primary School (2014 – Present). Group guitar teaching and one-on-one guitar teaching