Who we are
Our core members are Soprano Christelise de Graaf,
and guitarist Meredith Connie
Duo de Graaf Connie.
We welcome guest musicians and who join us for various performance projects
and a fantastic network of volunteers who help us to stage and run our community events.
Christelise de Graaf
Christelise de Graaf has studied under and performed for some of the leading figures of the Australian operatic world, studying primarily with Roxane Hislop at Monash University.
Her interests run from caberet to opera and she is active as a teacher, performer, arranger and community organizer.
Dan Richardson
BiDan Richardson is a versatile freelance percussionist based in Melbourne, where he studied classical percussion at the Victorian College of the Arts, and drum kit at NMIT. He has performed in orchestras, musicals, operas, ballets, rock bands, big bands, Persian pop bands, stadiums, pubs, barns, tents, and open fields, and may well do any of them again.
His playing can be heard on recorded releases from Syzygy Ensemble, Anthony Pateras, Astra Chamber Music Society, Ruth Lindsey, Anja and Zlatna, and (tiny snippets of) Lloyd Webber.
Meredith Connie
A performing artist who works with composition, performance and multi-media, Meredith works to navigate the natural world, often through site specific works. Her aesthetic has grown from a profound and early connection to the nylon string guitar and a love of a sound world without traffic noise.
Meredith loves collaborating, prioritizing chamber music and cross-art collaborations.
