flute society of NSW

The Flute Society of NSW is run by a committee of volunteers. The members of the committee give generously of their time and experience to make Flute Society of NSW as useful as possible to the flute community.

The committee meet through-out the year to organize Flute Society Events and hold an Annual General Meeting once a year to vote in members of the committee and deal with official business. Click here to view the minutes for the meetings .

If you are interested in volunteering to assist with the running of the Society please contact us - we are always interested in extra help!

President and Webmaster - Lamorna Nightingale M.Perf, B.Mus

Vice-President - Jocelyn Edey Fazzone

Secretary - Jude Huxtable BA, A Mus A, LTCL

Jude Huxtable began her lifelong love of the flute when, as a primary school student, she heard Victor McMahon play the Carnival of Venice. She eventually studied flute with Peter Richardson, Nicola Snekker and Margaret Crawford.
Jude has taught flute at Abbotsleigh school for the past 35 years, whilst also maintaining a private studio. She has recently become an AMEB Examiner.
A long commitment to the NSW Flute Society has seen her organise or help to organise a number of Flute Eisteddfods and, with Jocelyn Fazzone, many Teachers Form s dedicated to the provision of some form of community and professional development for the flute teaching fraternity of Sydney.
She plays with Sydney Wind Symphony and occasionally with Kuringai Philharmonic Orchestra.

Membership Secretary and E-news editor- Derek Galloway

Born in Kilmarnock Scotland in 1963, Derek started playing the flute at the age of fourteen. He studied flute with Shelia Cochrane at Napier University Edinburgh and in 2001 began studies with Sheena Gordon (Scottish Chamber Orchestra) , Derek has attended and played in masterclasses with such players as  Wissam Boustany, David Nicolson, Lorna McGhee, Paul Edmond-Davis, Peter Lloyd, Ian Clarke and Sir James Galway.
Derek was founder member and played with "Zonda Flutes" an award winning flute trio based in Glasgow and played professionally for many years in the UK.
Since moving to Australia in 2008 Derek has quickly established himself as a popular music educator and flute teacher , he teaches  in Sydney schools and is in demand as a flute tutor for band and orchestral camps.
In 2009 he was appointed director of the recorder programme at Lane Cove Public School. And along with other Sydney based flute teachers has started "Flute Connections" an organisation who provide professional educational workshops in NSW. He has recently opened his own studio and performing venue:SoundHub in Lane Cove.
Derek is an Associate of Trinity College of Music London and has a Diploma in  Music from the Open University. He is a member of the "British Flute Society" ,  "The National Flute Association of America"and is membership secretary of "The Flute Society of NSW". He also plays flute and piccolo in the Marrickville Symphony Orchestra and is soon to appear in the new Baz Luhrmann movie "The Great Gatsby".
 

Treasurer - David Leviston

David Leviston grew up in Melbourne and started playing the flute at age seven. He has studied with many teachers most notably in Australia with Audrey Walklate, Leslie Barklamb, Margaret Crawford, David Cubbin, Colin Evans and Linda Vogt. Overseas he studied with William Bennett, Peter Lloyd, Michel Debost, John Wion, Julius Baker, Sam Baron and James Pellerite.

Abandoning his course in Law at aged 19, he took a position in the ABC Sinfonia in Sydney and then one year later in 1969 moved to Perth to take a position in the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. During 1968 and 1969 David successfully gained his Associate and Licentiate Diplomas in Performance on Flute. During his 9 years in Perth he travelled many times to Europe and the US to study and participate in competitions being the beneficient of an Australia Council grant for that purpose in 1975.

For many years David freelanced in the various orchestras around Australia, taught at several Universities, was an AMEB examiner at all levels and maintained an extensive private teaching practice based in Sydney.

In 1988 David took an opportunity to start a specialty flute business based around supplying some of the world’s leading flutes supported by leading edge servicing. This business, Flute Fidelity, now Flutes & Flutists, quickly became one of the leading businesses of its kind in Australia.

Flute Fidelity/Flutes & Flutists has presented numerous concerts and masterclasses for many Australian and overseas visiting artists. This experience resulted in David initiating and leading the development of the Sydney Flute Festival, now the Australian Flute Festival, which he directs together with his wife, Lyndie Leviston.

 

Sarah Broughton

Sarah Broughton is a freelance flute/piccolo player, and teacher in Sydney.  She has performed in orchestras throughout Australia, the UK, China and Canada. Sarah studied with Vernon Hill and Virginia Taylor at the Canberra School of Music, and with Paul Edmund Davies and Gareth Davies at the Royal College of Music

Alex Castle 

Cynthia-Louise Dellit

As the youngest permanent member of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Cynthia-Louise was awarded a German Academic Exchange Scholarship (DAAD) which resulted in seven years of study and performance experience at Detmold Musik Akademie with Prof. Paul Meissen and Berlin Hochschule Der Kuenste with Prof. Hans-Peter Schmitz, as well as working with Symphonisches Orkester Berlin. On returning to Australia she began an extensive academic career with tenured permanent appointments as Lecturer in Flute, Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Head of Woodwind, (performance, chamber music and pedagogy) CAE Faculty of Performing Arts South Australia and Head of Woodwind, Senior Lecturer in Flute and Coordinator of Chamber Music, Elder Conservatorium of Music, University of Adelaide.

Casual appointments include Visiting Lecturer in Flute, Chamber Music and Woodwind Pedagogy Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Flute Lecturer Australian Institute of Music Young Artists Program, Masters supervisor Newcastle Conservatorium and Resident Artist Teacher at Shanghai, Xian, and Wuhan Music Conservatories in China. Performance experience includes working with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Queensland Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Chamber Orchestra, Berlin Symphony Orchestra and Shanghai Broadcast Symphony. She has also performed in numerous international music festivals including Montreux, Lucerne, Linze, Salzburg, Hong Kong, Manila, Shanghai, Adelaide, Sydney and at the London Proms.

Currently Cynthia Louise is a member of the performance teaching staff at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music teaching tertiary flute students and members of the Rising Stars Programme. As an M Phil Research Candidate, University of Newcastle, she is investigating the  perceptual variance amongst musicians of instrumental articulation in ensemble contexts.  Other activities include former President, Flute Society NSW and consultant for Conservatorium Mid-North Coast. 

Kellie Grennan B Mus (Hons)

Kellie commenced music studies at the age of 3 and went on to graduate from the Queensland Conservatorium of Music in 1995 with a Bachelor of Music (Honours), studying flute with Gerhardt Mallon and piano with Regis Danillon.  Since then, she has undertaken further flute studies with James Kortum and David Leviston, and has participated in lessons and master classes with several internationally renowned flautists including John Wion, Peter Lloyd, Alexa Still, Paul Edmund-Davies, William Bennett, Keith Underwood and Elena Duran.
From 2002 until 2008, Kellie was president of the Flute Society of NSW and committee member of the Australian Flute Society. She currently teaches flute and chamber music at The King’s School in Sydney, and for the University of NSW, in addition to her commitment to a large private teaching practice.  Her passion for flute pedagogy and chamber music has led to her establishing several award-winning flute choirs and ensembles around Sydney, and she herself performs regularly with a variety of chamber ensembles.
 

Katrina Kelvin M.Perf., B.Mus., L.Mus.A., A.Mus.A – Flute

Katrina holds a Master of Performance and a Bachelor of Music degree from Sydney Conservatorium of Music where she studied with Janet Webb and Margaret Crawford. Whilst studying, she was principal flute of Sydney Youth Orchestra, Willoughby Symphony Orchestra, and the Conservatorium Chamber and Symphony Orchestras. Katrina has played with Sydney Symphony and the Opera and Ballet Orchestra and won the 8th Australian Orchestral Flute Competition as part of the Australian National Flute Convention 2005 and was awarded the ‘2MBS-FM Young Performer of the Year 2000’.
Whilst living in London, Katrina was on a Tait Memorial Scholarship studying with Peter Lloyd from the Royal Northern College of Music and worked as a freelance musician performing in orchestras, as a soloist and recitalist. Katrina attended the International Summer Music Academy in Nice with Maxence Larrieu and Vincent Lucas, the Oxford Flute Summer School with Timothy Hutchins and Peter Lloyd, the William Bennett Summer School and the Mozarteum Summer Academy of Music in Salzburg with Peter-Lucas Graf where she gained a diploma.
Katrina’s solo career has seen her perform many recitals and concertos, the most notable being the  premiere of the Flute Concerto by the young composer Graham Howard in 2005 and again at the Orchestras Australia Awards Ceremony in 2006. In 2008 she performed the Quantz G Major concerto with Willoughby Symphony and in 2009 the 3 Brandenberg Flute Concertos. 
Katrina is Principal Flute of Willoughby Symphony Orchestra, plays Guest Principal for The Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra and The Sydney Chamber Orchestra and has a trio called Ensemble Mix.
Katrina runs The Academy of Flute in Gordon on the North Shore and teachers at 3 Private North Shore schools.
 

Lyndie Leviston

Lyndie Leviston studied for her B.Mus (Perf) degree under the guidance of Swiss flutist, Beat Wenger, at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. In 1996 Lyndie filled the position of Sub-Principal flute, doubling piccolo, with the Cape Town Symphony Orchestra and was a member of the Viva Musica Quartet.

Upon immigrating to New Zealand in 1999, Lyndie became the Vice-President of the New Zealand Recorder Society and the Secretary of the New Zealand Flute Society.  She was invited to play First and Second Flute in the Auckland Symphony Orchestra, and formed a flute/piano duo called Tui’s Company, freelancing in and around Auckland.

Lyndie has taught Flute, Recorder and Piano for over 25 years.  She was the resident flute teacher at the Corelli School of the Arts and taught at the Auckland University Academy of Music before moving to Australia.

Lyndie, together with her husband David Leviston, is currently Director and Coordinator of the Australian Flute Festival - a biannual event consisting of masterclasses, workshops, competitions and recitals which showcases and promotes Australian and International flutists.

Lyndie's other passion is running marathons and together with a group of Sydney flutists, enjoys running marathons in Sydney, interstate and abroad.

 

Angus McPherson

Angus McPherson grew up in Sydney and began playing the flute in his primary school band at age 9. He has just completed a Master of Music (Performance), studying with Alexa Still at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Angus has performed with the Conservatorium's Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, Modern Music Ensemble and has played in the orchestra pit for several chamber operas. He regularly performs in orchestras for various musical societies as well as with the Turramurra based Orchestra 143. He was a co-soloist with Orchestra 143 in May in 2011, performing Cimarosa's Concerto for Two Flutes. Angus enjoys playing many styles of music but he is keenly interested in contemporary music and extended techniques for the flute. In 2011 he spent several months in New York where he conducted interviews with the contemporary flute expert Robert Dick about his invention; a sliding extension for the flute called the Glissando Headjoint. He has performed in international masterclasses for Robert Dick in Seattle, USA, and Gergely Ittzés in Győr, Hungary. In August 2011 he played flute, alto flute and piccolo in the International Opera Theater's production of the new opera, Decameron, in Citta della Pieve and Citta di Saluzzo, Italy. Angus has also performed in masterclasses in Sydney for flutists such as Alison Mitchel, Michael Cox and Emmanuel Pahud.