Guest Artists

The choir is very fortunate to have the involvement of many talented performers who provide their time free of charge for the pleasure of our audiences.

	Vivienne Powell Sydney-born mezzo-soprano Vivienne Powell has a wide performance background, ranging from drama, film and television to cabaret, music hall, operetta, oratorio, opera and recitals. She has sung with Opera Australia and featured as a soloist with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Engagements as a soloist in major orchestral works include Vivaldi's Gloria, Handel's Messiah, Mozart's Requiem, Rossini's Stabat Mater, Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Wagner's Wesendonck Lieder and Elgar's Sea Pictures, while operatic roles have included Carmen in Carmen, Mamma Lucia in Cavalleria Rusticana and Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro. Vivienne has extensive experience as a concert and recital singer. Music critic Fred Blanks has twice nominated her in his top ten performances of the year. As well as opera, Vivienne has a particular interest in Lieder, French and Spanish songs. At present Vivienne freelances in recital and concert performances. As well as her classical singing, Vivienne greatly enjoys collaborating with jazz musicians and performing in jazz bands. She is also completing postgraduate studies in music performance.
	Sherrie Harris Sherrie Harris is a coloratura soprano and was a member of the Sydney Philharmonia Choir for 6 years before embarking on solo work. She studied with with the late Joan Allen, the late Lyell Austin and is currently studying with Frances Chambers. As a soloist Sherrie has performed in many recitals throughout the metropolitan area and recently performed a program of Handel and Scarlatti with trumpet and organ at All Saints Hunters Hill. Sherrie is now singing as a member of the Lyric 5 which consists of Soprano Alto Tenor and Bass. The group performs a large variety of music from baroque to modern day including musicals.
	Sophia Mitchell Mezzo-soprano Sophia Mitchell graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with Bachelor and Post Graduate degrees. She studied the violin and viola before commencing training in classical singing at the age of 16. After receiving her Associate Diploma in singing at the age of 19, Sophia began singing with the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, performing in London's Royal Albert Hall, Kings College Chapel, Cambridge, the Sydney Opera House and the City Recital Hall. Sophia has recently performed the lead roles of Josephine in HMS Pinafore (Gilbert and Sullivan), Miss Todd in The Old Maid and the Thief (Menotti) and Gwendolen in The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde). Between 2008-09 she produced and performed in three concerts of opera and oratorio to raise funds for the work of Anglicare. In 2010 Sophia has recorded a short program for broadcast on 2MBS radio with harpsichordist Chris Berensen, thereafter performing a series of concerts entitled Handel You Haven’t Heard!. She recently performed the first in a concert series of Elizabethan lute songs with lutenist Andrew Byrne. Upcoming performances include the role of Berta in The Barber of Seville (Rossini) for Rockdale Opera, a position in the chorus in Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck) for Pacific Opera.
	Jenny Bonner Soprano, Jennifer Bonner completed her Bachelor of Music in 2005 and Masters of Music (vocal pedagogy) in 2008 from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She is currently undertaking an Advanced Diploma of Opera at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music under the tutelage of Anke Hoeppner. During her studies, she has had the opportunity to work with renowned international artists and coaches including Yvonne Kenny, Phillipe Jaroussky, Philipe Langridge, Amelia Farrugia, David Harper, Simon Kenway and Nicole Dorigo. She is regularly engaged as a recitalist, performing for Sydney Opera Society, Ryde Music Club, Killara Music Club, Bay & Basin Music Club, Sydney Schubert Society and the Roseville Music Club. She has featured in 2MBS FM’s Emerging Young Artists Series and was engaged as a soloist for World Youth Day in 2008. She was recently the recipient of the Gladys-Colleridge and Helpmann scholarships. Operatic roles include Diana (Il ratto di Proserpina), The Son (Les Mamelles de Tirésias), Harry (Albert Herring), Flora (The Turn of the Screw), Asteria (Tamerlano ). In September 2010 she will perform the role of Anna in Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor.
	Grace Edwards-Barnetson - Accompanist Born in Scotland, Grace graduated in piano and singing at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music. In Australia, Grace has actively followed a career in Melbourne and Sydney as Vocal Coach, repetiteur and singing teacher, and as an accompanist in vocal recitals. For the last 20 years Grace has been devoted to the teaching of singing at her private studio at Roseville, and, since 2002, has been the accompanist to the Ku-ring-gai Male Choir.
	Warren Fisher Warren Fisher graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 1995 with a Bachelor of Music Education majoring in voice. During this degree Warren performed in various operas, oratorios, musicals and choral works throughout NSW, Canada, the USA and New Zealand. Warren continued to gain performing experience with various musical societies in Sydney playing the roles of Frederick in The Pirates Of Penzance, Billy in Anything Goes and Joe Cable in South Pacific among others. During this time he also appeared as soloist with various choirs and orchestras. Since late 1999 Warren has been performing professionally in Sydney with such companies as Opus Minor singing in opera highlights concerts and roles including Don Jose (Carmen), Beppe (Pagliacci) and Goro (Madama Butterfly). Warren has performed and toured extensively in Australia and New Zealand with the Three Irish Tenors under the pseudonym Patrick Fisher. This group has also afforded Warren the opportunity to record four CD’s, two of which he music directed, and the latest produced. Warren is a member of the Opera Australia Chorus, a position that involves the performance of 10 to 15 operatic productions each year.