Symphoniae Sacrae Program

Soprano Amy Moore moved to Australia from the UK in 2015. With a voice praised for its “crystalline clarity”, Amy is an adept soloist and ensemble singer, and a particular affinity for both Early and Contemporary Music. During her distinguished career in the UK, she performed with many of the leading ensembles, including The Tallis Scholars, Tenebrae, The BBC Singers, and The English Concert. Her solo career highlights include radio broadcasts with the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, performances with The Gabrieli Consort, and concert appearances with the Bochumer Symphoniker, Hanover Band, and London Contemporary Orchestra.

In Australia, Amy has performed solo concerts with Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Pinchgut Opera, Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, Bach Akademie Australia, and Ensemble Apex.

Amy is Co-Artistic Director and Second Soprano of The Song Company, which transitioned to an artist-led model in 2023. A dynamic and versatile musician, she frequently directs concerts from within the ensemble and is increasingly sought after as both an ensemble and vocal coach. Amy takes great pride in mentoring and coaching emerging talent through The Song Company’s Artist Development Program.

Born and raised in the Clarence Valley on the Far North Coast of NSW near Byron Bay, Michelle studied Piano, Flute and Singing. In 2009 Michelle was a featured artist in the Youth Olympics Opening Ceremony. Michelle moved to Sydney to study a Bachelor of Music Performance in Voice and a Graduate Diploma of Opera Studies at The Sydney Conservatorium of Music. 

In 2019 the competition scene saw Michelle as a Finalist in the Sydney Eisteddfod Opera Scholarship and the Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Foundation Bel Canto Award where she won the DECCA award and the Tait Memorial Trust Award, enabling her to perform in London.  

Michelle has sung regularly with Cantillation in productions with Pinchgut Opera and has performed in concerts and festivals with The Song Company. She was also in the extra chorus with Opera Australia in early 2020. Michelle recently sang full time with the Southwest Radio Choir (SWR Vokalensemble) in Stuttgart for the 2022/2023 season. In 2023 The Radio Choir performed in venues including La Scala in Milan and the Muziekgebouw in Amsterdam. She was previously the recipient of the German-Australian Opera Grant with the State Theatre of Hessen in Wiesbaden 2020/2021 and 2021/2022.

Michelle has returned to Australia and is tutoring Voice at Frensham in Mittagong and Sydney Grammar School. She sings occasionally with St. James and St. Mary’s choirs and performs in various concerts as a soloist in Sydney. 

Hannah Fraser is a highly regarded mezzo soprano specialising in historically informed performance, with a repertoire spanning from early music to contemporary compositions of today. Known for her expressive artistry and technical finesse, she has captivated audiences across Australia and internationally.

She has performed with some of Australia’s most esteemed ensembles and orchestras, including Pinchgut Opera, Bach Akademie Australia, Canberra Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, The Song Company, Australian Vocal Ensemble and many more. Whether performing the intricate ornamentation of Baroque arias, the precision of contemporary works, or the grandeur of symphonic repertoire, Hannah brings depth and nuance to every performance.

Her excellence in early music performance was recognised on the international stage when she was awarded the Ex-Aequo Prize at the XIII Ancient Fatima Terzo Early Music Competition in Italy. Hannah honed her craft under the guidance of internationally acclaimed coaches when she was selected from around the world to join the Academy of Belcanto “Rodolfo Celletti” in collaboration with the reputable Festival della Valle d’Itria, Italy.  

Eric Peterson is a Sydney-based tenor whose musical foundations were forged in ensemble singing from an early age. He sang as a treble at St Andrew’s Cathedral and has continued ever since, now serving as a lay clerk at St Mary’s Cathedral. Eric has worked with leading Australian ensembles—including Cantillation, Pinchgut Opera, the Australian Brandenburg Choir, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, and the Australian Haydn Ensemble—in both live performances and recordings, appearing as a soloist and ensemble member.

Louis Hurley, a Sydney-based tenor, is a versatile and sought-after artist in the realm of classical music. He is a passionate operatic and concert performer in repertoire spanning the Baroque through to the 21st Century. After completing a Bachelor of Music and Graduate Diploma of Music at WAAPA, Louis furthered his studies in London, with a Master of Music at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Whilst in the UK, Louis made debuts as a soloist at Wigmore Hall, and at the Barbican Hall with the London Symphony Orchestra.

Since returning to Australia, Louis has been a soloist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Melbourne and Sydney Symphony Orchestras, and Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. In operatic roles Louis has been seen performing extensively with Pinchgut Opera, West Australian Opera, and at the Adelaide Festival, where his performance of Flute/Thisby in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, was praised for ‘stealing the show’ (The Advertiser). Also celebrated in the ensemble singing sphere, Louis is seen performing regularly with some of Australia’s premier vocal ensembles, including Australian Vocal Ensemble, The Song Company and Cantillation.

For more than a decade Perth-born Andrew O’Connor has maintained a busy freelance career encompassing opera, the concert platform, vocal chamber music, and the classroom.

Praised for his 'remarkable musicianship' (Limelight Magazine) and 'textured, fine-wine bass baritone' (ArtsHub) he appears regularly with many of Australia's leading music organisations.

Formerly a permanent member of The Song Company from 2015-2019, he is a Lay Clerk at St Mary's Cathedral, was an Associate Artist with Pacific Opera in 2019, and winner of the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Prize in 2020. In 2022 he made his international debut with the VOCES8 Foundation and in 2023 joined the American Bach Soloists Academy in San Francisco.

In 2024 Andrew made solo debuts with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra singing Handel's Messiah and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra singing the world premiere of Katy Abbott's Hidden Thoughts III: Stories of Awe.

Other recent projects included the entirety of Pinchgut Opera's 2024 Season including the role of Achilla in Handel's Giulio Cesare, three projects with The Song Company as part of their 40th Anniversary Season, further touring, recording, and creative development with AVÉ – Australian Vocal Ensemble, and numerous projects with Sydney Philharmonia Choirs, Bach Akademie Australia, Salut! Baroque, Moorambilla Voices and more.

New Zealand-born Thomas Wilson studied organ at the Royal Academy of Music in London, before becoming Assistant Organist at Westminster Cathedral, and subsequently the Cathedral’s first lay Precentor.

As Director of Music at St Mary’s Cathedral for thirteen years he oversaw the development of the busiest and most comprehensive Cathedral Music program in Australia. In 2023 he moved to New York as the Founding President and Master of Chapel Music for the School of Sacred Music, and in August 2024 was appointed Director of Music at St James’ Church, King Street.

The Choir of St James’, King Street, Sydney is one of the oldest musical establishments in Australia and is linked to the earliest days of the colony of New South Wales. Today the Choir consists of around a dozen professional adult singers, who are musicians, composers, artistic administrators, and lawyers.

The Choir performs at weekly choral services as well as special services (weddings, funerals, state funerals and memorials) as well as recordings, broadcasts and tours. It is highly regarded for its artistically outstanding performances, from small choral pieces to large-scale choral and orchestral works and new Australian works.

Founded in 2016 by violinist Julia Fredersdorff, VDB delivers extraordinary performances across Lutruwita/Tasmania as well as online. Varying in size from an intimate chamber group to a larger orchestra, VDB explores the creativity and expressiveness of the Baroque while also performing new works on original instruments.

Always seeking to break new ground, VDB has collaborated with guest artists such as French Baroque specialist Martin Gester, Persian/Afghani musicians Ensemble Kaboul and Tasmanian mandolin player Luke Plumb..

VDB has performed for Ten Days on the Island, Dark Mofo and Mona Foma, toured nationally for Musica Viva Australia and internationally for Chamber Music New Zealand, and has recorded for ABC Classic and prestigious Swedish label BIS. In 2025 the artist-led recording label - VDB - launched with Bohemia. Future releases include Where Everything is Music and Transformations - an album with bass-baritone Andrew O’Connor.

VDB is an active concert presenter in Lutruwita  and delivers a range of education and community engagement programs each year including the VDB Fellowship.

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