Our Story

Richard Gill

As a passionate musician, music education advocate, and national music leader Richard Gill inspired countless thousands of students, musicians and audiences across Australia. Richard was one of Australia’s pre-eminent and most admired conductors specialising in opera, musical theatre and vocal and choral training. Richard conducted all the state orchestras and many productions for Opera Australia. He was Artistic Director of Opera Australia’s OzOpera and Artistic Director and Chief Conductor of the Canberra Symphony Orchestra. He was also the foundation Director of the Western Australian Conservatorium and founding Music Director and Conductor Emeritus of the Victorian Opera.

Richard was well known for his advocacy of music education and was respected world-wide for his work in mentoring and educating musicians, conductors and teachers. He was Artistic Director of the Education Program for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Advisor for the Musica Viva Education program. He was Artistic Director of Sydney Chamber Choir, Artistic Director of the Australian Romantic and Classical Orchestra (ARCO) and the Founder and Director of the National Music Teacher Mentoring Program.

Purpose

To see a society where all children have access to the unique social, emotional and intellectual benefits achieved through music and physical activity as core components embedded within an extensive education program with a curriculum managed by empowered teachers. We believe music and physical activity are transformative and enable the lives of children, their families and communities to develop in vital ways that have enduring life outcomes.

Vision

To see our students grow musically, physically, socially, emotionally and intellectually, developing life foundations of responsibility, confidence, resilience, purpose and performance.