Ensemble Offspring ManagementIf you need to contact any members of the management team, please fill out the form on our Contact Us page. AdministrationDamien Ricketson - Artistic Director
Paulien Gort, Finance Manager, Ensemble Offspring Paulien Gort is a passionate new music lover. She has studied Musicology and Arts Management in Utrecht and Amsterdam. For the past fifteen years she has worked in financial management eight of which were for the Ives Ensemble and the Nederlands Blazers Ensemble in Holland. She has also organised exhibitions, made radio programs and was involved in the organisation of several arts festivals. Felicity Clark, Operations and Marketing, Ensemble Offspring Felicity is in the midst of her masters degree in shakuhachi performance and is writing her thesis on TaikOz, Australia's premier taiko drumming ensemble. Her love for contemporary art, music and performance has been broadened in her continuing work for RealTime +Onscreen Magazine. Felicity performs as a professional recorder player and singer, and teaches music privately in the Inner West.
Board Paul Armstrong - Partner, Gadens Lawyers
Paul Armstrong, Head of Banking and Finance, Gadens Lawyers Paul is a partner of Gadens Lawyers a top ten national law firm and head of the Banking group. Gadens Lawyers is a longstanding supporter of the arts with a particular interest in experimental and modern interpretations. Paul studied the piano to concert level and is committed to the promotion and performance of contemporary live performance in Australia. Alan studied Arts/Music at the University of Melbourne before working in orchestral management at the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and artist development at Symphony Australia. More recently he worked in sponsorship at the Sydney Symphony where he developed the music4health program, which was awarded the Australian Business Arts Foundation National Toyota Community Award for 2007. Alan also sings casually with the Opera Australia chorus and he has been a tour leader for Renaissance Tours.
Diana Mullineux Diana graduated from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music with a Bachelor of Music Performance in Clarinet. She worked in Sydney as a freelance musician and teacher, before relocating overseas. Diana was offered a position teaching clarinet at Munich International School and was based there for one year. Following this she moved to London where she worked for Merrill Lynch International on the Equity Trading Floor as a team and events co-ordinator. Diana recently moved back to Sydney after 8 years overseas and held a position as Sydney Children’s Choir Manager. Yarmila Alfonzetti, Producer, Sydney Opera House Yarmila Alfonzetti is currently a Producer at the Sydney Opera House specialising in the delivery of international orchestras and chamber music. Her key projects have included the London Philharmonic Orchestra Australian Tour, and the upcoming visit to Sydney of the Berliner Philharmoniker. Yarmila has previously worked in public programs at the Historic Houses Trust of NSW, project management at the NSW Premier’s Department, and philanthropy at the Powerhouse Museum. She holds a Bachelor of Music (Hons) from the Sydney Conservatorium, and a Masters of Project Management from the University of Sydney. Yarmila has recently launched her own arts management business called Modern Portfolio, dedicated to the presentation of high-quality international classical chamber music and solo artists. |
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Ensemble Offspring is assisted by the NSW Government through Arts NSW.
