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In 1987, Jane graduated from the NSW Conservatorium of Music with a Bachelor of Music Degree. In 1989, she completed a Graduate Diploma of Arts in Music at the Victorian College of the Arts with a HECS scholarship, and in 2009, she finished a Master of Teaching Degree at Sydney University.
Jane has more than 35 years of experience teaching the oboe, and she is an AMEB woodwind examiner. Her experience is international and includes teaching in schools in Sydney, Melbourne and England, including Kambala, MLC, Trinity Grammar, SCEGGS and St. Catherine’s. She currently teaches in her private studio in Sydney.
As a performer, Jane has worked with many orchestras, including the State Orchestra of Victoria, the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, in music theatre and with a variety of chamber music ensembles.
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Martin grew up in Melbourne and studied music at the Victorian College of the Arts with Jeffrey Crellin. Following his graduation in 1988, Martin took lessons with the English oboist, Anthony Camden, and soon after, he went to Rotterdam to complete his studies with Emanuel Abbuhl.
Martin gained his early orchestral experience in Australia and moved to New Zealand in 1995 to take the job of Principal Oboe in the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, a position he held for thirteen years. During that time he regularly appeared as a soloist in New Zealand with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra, Auckland Chamber Orchestra and the Dunedin Sinfonia.
In 2008, Martin became Principal Cor Anglais in the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and in 2023, he moved back to Melbourne. He appears from time to time with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra as a guest on cor anglais and oboe.
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