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| Gavin Ahearn Piano (Jazz) & Ensemble |
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Gavin has built his reputation and honed his overseas for most of the last ten years. He has lived and worked in Europe and also New debut album at the famous ‘One Soul’ recording studios with his U.S. based jazz piano trio alongside fellow musicians Chris Riggenbach on bass seven years touring around the world with highlights including a concert series in Norway and performances in Slovakia. After returning to Australia in 2008 Gavin has been busy with performances at various Jazz Festivals (Norfolk Island, ewcastle), the release of a new acoustic jazz some of Australia’s finest jazz musicians and the development of his pop/funk/soul Manaslu with their debut album Nomadic. |
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| James Marshall |
Dance & Technology |
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James is a freelance Director and Producer with a long list of clients and TV shows properties that include Yahoo!7, the CSIRO, Lynx deodorant, Allianz Insurance, Home and Away, The X Factor, A Place To Call Home, Dancing With The Stars, Sunrise and The Morning Show. As an emerging media specialist, James has designed games, apps, and transmedia campaigns, and continues to develop personal projects in this space. |
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| Alysia Javis |
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Alysia Hodges trained with Janice Breen in jazz, tap and classical ballet and is now senior teacher and studio manager. She has worked as a dancer, teacher and choreographer for the past 22 years. In addition to her work at JBPS, Alysia currently lectures in technique and performance for the BA Dance degree program at the Wesley Institute and works as a dance and arts consultant within a variety of education settings. Alysia holds a BA (Communications) and is currently completing an honours degree in Dance Education with the Royal Academy of Dance. Alysia’s choreographic and production credits include: assistant choreographer on the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games, Paralympic Opening ceremonies, 2003 Rugby World Cup Opening ceremomy and 2003 NFL Superbowl half time show as well as work for stage, television, advertising and corporate entertainment. Alysia’s long standing association with the Randwick Girls/ Boys Rock Eisteddfod team has seen them achieve a high level of success . They have won the NSW State competition 5 times and the National competition in 2002, 2007 and 2011. In 2011 the Randwick team were awarded 2nd place in the Global competition judged across 5 countries. |
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| Dr Stephen Snook Academic Studies Academic Writing & Music Criticism |
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Stephen has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Urban Studies; a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Musicology; and a Doctor of Philosophy in Musicology. He has taught in the Higher Education sector since 1980 at Institutions including the Australian Institute of Music, the University of New South Wales, the University of Sydney, the University of Newcastle and the Academy of Music and Performing Arts. Stephen has published a range of articles on performance and in particular guitar performance and pedagogy. He has been an active teacher of classical guitar for a number of years. He has distinguished himself, further, in the area of musicology. |
136 Chalmers Street, Surry Hills
Situated in convenient and vibrant Surry Hills, the AMPA campus is just 150m from Central Station, and directly opposite Prince Alfred Park on Chalmers Street.
A key feature of the new campus is the Tom Mann Theatre. With a sizeable stage and excellent acoustics, AMPA has turned the Tom Mann Theatre into a highly impressive and adaptable venue suitable for a wide variety of performance applications including live music, theatre, musicals, dance, drama and spoke word. Accommodating close to 160 patrons, the theatre houses state of the art technical facilities, raked seating, fly lines, loading dock and numerous rehearsal and dressing rooms. The AMPA Surry Hills campus is the ideal home in which to nurture and cultivate the professional performance skills of our student community.
Getting to AMPA
3-minute walk from Central Station (exit via Chalmers St).
AMPA students also benefit from access to the following performing arts facilities:
AMPA Performing Arts Centre
APGS
For a guided tour of our campus and facilities, please contact our Admissions team on 02 9310 3111 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to arrange a booking.
For information on venue hire please go to the Venue Hire page.
