Claire Preston is currently a Lecturer in Music at the Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), and Head of Choral Studies at the VCA Secondary School. She has worked in State and private schools in Australia and Canada, and is a faculty accompanist at the Melba Conservatorium. Specialising in developing young singers, she has worked extensively in Australia and North America. Claire has been Assistant Conductor with the internationally renowned Toronto Children’s Chorus and Assistant Conductor/Chief Accompanist for the Canadian Children’s Opera Chorus, and served as accompanist for the Elmer Iseler Singers, Canada’s foremost professional choir. While accompanist at the University of Toronto, she worked with Dr Doreen Rao, Sir David Willcocks and Helmuth Rilling. Performance highlights include appearances at the World Symposium on Choral Music in Minneapolis, Joy of Singing International Choral Festival, and recording the world première of Harry Somers’ children’s opera A Mid-winter Night’s Dream for CBC Records (recently nominated for a Juno Award). Claire has been a finalist in the Mietta Song Recital Award.
