Music
| Vocal ability: | Classically trained | Like to join a band: | Yes |
| Vocal range: | Mezzo-Soprano | |
Singing styles
Favourite genres
Although profile says Mezzo Soprano, vocal range spans over many octaves.
Usually sings alto or soprano parts, but can reach low tenor notes to high soprano notes.
AWARDS:
2009 nominated for/winner of NRAM "best vocal interpretation"
INSTRUMENTS:
Piano lessons -1997-2004
Guitar lessons -late 2005-late 2009
Singing:
Before any training, I had been singing since I could talk.
2000 primary school choir
2003 primary school choir & ensemble
2004 high school choir
Vocal lessons mid 2006-2010
Studying Cert IV in Music part time
Attended song writing classes 2012
PERFORMANCES:
All performances Solo or Leading Vocalist unless otherwise stated.
NRAM= Northern Rivers Academy of Music
NYJA= National Youth Jazz Academy
2012
Wangaratta Jazz Festival 2012 (3rd-5th of November)
5th November, Youth Jazz Showcase
- Lullaby of Birdland (trio with scat solo ea.)
4th November, Reid street main stage 7:20pm-close with NYJA
- Manha de Carnaval
- Naughty Cat (an original)
- Chameleon (Scat solo, solo ea.)
4th November, Reid Street School stage 5pm
- Don’t Know Why
- I Want You Back (Back up)
4th November, Rising Stars stage 11am
- It Had To Be You
- Manha de Carnaval
- Skylark
- Begin the Beguine
3rd& 4th November, jazz workshops
23rd September 7pm, Katherine Penfold CD release concert
Back-ups for:
- Love (K. Penfold original)
- I Want You Back
- One and Only
23rd September 1pm, “Showstoppers”
- Just Can’t Wait To Be King (Nala)
- The Circle of Life (duet)
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight (back up harmony)
- Hakuna Matata (young & old Simba)
- Part of Your World (Ariel)
- Master of the House (back up)
16th June NRAM Variety Concert
- Blackbird
- Sitting, Waiting, Wishing
- Lonely Boy (harmony)
NYJA Recordings
- Skylark
NYJA at the Vine Hotel
- Skylark
- Come Rain or Come Shine
4th may, Café martini
- Let go (my own original)
- NYC Cops
- Lonely Boy (harmony)
10th march, NYJA at the Northern Hotel
- Skylark
- Mack the Knife
- That’s the Time (back up)
March 10th, Trackside with Pete Murray, Wangaratta Turf Club
- Champagne Supernova
- Bitter sweet symphony (back-ups)
Highlights of past years:
*21 Sep 2009
Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre (with James Morrison and Big Band)
- My Funny Valentine
Rhiannon has performed in over 45 concerts from 2006 to now.
List of songs performed over the years:
- Across the Universe
- Africa Group
- Ain’t No Sunshine
- A Whole New World
- Begin the Beguine
- Bitter Sweet Symphony (back up)
- Blackbird
- Bohemian Rhapsody
- Can You Feel the Love Tonight (back up)
- Carol of the Bells (with 4 other girls)
- C Blues in b flat – solo for everyone (scat solo)
- Centerpiece (group)
- Chameleon
- Champagne Supernova
- Come Rain or Come Shine
- Come Together
- Cry Me a River
- Don’t Know Why
- Don’t Stop Me Now
- Feeling Good (Muse version)
- Habanera
- Hakuna Matata (young & old Simba)
- Happy Ending
- I Dreamed a Dream (back up/harmony)
- It Had to be You
- I Want You Back
- Just Can’t Wait to be King (Nala)
- Just the Way You Look Tonight
- La Costa (back-up)
- Let's Do It
- Let Go (original)
- Lonely Boy (back up)
- Love (back up)
- Lullaby of Birdland (trio with scat solo ea)
- Mack the Knife
- Manha de Carnaval
- Master of the House (back up)
- Maybe this Time
- Minnie the Moocher
- My Funny Valentine
- Naïve
- Nature Boy
- Naughty Cat (NYJA Original)
- Nothing Else Matters
- NYC Cops
- Oh Darling
- One and Only (back up)
- Part of Your World (as Ariel)
- Respect
- Riders on the Storm
- Scarborough Fair
- Shadowboxer
- Sitting, Waiting, Wishing
- Skylark
- Stille Nacht (Silent Night in German)
- Stitched Up
- Sunday Morning
- Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
- Tainted Love (back-up)
- That’s the Time (back up)
- The Circle of Life (duet)
- There Are Worse Things I Could Do
- This Love
- Thriller (back up)
- Triste
- Yesterday