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GEOFFREY CASTLES
Geoffrey began his career at the age of 15 as a composer, arranger and musical
director for productions of Shakespearean plays and pantomimes. Over the past ten years
some of the highlights of Geoffrey’s career as a Musical Director include Bells
Are Ringing, Little Shop of Horrors, Dames At Sea, Into The Woods, Godspell: Prepare Ye,
The Secret Garden, Romance! Romance! and the NSW Premieres of The Witches Of
Eastwick, Putting It Together and I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change!
He has musically directed numerous corporate events and concerts, and is a regular cabaret
performer having appeared at most cabaret venues in Sydney. Geoffrey has worked with
performers including Toni Lamond, Hayden Tee, Margi De Ferranti, David Campbell and Marina
Prior. No stranger to the orchestra pit, he has played keyboards in productions including
Jerry’s Girls, Side By Side By Sondheim, Lucky Stiff, 42nd Street, Les Misérables
and the Australian Premiere of The Scarlet Pimpernel.
Geoffrey is regularly employed by the NSW Department of Education (The Arts Unit) for the
Schools Spectacular and State Music Camps as an accompanist, conductor and arranger. He
sang in the choir for the Australian Idol Grand Final in 2004 and 2005 and is in demand
across Sydney as a conductor, arranger, vocal coach and accompanist. Recently he arranged
music for the launch of Chicago on DVD and recorded German cabaret songs for ABC National
Radio with performer Amie McKenna. He is currently the accompanist for Vox (Sydney
Philharmonia Choirs).
In 2002 Geoffrey was awarded the Young Citizen of the Year for Willoughby City Council.
Geoffrey is currently studying for a Bachelor of Music (Music Education) at the Sydney
Conservatorium of Music and holds an A.Mus.A in piano. |
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BEV KENNEDY
Trained musician, pianist, musical director, composer, Bev has worked regularly in
the Professional Music industry for the last 14 years.
As Musical Director
Putting it Together - Big M Productions
Hats Off Concert 2006 & 2003
McDonald's Singer of the year 2005
Tenor Australis - EMI Recording artists
Open Mic Idle Season 2
Assistant Musical Director
Pirates of Penzance - Essgee Productions - Aria Award winning soundtrack, also highest
selling Australian Music video
The Mikado - Essgee Productions
Repetiteur- Pit musician
The Lion King - Disney Productions
Fame the Musical - Jacobsens
Beyond the Game - ATYP
Mamma Mia - Little Star
Pit musician
We Will Rock You - Littlestar
Cats - Runaway to the Circus - Really Useful Company
Sunset Boulevard - Concert Version - Rountree Productions
Chicago - IMG
Little Shop of Horrors - David Atkins
The Producer's - Gordon Frost
Crazy for You - Gordon Frost
South Pacific - Gordon Frost
Joseph & The Amazing technicolour Dreamcoat - The Really Useful Company
Pianist at Kerry Packer's Memorial Service 2006
Pianist at the last 3 Premier's concerts
Guest Organist with the SSO at The Opera House for the Family Concerts
Keyboards for Light the Night concert
Resident pianist at The Regent Hotel Sydney
Resident pianist at The 4 Seaons Hotel Sydney
Resident pianist at The Intercontinental Hotel Sydney
Keyboards for several Channel 7 Lord Mayor's Xmas Carols
Accompanist in Cabaret
Natalie Gamsu
Shaun Rennie ( helped devise Shaun's Cabaret show which won the 2003 Sydney Cabaret
Convention )
Andrew Benson ( Aunty Mavis )
Toni Lamond
Leonie Page
James Millar & Ian Stenlake
Kaye Tuckerman
Trevor Ashley
Belinda Wollaston
Margi de Ferranti
Paul Capsis
Julie Anthony
Derek Metzger
The 3 Waiters
Bev teaches at the Australian Institute of Music & also works regularly for Sing Over
King & the NIDA open Programme.
She also plays for various charities including the Luncheon Club & St. Vincent's
Hospice |
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