Congratulations To The Queen’s Birthday Honours Recipients

Congratulations to the heroes of Sydney’s music world who have been recognised amongst the Queen’s Birthday Honours List for 2016. They include educator and conductor Richard Gill AM, opera baritone John Wegner AO, whose unforgettable roles included Scarpia in Tosca, Jokanaan in Salome and Claggart in Billy Budd; composer Andrew Ford OAM, Ara Vartoukian founder of Theme & Variations Piano Services in 1985 and leading voice teacher Maree Ryan.

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