Jennifer Enchelmaier
Coach
Jennifer studied with Beryl Sedivka at the Tasmanian Conservatorium, and following studies in France with Cécile Ousset and Odile Poisson, was awarded a Premier Prix with distinction at the Conservatoire de Nice in 2003. Jennifer was a finalist at the 2006 Premio Fausto Zadra International piano competition in Italy. She has been pianist for Scottish Voices, freelanced for Glasgow University, Scottish Opera’s education department, The Melba Opera Trust and Victorian Opera, as well as working at the VCA and Melbourne Conservatorium as an accompanist and lecturer in French and German for singers. Jennifer has been invited to adjudicate and give a piano workshop for the Tasmanian Music Teachers Association.
Jennifer is a sought-after collaborative pianist and vocal coach on sessional staff at the Queensland Conservatorium and UQ, lecturing French language subjects for singers, repetiteur for the post-graduate opera class at the Conservatorium, as well as accompanying instrumental students across both institutions. Jennifer performed at the 2022 Newcastle Music Festival with the acclaimed violist Patricia Pollett. A “sympathetic and conscientious interpreter” (Clive O’Connell) her recording of Light in Dark, the complete solo works of Australian composer Tom Henry, was featured in ABC Classic FM’s 2023 new releases.