Geelong Summer
Music Camp
11 - 16 January 2026
Conductors at GSMC 2026
Jen Clutterbuck Ensemble Conductor GSMC 2026
Bellarine Concert Band Concert band for developing band musicians
Jen Clutterbuck is delighted to be conducting the Bellarine Concert Band at the 2026 Geelong Summer Music Camp. Her connection with GSMC goes back to her first camp at age 13, an experience that sparked many years of returning as a participant, tutor, committee member, and now, conductor. She values and promotes the camp’s strong tradition of high-quality music-making and its supportive and inclusive community.
Jen is the Head of Middle and Junior School Music at The Geelong College, where she draws on a Kodály informed approach to build music literacy and encourage an active and joyful classroom. Alongside her classroom teaching, she directs concert bands and choirs, helping students discover the rewards of performing in an ensemble.
A French horn player, Jen studied a Bachelor of Music at The University of Melbourne before completing a Master of Teaching and a Master of Education. She has been a member of the Geelong Concert Band for nearly two decades and currently conducts its intermediate ensemble, the Community Band. With a strong belief in the power of music to connect people, foster social and emotional growth, and create lasting friendships, Jen is passionate about community music-making and sharing these experiences with others.
Ali Worrall Ensemble Conductor 2026
Otway Strings String orchestra for developing string players
Ali Worrall is the Head of Music Performance at Kardinia International College, where she has the privilege of conducting the string orchestras and symphony orchestra, as well as teaching instrumental and classroom music. Her journey with music began as a teenager at Geelong Summer Music Camp, where she loved playing in a big ensemble and making friends with other local musicians. Returning years later as a string tutor, Ali continued to share her passion for ensemble playing.
Ali holds a Bachelor of Music Performance from the Victorian College of the Arts, and a Master of Primary and Secondary Education from Deakin University. She also spent a year in London studying viola under Simon Rowland-Jones, cherishing the experience of music camps in the English countryside and the lifelong friendships made. Being an orchestral musician has provided Ali with incredible experiences throughout her career performing with artists such as Troy Caser-Daley and John Farnham, with a highlight being her first university orchestral performance under the baton of Sir Neville Marriner. Ali continues to enjoy working with new generations of young musicians, inspiring them to be the best they can be and is passionate in supporting them to create their own musical journeys.
Tania Grant Choir Conductor GSMC 2026
Djilang Singers Choir for all ages and experience levels
Tania’s career in vocal pedagogy and performance spans three continents and more than two decades. A highly sought after and experienced voice and singing teacher, choral conductor and musical theatre vocal director, her credentials include voice qualifications from the Melba Conservatorium of Music, VCA, NIDA, Estill Voice Training, The University of Wales, Boston Conservatory at Berklee (US) and Vocal Health Education (UK). She also trained with the late Kristin Linklater in Kristin’s hometown of Orkney, Scotland. A recognised expert in musical theatre vocal health, Tania is also a recital performer, conference presenter, master class facilitator, adjudicator, public speaking teacher and self-proclaimed voice geek. She is proudly the Head of Voice at St. Ignatius College, Drysdale. In 2025 Tania presented at the National Conference in Melbourne for ANATS and the at the International Congress of Voice Teachers in Canada. Tania has toured with choirs to New Zealand, the United States and Australia’s very own Sydney Opera House. She is thrilled to be involved with GSMC once again in 2026, having been a conductor and tutor in years past.
Dr Jemima Bunn Ensemble Director GSMC 2026
BEd (Sec Music) (UofMelb), MMEd (UofWisconsin, Madison), PhD (MGSE Uof Melb)
Surf Coast Symphonic Band Concert Band for advanced band musicians
Over several years, Jemima has directed vibrant and dynamic music programs in several Victorian government secondary schools, coordinating the classroom, instrumental and ensemble components of their Programs. Jemima has a passion for ensemble direction, having conducted ensembles at school level from beginner to advanced levels, University level and honour bands with Melbourne Youth Music and the Sisters of the Church Festival with Canberra Girls’ Grammar School and also, at the University of Southern Mississippi and University of Wisconsin. She was privileged to take the Blackburn High School Symphonic Band at the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic in Chicago in 2017.
As a casual academic in music education at tertiary level, she has been involved in preparing pre-service teachers with knowledge and understanding of pedagogical approaches in general music across middle and senior years, instrumental pedagogy, conducting and composition.
Jemima is Leader of Learning in music curriculum at Carey Grammar School, working with both teachers and students to develop positive experiences in all things instrumental, classroom and ensemble. She is Director of Brolga Music Publishing Company in Melbourne, Australia where, through this role, she promotes the work of Australian composers writing for Concert Band, String and Full Orchestra, Jazz Ensembles and Chamber Groups.
Jemima has been active in the Australian Band and Orchestra Directors’ Association (ABODA) over several years, serving as a committee member, president and vice president at state and national levels. In 2006, she received an ABODA Victoria Excellence Award and in 2018 a National Citation of Excellence for her work in music education.
Martin DeMarte Ensemble Director GSMC for 2026
Swan Bay Strings String orchestra for advanced string players
Martin is a passionate music teacher with over twenty-five years’ experience in education. He has taught strings in a variety of settings and draws on a multitude of methods to bring out the best musical outcomes for his students.
As a multi-instrumentalist, he has performed in many settings and ensembles, and currently enjoys playing in the Geelong Symphony Orchestra as well as in the pit for local theatre groups.
Martin is presently Head of Strings at Christian College Geelong where he enjoys teaching in a dynamic and creative music program. He also serves as the President of the GSMC committee, which works tirelessly each year to stage a positive and nurturing camp experience for all participants.
Prior to this camp, Martin has had the privilege of working with the younger string players at the GSMC, and is now very much looking forward to leading the advanced students in the Swan Bay Strings.