Jen Clutterbuck is delighted to be conducting the Bellarine Concert Band at the 2027 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.

Dale Pointon is the Coordinator of Ensembles with Education Department of WA and lectures in Music Education at Edith Cowan University. Dale completed postgraduate studies in Conducting from the University of Illinois (USA), a Bachelor of Music Performance (UWA) and a Graduate Diploma of Education (ECU).

 

Dale is an active community ensemble director, clinician and adjudicator. He offers various conducting and ensemble related workshops and Professional Development opportunities. Dale adjudicates at various Australian festivals and eisteddfods; he also serves as an examiner for the Australian Music Examination Board WA.

 

Dale is a permanent conductor with the West Australian Youth Orchestras Association (WAYO), is the past director of the Symphonic Wind Ensemble at the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA) and has served as the Vice President of ABODA (WA). Dale has toured extensively with ensembles to China, USA, New Zealand and throughout Australia.

 

In his ‘spare time’ Dale is involved in Motorsport; he loves racing and working on cars.

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.

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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.

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.

Martin is very much looking forward to returning and leading the advanced students in the Swan Bay Strings for 2027.

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.

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In 2026 Tania has undertaken training in manual voice therapy with Performance Medicine Australia and a certification in Musical Theatre voice under world renowned pedagogue Kevin Wilson with Voice Study Centre (UK). A recognised expert in vocal health across various styles and genres, 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. She will present for the Australian Voice Association’s national conference in October 2026. 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 2027, and is looking forward to a week of world changing music. 

Shannon is a strong advocate for community music making and lifelong learning in the arts. He graduated with the Masters of Music (Performance) from the University of Melbourne after completing the Bachelor of Music and Bachelor of Teaching degrees with first class honours.

 

He has worked as a saxophone specialist, VCE examiner, woodwind doubler and is an experienced consultant for school music programs. Shannon has enjoyed teaching musicians for over 25 years from Year 2 to the Post-Graduate level at University, Government, Catholic and Independent schools.

 

Performance highlights include with Orchestra Victoria, Australian Discovery Orchestra, Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Orchestra, Geelong Symphony Orchestra as well as performing at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival, Melbourne Zoo Twilight Series and Wangaratta Jazz Festival.

 

Shannon currently teaches at The Geelong College as the Head of Brass, Woodwind and Percussion and can be found most weekends jogging along the Barwon River.