SPONSORS
Nina is incredibly fortunate to have the support of International foundations and charities to continue her training and support her career as a young opera singer.
Information about her sponsors can be found below.
CURRENT SPONSORS
Those who help me continue the journey...
Read more bellow about the companies Nina is currently supported by.
Melba Opera Trust
Melba Opera Trust is Australia’s premier scholarship program for promising young opera singers and repetiteurs.
Driven by Dame Nellie Melba’s conviction “a beautiful voice is not enough”, the program nurtures artistic development alongside business training, mentoring and performance experience. We are the next step for artists preparing to become professionals on the world stage.
Queensland Youth Orchestra
Queensland Youth Orchestras (QYO) is the State’s major orchestral training and performance organisation for young musicians aged 7 to 25. Founded by John Curro AM MBE (1932-2019) in 1966, QYO is now under the artistic leadership of Simon Hewett. QYO is renowned as a world-class youth orchestra organisation and a member of Youth Orchestras Australia (YOA), a network comprising the major state youth orchestras of Australia and the Australian Youth Orchestra.
Nina joins as Queensland Youth Symphony's Artist in Residence.
PAST SPONSORS
Those who helped me get here...
Read more bellow about the companies Nina has been previously supported by.
Brisbane City Council
Brisbane City Council provides grants for community groups and non-profit organisations to improve services and facilities. Council also offers grants for creative workers and historians, and for projects that improve the environment and sustainability and school sports facilities. Support is available for Men's Sheds and seniors groups. Council also gives Australia Day Awards over a number of categories each year. Find out more, including grant terms and conditions and information about Council sponsorship.
The Ian Potter Cultural Trust
The Ian Potter Cultural Trust aims to promote a vibrant, diverse arts sector in Australia and encourage the pursuit of excellence. Through support for talented emerging artists, the Trust's grants reward commitment and passion, and support promising Australian artists to develop their skills and achieve their potential.
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International professional development opportunities allow emerging or early-career artists to gain experience, develop networks and learn skills from the world's best. The Trust believes these experiences are invaluable for the individual artists and for the ongoing development sector as a whole.
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Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
ABRSM is the UK's largest music education body, one of its largest music publishers and the world's leading provider of music exams, holding over 650,000 assessments in more than 90 countries every year. As a registered charity, they also make significant donations towards music education initiatives around the world.
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Founded in 1889, they have a long and storied history. But their mission has stayed the same: to nurture a love for music, and to inspire achievement in it. At ABRSM, they believe that everyone, wherever they're from, should have access to high-quality music-learning.
International Students House
International Students House (ISH) is a residential, social and cultural centre for international and British students in central London. ISH believe every young person should have the opportunity to succeed whatever their background. Together with their university partners and supporters, they provide scholarships opportunities, a safe home and a social programme to enable students to succeed while giving them a place to belong.
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Their mission and values hold true to the vision of the founder, Mary Trevelyan, and the beginning of International Student House in 1965. Their friendship, understanding, openness and cooperation are at the core of the ISH experience and underpin everything the charity does.
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Southern Cross Soloists
Since 1995, Southern Cross Soloists (SXS) have been the shining stars of Australian chamber music. Firmly established as one of Australia’s pre-eminent classical music ensembles and a company in residence at QPAC, SXS delivers programs filled with dazzling virtuosity. In its 28th year of excellence, SXS continue to reach new heights globally and nationally. Composed of leading virtuosic soloists from across Australia, SXS provides dynamic, unique, and world-class musical experiences for audiences of all ages.
Nina is this years recipient of the Margaret Schindler Vocal Scholarship.
