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Caitlyn is passionate about the positive impact the Melbourne Youth Chorale has on its members and is the Director of the Sapere School of Music, teaching students of all ages since 2008 in various settings.
Her love for music, singing, and performance developed through her family, church, piano, voice, and clarinet tutelage, participation in numerous community choirs, including Melbourne Youth Chorale, and performances in theatre productions. Caitlyn holds a Bachelor of Music Honours (Classical Voice) from the University of Melbourne’s Conservatorium of Music and is pursuing a Masters of Secondary Teaching (Music) at the Melbourne Graduate School of Education.
She regularly engages in professional development, including working towards the Australian Kodaly Certificate. Her career highlights include directing the vocal ensemble Daughters of the King, receiving a full scholarship and touring Europe with the Melbourne Bach Choir, singing with Exaudi Youth Choir on local and international tours, performing with Gondwana Chorale for the ANZAC Centenary Celebrations at the Sydney Opera House, and participating in Melbourne’s Fringe Festival with Choral Edge.
Simon is active in choral music as a conductor, accompanist, singer, tutor, administrator, and advocate. He currently directs Casey Choir, accompanies Excelsis, sings with Gippsland Chamber Singers, works in the music departments of two local schools, regularly accompanies events for Gippsland Opera, and serves as state treasurer of the Australian National Choral Association.
Prior associations include directing Da Capo Singers, West Gippsland Chorale, Latrobe Chorale and RMIT Concert Choir; accompanying Melbourne Women's Choir, Australian Welsh Male Choir, Yarra Ranges Children's Choir and Cranbourne Chorale; singing with Melbourne Chamber Choir; and extensive work as a freelance accompanist.
Simon joined what was then the City of Berwick Children's Choir in its first year of existence, singing with the choir for just over four years. He credits his time with the choir, and the inspired teaching of Jean Heriot, for everything he has since achieved as a musician. He returned to MYC in 2005 as a tutor, later taking on the roles of accompanist and assistant artistic director. He currently leads the Heriot and Opal choirs, as well as accompanying and tutoring all other MYC ensembles.
Mike is an assistant conductor and tutor, joining the MYC family at the beginning of 2024 to lead the senior training choir, Adagio. He believes that every young person should have access to high-quality music education, and strives to create engaging musical experiences for singers. Mike has spent most of his life in choirs, joining a children’s choir at the age of 8, and has been singing in choirs ever since, maintaining his standard as a practiced singer in three of Melbourne’s choirs. When he’s not singing or conducting, Mike spends his time as a particle physics researcher hunting for dark matter at the University of Melbourne.
Rosie O'Reilly is a passionate choral singer, conductor, composer and music educator. She holds a Bachelor of Music Education from the Elder Conservatorium of Music at the University of Adelaide, and gained an honours degree from the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music in 2022. Rosie has taught music in schools in South Australia, Victoria and the UK, and coordinated education programs with Melbourne Chamber Orchestra. She spent ten years as the Assistant Conductor of MiniM Choir in Adelaide, has tutored with The Yarra Voices, and is currently studying for the Australian Kodaly Certificate.
Rosie has many years' experience as a choral singer, including Australian and international tours; she currently sings with The Australian Voices, Choral Edge, Alta Collective and The Old Cathedral Voices at St James' Old Cathedral.
As well as her role as MYC’s President, Kerry is teaching MYC’s youngest choristers.
Kerry has a strong background in music, particularly enjoying and valuing singing. She has been part of the MYC community for a few years and has been developing her knowledge of Kodaly and solfa through observing and working with the other teachers. Kerry home educates her six children, all of whom are MYC choristers, and she has loved learning alongside them.
Having witnessed MYC’s programs change her children’s lives through the gift of music, Kerry is passionate about nurturing children to grow in self-confidence and develop a growth mindset to learning through music.
Joey Cho is in her final year of Master of Music Therapy at the University of Melbourne, graduating in December 2023.
Joey is a piano teacher, mainly teaching primary-aged children including those with special needs, and has worked as a music therapy assistant in assisting in music therapy group sessions with children with autism spectrum disorder and developmental delay. She has also worked in Calvary Health Care Bethlehem, Strength and Care Music Therapy Services, and Coburg Special Developmental School for her placements.
Originally from Hong Kong, Joey graduated from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) with a Bachelor degree in Music, majoring in classical piano. She has achieved the AMEB Grade 8 piano, ATCL Piano Recital, and ABRSM Grade 8 theory. She also plays the guitar and sings.
Joey is an experienced chorister. She started singing in the Hong Kong Children's Choir at the age of seven, and was selected as a member of one of the performing classes. She was a chairlady of her high school choir, a former member of the HKBU Choir, and a singer of HKBU Christian Band. She is currently a member of the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic Choir.
Joey is passionate about music therapy and music education for children and adolescents with special educational needs. She believes that every child deserves the gift of music, and that music therapy helps children to develop social, communication, and cognitive skills based on a child-centered and strength-based approach.
As well as her role as MYC’s President, Kerry is teaching MYC’s youngest choristers.
Kerry has a strong background in music, particularly enjoying and valuing singing. She has been part of the MYC community for a few years and has been developing her knowledge of Kodaly and solfa through observing and working with the other teachers. Kerry home educates her six children, all of whom are MYC choristers, and she has loved learning alongside them.
Having witnessed MYC’s programs change her children’s lives through the gift of music, Kerry is passionate about nurturing children to grow in self-confidence and develop a growth mindset to learning through music.
Alan’s daughter Francesca was a chorister with MYC from 2015 to 2017 during which time Alan joined the MYC Board in a volunteer capacity as Treasurer and Chair of the MYC Major Grants Team. He left the Board in 2018 for personal reasons.
He re-joined the MYC Board as Vice President in January 2023 following 15 months of engagement supporting the strategic direction of MYC and its operation as a fundraising organisation.
Alan has over 4 decades of experience locally and internationally building enterprises across technology, training & management, career transition, education and wholesaling/distribution.
In 2009, Alan founded and guided both strategy and funding for Insight Education Centre for the Blind & Vision Impaired in Berwick. Insight is a 21st Century model of specialist education linked to pathways to employment to better serve the long term needs of people of all ages who are blind or vision impaired. While managing Insight, Alan also invested considerable energy in school leadership, with multi-term Council and Presidential roles at Nossal High School and many years in Council roles at Frankston High School.
Alan returned to Australia in 2008 for family reasons, selling his interest in the Italian business.
In 1991, Alan founded a successful business in Italy, providing specialist services to, amongst others, 14 Fortune 50 and leading Italian companies.
Behind Alan’s success in all that he does is a passion for long-term strategic relationships coupled with a commitment to delivering above expectations.
Alan has a B. Engineering (Communications) degree from RMIT University.
Trina has been involved as a parent with MYC since March 2023. Growing up in a musical family that sang all the time both as a group and with various choirs, she is passionate about the positive influence that music and singing has on children, young people (and adults too!). She was impressed by the power of the Kodály concept that MYC uses to teach music literacy and thus was inspired to join the board in October 2023, bringing her passion and experience as secretary for other committees to help MYC's impact grow!
Robert studied classical voice at the Melba Conservatorium of Music (BMus) before completing a Master of Business Administration (MBA). Robert has held senior roles within private enterprise, government and the not-for-profit sectors, working across higher education, emergency management, and arts administration. Robert currently serves as Chief Operating Officer for the Federal Office of the Australian Music Examinations Board (AMEB). Robert lives within the City of Casey and three of his children are proud choristers within MYC. He enjoys contributing to the governance and operations of the organisation and attending MYC performances and events.
Mike joined the Board in 2023 and has been enjoying MYC performances for many years. As a non-parent supporter of MYC Mike brings diverse experience in the not-for-profit sector in social development, social education, graphic design and IT. He aims to embody an empathic and curious approach to life and people. As a husband, dad and grandpa, Mike loves that his extended family has “loose edges” and welcomes in those who often feel left out, and being a life-long musician and community-builder, he values the significant work of MYC to bring music education, performance, community and connection to young people of all abilities.
