Horbelt Jazz Orchestra

Suitable for intermediate to advanced musicians, the Horbelt Jazz Orchestra provides burgeoning jazz musicians the opportunity to exercise their solo and ensemble skills in a full line-up of wind, horn, and percussion instruments. Directed by Sonja Horbelt, you will be mentored by leading professional jazz tutors to workshop through a variety of jazz styles and compositions and bring to showcase at the end of the Summer School week.

APPLICANTS
INSTRUMENTS: Saxophone, trumpet, trombone, bass trombone, guitar, piano, double bass, drumkit, percussion

To be considered for this ensemble in the 2024 MYO Summer School, please apply for the JAZZ PROGRAM stream in your application.

Sonja Horbelt
Sonja is a graduate of the VCA and has worked extensively as a freelance drummer with noted artists such as jazz performers Bob Sedergreen, Andrea Keller, and Sandy Evans, comedians …
Sonja is a graduate of the VCA and has worked extensively as a freelance drummer with noted artists such as jazz performers Bob Sedergreen, Andrea Keller, and Sandy Evans, comedians Casey Bennetto, Geraldine Quinn, Eddie Perfect, Geraldine Hickey, and Tommy Little, and cabaret and music theatre artists such as Rhonda Burchmore, Lucy Durack, Anne Wood and Amanda Harrison. Sonja has her own project Kennedy Snow which features acclaimed vocalist Nina Ferro and has an upcoming second cd due to be released early 2024. She has three decades of experience performing regularly across Australian venues ranging from small jazz clubs to large theatres and Concert Halls.
Sonja has chaired and co-artistic directed the Melbourne Womens International Jazz Festival (MWIJF) since 2003. This festival has been responsible for providing opportunities for countless emerging, developing and established female-identifying improvising artists Australia wide, championing new works and ensemble collaborations and featuring local, interstate and international artists. Sonja consults for Melbourne International Jazz Festival’s Take Note award for emerging female artists, has lectured at Monash, VCA and Melbourne Polytechnic and is the Head of Contemporary Music Studies at Ruyton Girls School and Loreto Toorak.

Photo credit: Fred Kroh

2024 Summer School

Horbelt Jazz Orchestra

Sonja Horbelt