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Helpmann award winner Andrew Foote is to become the Head of Voice. Andrew is one the most experienced singers and teachers of voice in Australia.  For more than 30 years he has been a regular guest artist for Western Australian arts companies, a national broadcast artist for ABC Classic FM, a freelance opera principal artist performing throughout Australia with Opera Australia, OzOpera and West Australian Opera, a regular recitalist and oratorio soloist, and more recently as an opera director.

In his professional concert and operatic career, Andrew has performed more than 30 operatic roles for professional companies throughout Australia - including his acclaimed Ned Keene in Peter Grimes for which he received a 2010 Helpmann Award.  His soloist and concert repertoire, including recordings for ABC Classic FM, has consistently drawn superb accolades.

After an 11 year break from teaching, Andrew rejoins the UWA School of Music with a renewed enthusiasm and commitment to educating the next generation in the art of concert repertoire and ensemble singing.

Media references

Dr Alan Lourens , Head of School (School of Music) (61 +8) 6488 1031

Danielle Loiseau , Administrative Officer (School of Music) (61 +8) 6488 3994 (Monday – Wednesday)

Pip White , Administrative Officer (School of Music) (+61 8) 6488 7835 (Thursday & Friday)

Michael Sinclair-Jones , (UWA Public Affairs) (+61 8) 6488 3229 / (+61 4) 00 700 783