Elizabeth Lim
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Elizabeth Lim studied clarinet and piano at the Sydney University Sydney Conservatorium of Music, graduating with an Associate Diploma, Bachelor of Music Degree with Distinction and Master of Music Degree. Following her studies in Australia she was awarded a Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Award, a Hungarian Government Scholarship and a Goethe-Institut Scholarship in the Field of Arts which enabled her to further music studies at an advanced level in Europe.
Elizabeth has a strong background in teaching and performing and has extensive experience in both tertiary and non-tertiary levels of teaching; her experience includes clarinet and saxophone teaching, ensemble conducting, orchestral and chamber music tutoring and the holding of masterclasses at Sydney and Newcastle Conservatoria, the Australian Institute of Music and for Sydney Youth Orchestra. She also appears frequently in the capacity of adjudicator and examiner as well as guest tutor apropos to her concern with the furtherance of cultural awareness and commitment and involvement in the musical development of young players.
Elizabeth works as a concert recitalist & orchestral musician and has performed extensively both in Australia and abroad. Her experience includes performances with such orchestras and ensembles as the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, Sydney Opera House Orchestra, Hunter Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia Australis, Collegium Musicum Orchestra, Pacific Opera Orchestra, Canberra Wind Soloists and The Seymour Group as well as holding Principal Clarinet positions with the Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Porgy & Bess and Les Misérables Orchestras.
Other highlights include finalist in the Selmer Clarinet Award at the Second National Clarinet Congress (1986), prizewinner in the Boosey and Hawkes Encouragement Award (1986), solo broadcasts as finalist in the 2MBS-FM Radio Young Performers' Competition (1990) and Premier Prix Winner of the Superior Clarinet Degree in the Concours Général de Musique et d’Art Dramatique in Paris, France (1993).