Musical Director - Alex Pringle
Alex Pringle is a Sydney-based conductor, arranger, composer and violinist dedicated to making excellent music and building beautiful community. With a versatile career spanning choral and orchestral work, Alex is known for his inspiring leadership, creative arrangements, and an ability to bring out the best in every ensemble.
As a performer Alex has played with some of Australia and the worlds finest artists including Brian Wilson, Lionel Richie, Barry White, Tina Arena, Kylie Minogue, Guy Sebastian and Missy Higgins. He has also appeared on many recordings and soundtracks. IN 2024 alex had the pleasure of conducting the NSW Schools Spectacular.
Alex is currently the director of Harmoni Choirs, conducting the Harmoni Chamber Choir, Urban Voices and Singers Re-Choired. He also directs the largest public high school choral program in NSW at Fort St High School. The Fort St Chamber Choir are an 8 part auditioned ensemble and are the past winners of the Australasian Grand Prix.
Conductor of Harmoni Pymble - Rachel Collis
Rachel Collis is a singer, composer, pianist, and choral conductor. She is a big believer in the power of music to create connectedness and safe space between the music makers and the listener.
In 2012 Rachel premiered her original one-woman show The Art Of Letting Go at Riverside Theatres to sell-out audiences. She has released 4 studios albums with ARIA and Emmy-award-winning producer Sean Carey, each to critical acclaim, and is a regular performer at music, folk and community venues.
Rachel is currently the Creative Director of the Ryde Schools Performing Arts Festival, and works as an accompanist and conductor for Department of Education events including Pulse Alive, Compass Music Festival and The Schools Spectacular. She holds a Masters in Music, majoring in Composition and Music Production (The Australian Institute of Music), and is a classically trained pianist and vocalist.
