PhD, MA

Dr Nayia Comino is a researcher, educator and consultant in communication, language teaching, and linguistics specialised in clinical communication, medical discourse, indigenous education, CALD, and academic literacy. She has worked extensively in senior management in education, marketing, and merchant banking, in Australia and France. Currently, she is a senior lecturer in health professions education in the prestigious Prideaux Centre, Flinders University. She is a longstanding advocate of the Arts, in particular new music, and has been a member of the Soundstream Board since 2009.

B. Mus., M. Mus. (Res), PhD

Gabriella established Soundstream: Adelaide New Music in 1993, and continues as its Artistic Director. She received a Churchill Fellowship in 2010, and a Helpmann Award in 2009.

Gabriella is a passionate exponent of contemporary music, and has given award-winning premieres of Australian compositions. She has performed widely throughout Australia, and internationally, promoting the works of Australian composers. As a concert pianist, Gabriella has performed in the Melbourne and Adelaide Festivals, MONA MOFO, TURA (Perth), and in Europe and China. In 2010, she represented South Australia at the World Expo in Shanghai. Gabriella has given numerous live and recorded broadcasts for ABC Classic FM.

Paul Mason is a specialist music consultant, with experience in broadcasting and government. From 2009-2019 Paul was the Director, Music at Australia Council for the Arts, leading the design and implementation of strategies and funding programs for music. Since 2019 he has worked independently advising artists, organisations, government and industry clients on strategy, project management and business planning. In addition, Paul is the manager of composer, performer and cultural leader David Bridie. Paul is also a Director of the Peggy Glanville Hicks Composers House Trust, and the City Recital Hall Sydney. Paul was a board member of Sydney’s Radio FBi 94.5 from its establishment to the year 2000 when the station was awarded its permanent broadcast license. Between 2004-2007 he was Chair of Music NSW, the state-based contemporary music service organisation.

Will Fisher is a Senior Project Officer with the Mobile Language Team. They take a community-first approach to work. Guided by best-practice protocols for the maintenance and preservation of Aboriginal cultural heritage and language materials.

Will has worked with Aboriginal language communities around South Australia for the last 10 years. Working on developing language resources, community training and larger media projects Will has focused his work around community empowerment and skills development. Will has experience working on Native Title projects as well as a range of future technology projects using large datasets.

David Kotlowy is composer and performer of experimental classical music with over 30 years of professional collaborative practice that has been recognised with government and corporate sponsorship, repeat invitations and commissions, and critically acclaim for their artistic merit and the quality of their production.

In 2019 David received an ArtsSA Fellowship to undertake residencies in Ireland, the UK, and Japan. His international profile also includes Australian representative at festivals in Osaka, Yogyakarta, and SOAS, University of London.

De La Catessen Records has released two recordings of his chamber music, Empyrean Traces, performed by Benaud Trio, and Final Fragments - Music for piano performed by Stephen Whittington. The USA label OgreOgress Productions has also recorded and released his work.

In 2024, David designed and built a customised microtonal electric guitar and has performed on it as a soloist and in ensembles since 2025.

Lorna was born in Titjikala Community, and is a Cultural Adviser and teacher of the Pitjantjatjara language. For over 20 years Lorna has taught language and Cultural Awareness to Central Land Council, Mining Companies, Alice Springs Town Council and the Emergency Department at the Alice Springs Hospital. Lorna taught language to trainee school teachers for the SA Education Department and taught trainee teachers and nurses Cultural Awareness and language at Monash University. Lorna also taught Interpreter Training to her own people which was recognized by the national body NAATI (National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters Ltd).

Patricia and Janie are Elders in the The Inarma Choir, which has a rich choral tradition celebrating their traditional and Lutheran heritage in Pitjantjatjara/Yankunytjatjara. Formerly the Titjikala Community Women’s Choir, the Choir have been singing together for forty years. In 2018, the Inarma Choir performed a concert, Tjungu Pakani – Together We Rise – alongside an exhibition of their stunning silk batik fabrics at Ayers House, and in 2022, at the State Library in Adelaide. The Choir also conducted public art and singing workshops. The Choir has also performed in Melbourne at the APRA AMCOS Art Music Awards in 2019. They are also gifted artists, acclaimed for their unique silk screening and batik practice.

Professor Judd is Pro Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous) and Director of the Indigenous Studies Program in the School of Culture and Communication at the University of Melbourne. The DVC (Indigenous) collaborates with the University community and closely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and communities to lead the development and realisation of the University's Indigenous-focused aspirations. This includes cultivating a culture in which Indigenous knowledges, histories, cultures, and perspectives are not only recognised, but also celebrated, advocated for, and actively engaged in research and education.