Susie Bishop BCA MMus, a feature soloist with Steel City Strings in the Strings with Voices series, is a prominent vocalist and multi-instrumentalist in the Sydney music scene.
After receiving her Bachelor of Creative Arts in Drama with distinction in 2005 at the University of Wollongong, she was a recipient of the BBM Scholarship for Music and Drama in 2005. She was then accepted into the Royal Northern College of Music, UK where she obtained her M Mus in Opera in 2010.
Alongside this training she continued with her rigorous classical studies on violin which she had first started at age four.
Her interests and skills in performance are wide-ranging, and she regularly performs and tours with some of Sydney’s highest profile ensembles in both her capacities as violinist and singer, with a music career that is quickly gaining momentum.
Susie Bishop’s interests and skills in performance are wide-ranging, and she regularly performs and tours with some of Sydney’s highest profile ensembles in both her capacities as violinist and singer, with a music career that is quickly gaining momentum.
Her operatic engagements have included
Susie’s other collaborations include
Susie co-founded Chaika (www.chaikaband.com) a world influenced fusion enseble who have already recorded two albums. Based in Sydney, Chaika (“chai” as in the spicy tea, “ka” as in ‘car’) is an ensemble that performs uniquely original compositions and re-imaginings of traditional songs.
Susie received a Jumpstart grant to study in Argentina after recording an album with Sydney-based tango quintet Tangalo.
She has also composed and recorded a duo album in collaboration with her sister Laura Bishop.
Susie Bishop is a guest Soprano with Steel City Strings’ in the Strings with Voices winter 2018 concert series.
Susie will sing Handel’s “Piangero”, Handel’s “Tornami a vegheggiar” and Edith Piaf’s “La Vie en rose”.
Media Release For Immediate Release October 31st, 2023. Renowned Saxophonist Pays Tribute to Local Area – Body and Soul. Steel City Strings has a proven track record of outstanding commissions from Australian composers and this new work from Nick Russoniello is no exception. Wollongong-raised saxophonist Nick Russoniello was the perfect fit for the orchestra. A […]
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