Ms Sarah Nieuwkerk

Head of Orchestras

Ensemble Director of SLSO and Chamber Strings 

Phone: 9909 9572  

Email:  sarah.nieuwkerk@stleonards.vic.edu.au  

Sarah Nieuwkerk is a passionate conductor, performer and educator. She graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Masters in Music majoring in Performance Teaching in 2014.

Sarah has toured Europe twice with the Chamber Strings of Melbourne as a soloist and core player and has toured China with the Royal Melbourne Philharmonic in 2013-2014 and again in 2018-2019. Sarah is currently Associate Concertmaster for the newly formed Australian Discovery Orchestra and regularly performs for theatre, TV and in orchestras across Melbourne.

Sarah has previously taught at Overnewton College and Carey Baptist Grammar school and has conducted various String Orchestras for State Music Camp.