Estelita Rae

PhD (MusPerf), MTeach(Sec), BMus(Hons), BVA/BMus

Head of Strings

Email: Estelita.Rae@stleonards.vic.edu.au

Estelita is a passionate educator who looks to inspire and share her enthusiasm for music with students of all ages. She is an alumna of the Australian National Academy of Music’s ANAM Professional Performance Program and her performing career has taken her around the world. Concertmaster leadership roles include New Zealand Youth Orchestra, Monash Academy Orchestra, AYO Momentum Ensemble, Victorian Opera, and principal second violin of the Australian Youth Orchestra. Chamber music festival highlights include Townsville, Canberra, Germany, New Zealand, and Fredonia, New York. 

Estelita is interested in all kinds of music and has worked with jazz legend Bennie Maupin for the Capital Jazz Project, singer songwriter Lior, the Stonnington Jazz Festival, and the RAah Project. She has written three folk string ensemble works and has arranged many popular tunes for her students. She has also worked as a tutor with wider community organizations like Melbourne Youth Music, Victorian State Music Camp, the Australian Youth Orchestra, and the AYO Momentum Ensemble in music programs with specialist schools for students with diverse learning needs.