About
Winner of the ABC Young Performer’s Award in 2022, Eliza Shephard is a vibrant flutist and is paving her way as a performing artist, collaborator, and curator. She is in high demand as a soloist and chamber musician and as a fervent contemporary musician has established a course on experimental flute techniques, ‘The Extended Flute’. Eliza is a specialist on the Glissando Headjoint.
Eliza is passionate about amplifying the voices of female musicians and composers and her annual ‘March of the Women’ recording project was instigated in 2020. Eliza is a Teaching Associate and Sessional Academic at Monash University and is a recipient of the Ian Potter Emerging Performers Fellowship. She is proud to be a Haynes Artist.
Eliza Shephard: ABC Young Performer of the Year 2022 // Photo by Yana Klein
Performance
Eliza is known as ‘fiery’ on stage, and captures the audience’s attention throughout her performances. With over twenty years experience on stage, Eliza is a confident and established performer in a wide range of styles. Her recitals are award-winning, and draw from Eliza’s many years in dance and theatre. She has performed in festivals, recital series and touring productions.
Education
As an educator, Eliza has held positions in primary and high schools and is a Teaching Associate at Monash University. She is enthusiastic about engaging with students, with a particular focus on accessibility to students in rural and regional areas.
Eliza has a passion for contemporary techniques on the flute, and has established ‘The Extended Flute’, a course aimed at flutists of all ages for them to experience and experiment with extended techniques.
Research
With her passion for contemporary music, Eliza extensively researched the Glissando Headjoint®, a creation of Robert Dick’s as part of her Masters of Music Research at Griffith University. She is expanding the repertoire for this mechanism, and increasing its outreach to flutists around the world.