About Us
Founded in 2006, the Aqualuna Singers are an a cappella choir based in Lane Cove, Sydney. Rehearsing from the beautiful outlook of St Aidan's Church Hall, Longueville, our ethos is to sing for the sheer enjoyment of it!
Aqualuna explores an eclectic range of choral repertoire, including folk, contemporary and original arrangements. As an unaccompanied ensemble, members learn to tune and blend with one another to create a clear, unified sound that is flexible enough to adapt to the diverse range of music we sing.
In addition to their own end-of-year showcase, Aqualuna Singers are regular features at the choral festivals in and around Sydney, and have appeared in partnership with many other Sydney choirs, including the Phoenix Youth Choir, Chorella, and Pyrmont Sings.
About the Choir...
Music Director: Dr Lillian Hearne
Lillian is an experienced a cappella and barbershop harmony singer, director, and arranger.
Currently the assistant musical director of Sydney Harmony, she's previously worked with Naya Chorale, Vocal Evolution, and The Baden St Singers. Lillian is a certified music judge and education faculty member with Barbershop Harmony Australia, and has competed with various quartets and choruses in national and international conventions. She has also sung with St Mary's Cathedral Choir, Sydney, and St George's Cathedral Choir, Perth. She plays saxophone, keyboard, and clarinet, and sings with the Australian Army Reserve Band, as well as in local experimental, funk/soul, fusion, and post-rock bands.
Lillian studied Bachelor's degrees in music and science at The University of Western Australia as a classical clarinet player, and moved to Sydney in 2016 to study her PhD in music cognition at The MARCS Institute for Brain, Behaviour, and Development, at Western Sydney University.
Lillian joined Aqualuna Singers as Music Director in 2022.
Our Administrative Team
Convenor: Carol Wing-Lun
Treasurer: Louise Binney
Website: Hugh Seppelt
