Born in the UK, Madeleine is a horn player from Sydney. She is excited to be in her third year at ANAM, studying with Ben Jacks.
Madeleine completed her Bachelor of Music (Performance) at Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, under the tutelage of Peter Luff and Malcolm Stewart and was awarded Best Brass Recital for her final recital in 2022.
Throughout her time at ANAM, Madeleine has performed with the Sydney, Melbourne, and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras, Queensland Ballet, Auckland Philharmonia and Victorian Opera. She has played on multiple recordings for Marvel and other solo artists as well as teaching horn at several of Sydney’s top private schools. In 2024 she was awarded ANAM’s Ursula Hoff Performance Award for Most Outstanding Chamber Music Performance with two of her colleagues.
Madeleine is a member of the Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) and participated in the 2025 International Tour playing in concert halls such as Musikverein and Concertgebouw; she also performed with AYO Chamber Players in 2022. Madeleine has toured with the Sydney Youth Orchestra to Europe and the UK, and was a finalist in the Fine Music Radio Young Musician of the Year Competition.
Madeleine has had the privilege of playing in masterclasses for Stefan Dohr, Katy Woolley, Sarah Willis, Ben Jacks, Robert Johnson and Andrew Bain.
When she is not in the practice room and covered in slide grease, Madeleine enjoys cooking, going for adventures in nature, and dancing rather badly to her Spotify playlists.
FROM: NSW. Lands of the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation.
Madeleine is supported by ANAM Syndicate donors Arnis Dzedins, Robert Gibbs and Tony Wildman, Mike and Jane Hall, Lee and Greg Ridder, Anna and Mark Yates.
Photo by Pia Johnson