Sarah Chick is a young Tasmanian pianist who loves sharing the gift of music with others as a soloist, collaborative pianist and chamber musician. Over the last 15 years, she has been dedicated to studying classical piano, working with teachers Lynnette Smith, Karen Smithies and Shan Deng, fostering a love for classical styles and a particular interest in the music of Ravel and other French composers.
Sarah has been the recipient of numerous prizes and awards, including her AMusA (2020), the Conservatorium of Music Scholarship (2021), the Creative Arts and Media Honours Access Scholarship (2024) and the OSSA Music Prize (2023), which supported a solo concert tour of Tasmania where she presented her winning program championing female composers.
A passionate chamber player and collaborative pianist, Sarah frequently competes and performs in chamber ensembles and as an accompanist. At eisteddfods she has won first place for piano duet (2019) and chamber ensemble (2023), and performed chamber pieces by Beethoven, Chaminade, Reinecke, Ross Edwards and others at the Nova Muse Festival, with the Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) and around Hobart.
Throughout 2024 Sarah performed with the AYO at National Music Camp, in the Autumn Season, Chamber Ensemble Program and Momentum Ensemble. As an accompanist she has worked professionally with Jane Edwards’ JESSA chorus (2024) and Tasmanian Youth Orchestra’s Junior Chorale as repetiteur (2021-2024). After graduating from the University of Tasmania with a Bachelor of Music with Honours in performance, she begins studying at ANAM in 2025 under Timothy Young.
FROM: TAS. Lands of the Palawa people.
Photo by Pia Johnson