Rate My Professor Alana Blackburn

Dr Alana Blackburn is an Associate Professor in Music in the School of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences within the Faculty of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences and Education at the University of New England. Her academic qualifications include a PhD from the University of New England, a Graduate Certificate in Higher Education Teaching and Learning from Deakin University, a Master of Arts Management from UNE, a Master of Music in Performance from the University of Sydney, a Bachelor of Music from the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, a Bachelor of Music with Honours in Performance from the University of Sydney, as well as LMusA and AMusA diplomas. Renowned as a recorder player, she performs as a soloist and ensemble musician throughout Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. Blackburn has collaborated with prominent ensembles such as The Royal Wind Music, The New Dutch Academy, Salut! Baroque, The Bell Shakespeare Company, Pinchgut Opera, The Sydney Consort, The Tall Poppeas, and The Sydneian Bach Choir. As a soloist, she has performed concerti with The Early Music Ensemble of the Sydney Conservatorium, The Manly-Warringah Symphony Orchestra, Coro Innominata, and The Bourbaki Ensemble, appearing in venues like the Sydney Opera House, Wigmore Hall, Amsterdam Concertgebouw, and Konzerthaus Berlin. She features on six commercial CDs and has given live radio broadcasts in Australia, New Zealand, Germany, and the Netherlands. Blackburn also engages in arts management and creative practice, exploring influences on artist careers and ensembles.