A passionate musician, award-winning conductor, and internationally respected adjudicator and clinician. Ms Bradley served as the Head of Department Music at Westlake Girls’ High School in Auckland for many years. She founded the internationally award-winning Key Cygnetures choir in 1992 and received both regional and national awards for Excellence in Teaching.

For many years, Ms Bradley was a soloist and member of the National Chamber Choir, Voices New Zealand. From 2000 to 2007, she also directed the New Zealand Secondary Students’ Choir, which won several awards internationally. In 2018, Elise was named a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM), a Royal Honour awarded in recognition of her services to Music.

The 2021-2022 season marks Elise Bradley’s fifteenth year as Artistic Director of the Toronto Children’s Chorus.

We are very fortunate to now have Ms Bradley back in New Zealand and share her knowledge and experience with us.

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