Verity Burgess with Ben Fernandez and friends
1136 Great North Rd, Pt Chevalier, Auckland
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Verity Burgess – vocals
Alberto Santarelli - bass
Ben Fernandez - piano.
Drummer to be advised
Verity Esmae Burgess MAMT, BMus
Originally from Auckland Verity has just returned back to New Zealand after spending the past 10 years in the UK. Verity completed her Bachelor of Music (B.Mus) through the New Zealand School of Music. Verity's love of both music and dance took her through a natural transition into musical theatre. This led her to the United Kingdom, where she gained a Masters from the prestigious UK based drama school, Guildford School of Acting.
Verity began her Musical Theatre journey, joining the cast of West Side Story for The Royal Shakespeare Company/North Music Trust. She then went on to perform in two back to back #1 UK Tours with Bill Kenwright Ltd in Evita, which then transferred into the Dominion Theatre, where she debuted in London's West End. Verity's latest credits were for Really Useful Group/Royal Caribbean where she played 'Demeter' in Andrew Lloyd Webber's Cats, as 'Storyteller' and Dance Captain in Children of Eden at the Union Theatre in London and was an 'Eva Peron' understudy in the most recent International Tour of Evita.
She has performed at shows and concerts in over 15 countries (Visit www.verityesmae.com for further details on Verity)
Ben Fernandez MMus, BSc, DCS, PGDMM
Ben Fernandez is a classically trained jazz pianist, composer and arranger. He has a Masters Degree in Music majoring in Jazz performance from the University of Auckland. He also has degrees in Physics, Computer Science and Business Management. Ben gave up a successful career in Marketing and Advertising to make music a full-time career choice. Ben has performed at concerts and events in over 25 countries and is an award-winning composer for jingles, TV shows and movies. Ben is currently composing music for a new musical that is due to be staged early next year. He is also the pianist on call for events and functions hosted by the Governor General of New Zealand. He has released 8 Albums of his music here in NZ and his music is available on itunes, Spotify, etc . Ben is also an educator and teaches music at Pinehurst School, Rangitoto College, Rosmini College, Stella Maris School and St Mary's School. He also conducts regular workshops on improvisation in New Zealand and overseas. Visit his Facebook Page or official website for further details about Ben and his music.
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