NextSunday 25 May, 2:00pm & 3:30pm
Conductor: Edward McKnight
Presenter:
Emily Who
Dress up as a knight, princess or dragon! This year's KPO Kids Proms is a musically adventurous afternoon where audiences are taken on an epic quest through music. This is a great opportunity for the whole family to come together and listen to much loved classical masterpieces for orchestra, well known children’s favourites and some popular music from books, film or games.
Join us for this epic musical adventure quest. Who knows what mythical creatures and characters we might find along the way!
Emily Who
Emily Who is an Australian children’s singer who recently released her fourth album of songs for preschool-aged kids.
She regularly performs live shows across Sydney. Recent performances have included Sydney Fringe Festival, the Spot on Kids Festival at Riverside Parramatta, and alongside Bluey and Paw Patrol at the Sydney Zoo. She writes and presents annual children’s performances for the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Youth Orchestras and Kur-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra. She is also the creator of two webseries: the Kids Couch Concert Series and Musical Pirate Adventures, on which she collaborated with Arcadia Winds.
In 2023 Emily received the award for Best Children’s Performer NSW - overall winner AND people’s choice, through Whats On 4 Kids awards. She was also nominated for Best Album at the Major Minor Music Awards.
She has recently returned from overseas, where she performed at children’s festival in Bologna, Italy, and in preschools across England.
Edward McKnight
Edward McKnight is a Sydney-based conductor, educator, and composer. He studied music education, musicology and conducting at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. He has also completed conducting courses with the Australian International Symphony Orchestra Institute and Symphony Services Australia in Sydney, Melbourne and Tasmania.
At the Conservatorium, Edward was awarded the Sir Charles Mackerras Scholarship for Conducting and was the twice-recipient of the Alan Bellhouse Award for Conducting.
Edward’s compositions and arrangements have been performed by schools and community ensembles across the state, as well as by the NSW Performing Arts Unit and NSW Regional Youth Orchestras. In 2022, he conducted his own work for the education performance of the Australian World Orchestra, at the Sydney Opera House.
He is the current Coordinator of Music at North Sydney Girls High School where he also teaches music, multimedia, and digital technology.