Meet the Team

Denise Rothall is a graduate of Flinders Street School of Music and Adelaide College of the Arts, where she gained her Bachelor of Education in Music and Drama. She also holds an A.Mus.A. in piano.

As Music Coordinator at Marymount College, her passion for choral music grew. Denise was accepted to further her studies at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, USA where she completed a Master of Music degree, majoring in choral conducting under the tutelage of Constantina Tsolainou, and orchestral conducting with Dr David Milnes.

Denise has been invited to present workshops and work with choirs in both Adelaide and interstate as a guest conductor. She is also Music Director of Cantabile Singers.

After completing a Bachelor of Music in Flute Performance in South Australia, Sam relocated to Victoria for 11 years. She has enjoyed teaching, directing small ensembles, tutoring at music camps and freelancing in SA and Victoria for over 25 years.

She undertook a Graduate Diploma in Arts & Entertainment Management through Deakin University and gained a number of Arts Administration roles in Victoria prior to returning to South Australia for family. Sam sought to continue her passion in music education and for eight years taught Kindermusik music & movement classes to children aged birth-7yrs; a rewarding and life-skill experience she greatly values.

Enjoying large scale youth music events, Sam has been managing the SA State Music Camp since 2013. She continues to perform with a variety of ensembles including the Adelaide Wind Orchestra, Adelaide Summer Orchestra, Metropolitan Male Choir events and other freelance opportunities.

Her role at the Catholic Schools Music Festival sees her running the operations of this event; fulfilling her commitment to providing performance opportunities for young people to experience and enjoy.

James Musci is the Leader of Learning for Music at St Michael’s College, Henley Beach. He has been at the forefront of revitalising the music curriculum at St Michael's over the past 16 years, focusing on building greater student involvement via Music Technology.

James has been actively involved in the Adelaide music scene for many years as a lead singer and guitarist and studied Jazz Voice at the Elder Conservatorium of Music.

James is passionate about students pursuing their creativity and believes innovative curriculum initiatives are the key. He has been part of the Catholic Schools Music Festival team as the Support Acts Coordinator since 2019.

Michelle is the Assistant Principal Learning Diversity at St Francis of Assisi, Newton and is also the school’s choir trainer.

Michelle has been a member of the Catholic Schools Music Festival since 2022 and coordinates the incredible team of volunteers that offer their support each year during performance week.

Having performed at the Catholic Schools Music Festival as a student herself, Michelle is passionate advocate of the festival and the opportunities it creates for students in Catholic Education in South Australia.