ENSEMBLES 2008
Susan Gouchee
Susan Gouchee is Director of Performance Music at Canterbury College, where she has worked for over 17 years. Susan's aim as a music educator has been to inspire in young people a love of music and, in particular, musical performance. It is through choral music that she has been able to achieve this goal. Susan has developed the choral program at Canterbury College from an initial 12-voice female choir to an extensive choral program which now comprises six choirs and involves over 200 children, including youth, mixed, male and female voicing for children of all ages. In recognition of her outstanding work in music education, Susan was awarded the 2007 National Award for Excellence in School Music Education, by the Australian Federal Minister for Education. In 2008, Susan was also nominated for Australian of the Year in recognition of her significant achievements with, and dedication to, the Canterbury College Cantabile Choir.
