Music: An Undeniable Universal Unifying Factor

Eric graduated in Classical Guitar from the Ecole Normale de Musique in Paris, studying with Maestro Rafaël Andia. In Australia, he performed extensively and taught at the Central Coast Conservatorium, in the Faculty of Music: University of New South Wales, Macquarie University and Newcastle University. Eric holds an “Executive Diploma in Event Management” from the University of Technology Sydney and has founded several music festivals. In Mauritius, he runs music therapy programs for individuals and corporate, teaches and performs regularly at the Caudan Arts Centre.

Recipient of the Countess of Munster Trust Fund, student of Winifred Ramsay and former trainee at British Youth Opera, lived in Uk from 1990 to 1999, where she performed main roles such as Susanna,Gilda, Micaëla, Norina, Mimi, Tatyana, Adele..Back to Mauritius she studied with tenor Jean Bernard Thomas from Reunion island till 2012, specialising in bel canto.Veronique sings regularly on the Mauritian stage for private events, festivals, concerts and has been invited to perform in France, South Africa, Australia, India, Ghana and Reunion Island. She  sang the leading roles in 'Les Pêcheurs de Perles', 'La Traviata', 'Dido and Aeneas', 'Orphée aux Enfers', 'La Veuve Joyeuse' for which she got very good reviews. Since 2015, she has been coaching young singers for Opera Mauritius Academy while continuing her solo career.

The young Brazilian clarinettist Ariane Rovesse has a Bachelor from the University of Sao Paulo and a Master's degree from the University of Arts in Berlin. She is currently specializing in music pedagogy at Music Academy Basel. Ariane has extensive experience in orchestral and chamber music and plays as a guest musician with the Sinfonie Orchester Berlin and the Berliner Symphoniker. She can also be heard in the Ensemble IIinx, the Orpheus Ensemble Berlin, the Bratuga Quintetts and the Duo Caju.