Rachael Griffiths-Hughes performs as harpsichordist and organist with many ensembles across New Zealand, including the early music groups Affetto, and NZBarok, and recently as soloist in Bach’s 5th Brandenburg concerto with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.
Rachael is Director of Music at St. Peter’s Cathedral, Hamilton, and Senior Lecturer at the University of Waikato Conservatorium of Music. A current passion is for the performance of 17th and 18th century sacred cantatas, in which Rachael directs the specifically-formed ensemble Vox Baroque, a 12-voice choir with a small band of instrumentalists.
Rachael has music degrees from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, and the University of Auckland.