Loreta Fin AM studied at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. She has performed regularly in chamber music, professional Australian theatre productions and orchestral concerts and has been the Principal Viola player with the Queensland Pops Orchestra for over 30 years. Loreta worked at Somerville House Girls’ School in Brisbane for 35 years, holding the position of Director of Strings until 2021. She is currently working as a freelance conductor, musician, composer and clinician.
An experienced educator and adjudicator, Loreta has presented at many Australian National Music Conferences, as well as two American String Teachers’ Conferences. She has adjudicated at major events and competitions all around Australia and has composed over 100 works for String Orchestra, which are regularly selected as set works for competitions and distributed worldwide by Alfred Publications. Loreta was accepted as a Represented Pedagogical Artist/Composer with the Australian Music Centre in 2021.
A passionate advocate of community service, Loreta has been involved with the Australian Strings Association for over 30 years, serving as both State and National President. She received a Queensland State Award for services to AUSTA in 2009. In 2021, Loreta was appointed as a Federal Examiner with the Australian Music Examinations Board and is currently the State Syllabus Advisor for Strings. She was on the Education Advisory Committee for the Queensland Symphony Orchestra for over 10 years. Since 2015, she has regularly conducted the State and National Honours Ensembles Programs throughout Queensland.
Since becoming a freelance educator, Loreta has been invited to conduct the Massed Strings in Education Queensland’s Creative Generations event, as well as many of their Primary and Secondary Days of Excellence. She also conducted the Combined Anglican Schools’ Music Festival at QPAC Concert Hall. Loreta was honoured to receive the Australian Strings Association’s National Award for Services to Music and String Teaching in Australia in 2015.
In the 2024 Australia Day Honours, Loreta was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). The Order of Australia is an honour that recognises Australian citizens and other persons for outstanding achievement and service. Loreta received the award for “significant service to music, to education and to professional associations”.