Biography of Anna Webb - the Zephyr Quartet

Anna Webb

Anna Webb is an Honours graduate from the Elder Conservatorium in Adelaide, where she studied with Keith Crellin and William Hennessy. She began musical life as a violinist but fell in love with the viola in 1998. These days she divides her time between performing, teaching and conducting. She performs extensively as a chamber musician, and has appeared in many music festivals including the Barossa and Adelaide Festivals and the St Magnus Festival in Scotland. She has played in Musica Viva's ménage series and in concerts for The Firm and Recitals Australia, and toured for Musica Viva in Schools. She has worked in live and recorded performance as a freelance musician, and in the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, the Australian Brandenburg Ensemble, the Adelaide Baroque Quartet and as a founding member of the Zephyr Quartet. She also has experience in improvised performance and music theatre. She has toured Europe, Australia and the South Pacific with the Australian Youth Orchestra. She is a highly regarded teacher of violin, viola and theory of music, ensemble conductor and choir director. Anna also has a background in languages and linguistics, and has qualifications in Arts and Education.