Meet the Artistic Directors
Sally Melhuish
Sally is one of Australia’s foremost recorder players. She graduated with a Masters degree from Amsterdam Conservatorium and a Bachelor of Music degree from ANU Canberra School of Music. Her teachers have included Daniel Brüggen, Marijke Miessen and Walter van Hauwe. She has performed as soloist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Cantus Cölln, Sinfonia Australis, Orchestra of the Antipodes and the Australian Bach Ensemble. She has been director of the Harvard Baroque Chamber Orchestra, performed at the Spa Summer Festival in Belgium and features as a soloist on the ABC Classics recording of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos. Sally has received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her contribution to Baroque Music.
Tim Blomfield
As a natural extension of being an historically-informed cellist, Tim is Australia’s leading proponent of the bass violin. His fascination with baroque cello began in 1984, as a graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium. Tim explored this interest further with Jaap ter Linden at the Royal Conservatorium, The Hague, and in masterclasses with Anner Bijlsma, the three Kuijken brothers and Hidemi Suzuki. Tim enjoys producing urtext editions of unpublished 17th & 18th century scores, many of which are used for Salut! Baroque performances. And with a unique gut-strung Cello Duo Cellissimo, he performs 18th & 19th century works. Having recommenced pipe organ study, Tim was recently successful in his ABRSM examination.
Australia’s finest musicians join Salut! in 2026
In 2026 we are joined by Anna Stegmann, Sally Walker, Anna Fraser, Jane Downer, Monika Kornel, John Ma, Jack Peggie, Alana Blackburn, Alicia Crossley, Julia Russoniello, George Wills, Sarah Papadopoulos, Brad Tham, Julia Magri, Jude Hill, Jared Adams, Monika Kornel, Marianne Yeomans and many more.
Salut! Performer Ambassadors
Salut! Baroque turns 31 in 2026, reflecting on a journey that has taken 150 musicians into the diverse music of 290 composers since the ensemble’s founding in 1995. Here are a few of our wonderful performers from over the time.
