Comments on: Sharp words fall flat at the Sydney Conservatorium http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/15/sharp-words-fall-flat-at-the-sydney-conservatorium/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 02:48:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Calista Batista http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/04/15/sharp-words-fall-flat-at-the-sydney-conservatorium/#comment-13858 Calista Batista Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-13858 The very ignorant Alex Mitchell, who so stridently defends the truly evil Kim Walker, Dean of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, may yet live to feel embarrassed by his attack on the writer of the expose of Walker and Bashir in April this year. Has he heard that there are now three separate new sources of complaints/investigations being conducted against this woman - by the university (under the new Vice Chancellor), the NTEU (National Tertiary Education Union) and the NSW Ombudsman. Walker, who presents so skilfully (manipulatively) to the gullible glitterati, has ceased to fool the senior management of the university (at last), the student body and the academic staff who have suffered the grave misfortune of having to work with her. We who know the true state of affairs at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music are quietly hoping for justice - to be rid of this scourge on our musical landscape.<br /><br />Her most recent acheivement has been to drive a talented young pianist to making a suicide attempt. Chosen to perform in the Beijing Cultural Olympics in August, he attended rehearsals with the spotlight grabbing Dean who cannot bear to be in the shadows for a moment. Fearing that he would 'steal the show' she ruthlessly criticised and humiliated him until he lost all confidence in his ability, took an overdose and ended up in hospital instead of Beijing. There are a 1000 similar stories that need to be told about this imposter. The very ignorant Alex Mitchell, who so stridently defends the truly evil Kim Walker, Dean of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, may yet live to feel embarrassed by his attack on the writer of the expose of Walker and Bashir in April this year. Has he heard that there are now three separate new sources of complaints/investigations being conducted against this woman - by the university (under the new Vice Chancellor), the NTEU (National Tertiary Education Union) and the NSW Ombudsman. Walker, who presents so skilfully (manipulatively) to the gullible glitterati, has ceased to fool the senior management of the university (at last), the student body and the academic staff who have suffered the grave misfortune of having to work with her. We who know the true state of affairs at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music are quietly hoping for justice - to be rid of this scourge on our musical landscape.

Her most recent acheivement has been to drive a talented young pianist to making a suicide attempt. Chosen to perform in the Beijing Cultural Olympics in August, he attended rehearsals with the spotlight grabbing Dean who cannot bear to be in the shadows for a moment. Fearing that he would ‘steal the show’ she ruthlessly criticised and humiliated him until he lost all confidence in his ability, took an overdose and ended up in hospital instead of Beijing. There are a 1000 similar stories that need to be told about this imposter.

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