Ms Kathryn Orbell, of Hamilton, QSM for services to music
Kathryn Orbell was a founding member and principal flautist of Opus, the first professional Waikato/Bay of Plenty orchestra. She is the Waikato District Contest Organiser for Chamber Music New Zealand, organising the local rounds of the NZCT Chamber Music Contest for secondary school students. She runs an annual Flute Festival, featuring an International Guest Artist who teaches a weekend of masterclasses, technique sessions, and pedagogical lectures and recitals. Ms Orbell is a founding member of the ensemble Waikato Baroque, a past member of the Hamilton Civic and Anglican Cathedral choirs, and an itinerant flute teacher in Waikato Schools.