Past Recipients To date, the Hephzibah Tintner Foundation has given three awards, one each to a Conductor, Choreographer and Composer. Simon Hewett, Conductor, 2004-2005 Simon Hewett won the inaugural Hephzibah Tintner Fellowship in 2004. During his Fellowship year he conducted II Barbiere di Siviglia for Opera Australia, Swan Lake, La Fille mal Gardee and a Balanchine programme for the Australian Ballet. He also worked with Maestro Vladimir Ashkenazy during the Sydney Symphony's Sibelius season. Narelle Benjamin, Choreographer, 2005-2007 Narelle choreographed two dance films with the Sydney Dance Company: POD with filmmaker Samuel James and The Shape of Water with director Cordelia Beresford, which was screened by the ABC in March 2007. Narelle sought and received additional support for her projects from the Australian Film Commission, the ABC and Fox Studios. Kate Neal (Composer) 2006-2007 Kate composed a new work for Ensemble Offspring which was performed in November 2006. She composed a work for the Sydney Symphony Fellows and another for Sydney Dance Company. She undertook a study tour to Germany and Holland with Heiner Geobels and Martijn Padding in August 2006. Since the Fellowship, Kate has presented new works at the Melbourne International Festival of the Arts, the Forum Theatre and the Victorian Arts Centre. She received a scholarship from the Aspen Music Festival where she premiered a new piano trio.