Shelli Hulcombe is a Lecturer in Voice at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Griffith University. She grew up in regional NSW, where she learnt piano from an early age (followed by violin, flute and oboe) before finally discovering a love of singing as a teenager. Shelli completed both a Bachelor of Music (Hons) and a Graduate Diploma in Opera at the Queensland Conservatorium of Music, furthering her studies in the UK at the Royal Northern College of Music. Other qualifications include a Graduate Diploma in Music (Sydney University) and a Masters of Music Studies majoring in Vocal Pedagogy (Griffith University).

Shelli has performed a wide range of operatic roles with leading Australian companies such as Opera Queensland, Opera Australia and Pinchgut Opera. On the concert stage she has performed as soloist with the Queensland, Melbourne and Tasmanian Symphony Orchestras, Camerata of St John’s, Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra and Queensland Pops Orchestra. Shelli was an inaugural member of the highly acclaimed chamber choir Cantillations. With them, she recorded several CDs (ABC Classics), including Carmina Burana, The Messiah (also released on DVD), Voice of the Angel, and Sacred Music of the Renaissance. Other recordings include Semele (ABC Classics) and Artico Ensemble. In recent years, Shelli has enjoyed a new focus on chamber music, performing regularly with quartet Ensemble Entourage and as guest artist with several other ensembles.

Shelli is a passionate music educator. She regularly adjudicates at many of the major eisteddfods around South East Queensland and is an examiner for AMEB. Shelli is also a regular performer in the Musica Viva in Schools music education program, and is currently President of the Queensland chapter of ANATS (Australian Association of Teachers of Singing).