CURRENT POSITION:

• Freelance Instrumental Program Director

• Conductor

• Instrumental Teacher (Brass including French Horn) 

• HSC Tutor

• Education Writer Sydney Symphony Orchestra

• Conservatorium High School Tutor and conductor

• French Horn Tutor, University of NSW

• AMEB Examiner

• Musical Director Ashfield Community band

 

FURTHER QUALIFICATIONS:

 

CONDUCTING COURSES:

• Jorma Panula (Finland) 

• Werner Andreas Albert (Germany)  

• Patrick Thomas (Australian) 

• Wilfred Lehmann (Australian) 

• John Curro (Australian) 

• Paul Terracini (Denmark/Australian)

 

ORCHESTRAL STUDIES:

• National Training Orchestra (Sydney Sinfonia) 2 years

 

FRENCH HORN STUDIES:

• Neil Crellin (QLD Symphony Orchestra) 

• Byron Barnes (Opera and Ballet Orchestra) 

• Robert Johnson (Sydney Symphony Orchestra) 

• Dale Clevenger (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)  

• Graeme Dennis (Melbourne Symphony Orch)

 

AWARDS:

• Conservatorium Horn Prize

• Conservatorium Brass Prize

• ABC Sydney Symphony Scholarship for most promising Player (2 years in a row)

 

SCHOOL TEACHING EXPERIENCE :

• Acting Head of Performing Arts Chevalier College 2013

• Music Teacher at Chevalier College (2012 – 2013)

• Head of Music, Kinross Wolaroi School Orange (2008-2011)

• Instrumental Program co-ordinator, conductor and music teacher, Newtown High School of the Performing Arts (1989 to 2008)

• Chamber Music, Conductor, class teacher, Sydney Conservatorium Open Academy (2002-2007)

• Guest Lecturer at the Shenyang Conservatorium of Music (China) (2005)

• Guest Conductor and Lecturer at Newcastle Conservatorium of Music (2002) 

 

PROFESSIONAL MUSICIAN: 

• Sydney Symphony Orchestra

• Tasmanian Symphony

• Opera and Ballet Orchestra

• Australia Ensemble

• Terracini Brass Ensemble

• Philharmonic Brass Copenhagen

• Many Professional Stage Shows and TVToured with Luciano Pavarotti, John Denver and Rudolf Nureyev

 

PROFESSIONAL CONDUCTOR: 

• Sydney Symphony Education Program

• Sydney Youth Orchestra association

• Sydney Sinfonia

• National Chamber Opera Company

• Newcastle University Orchestra

• Wide range of school ensembles including, Orchestras, Concert bands, Jazz bands, Choirs, Chamber music and Rock Bands

• Orange Conservatorium Orchestra’s

 

SCHOOL TOURS I HAVE DIRECTED:

• USA

• Japan

• Regional NSW

• Regional QLD

• China

 

INSTRUMENTAL TEACHING:

• French Horn Teacher at Sydney Conservatorium of Music

• Private studio French Horn, Trumpet and Trombone

• Students currently in Professional Orchestras and post graduate study in England