The wonderful folk in the Bendigo Instrumental Music Program have their annual Music Week, four days of music activities and rehearsals culminating in a final performance. I’m excited to be conducting the Holst Concert Band and have a great program of works to explore throughout the week. The final concert details are: Thursday 25th June […]
I am excited to be a part of of the aMuse professional learning day for instrumental teachers this June. I will be presenting on effective instrumental teaching; looking at student learning styles, lesson planning and giving a 30 minute lesson demonstration. Jennifer Meacham will talk later in the day about bridging the gap between classroom and […]
I'm looking forward to adjudicating at the Clarinet and Saxophone Societyof Victoria performance competition. It's amazing to see such talent in local musicians and I admire their dedication to their practice to make such performances possible. I will be judging the Hugo Stockigt award, the Keilworth 90th Anniversary award, and the balance of Australian Compositions and the […]
I will be conducting the University of Melbourne Saxophone Ensemble for their end of semester concert. The program will feature recent compositions exploring the tonal colours of six members of the saxophone family. Nadia Burgess – In Motion Rob Buckland – Altostratus Leonard Bernstein – Slava! Rob Buckland – Flam Tchaikovsky (arr. van der Linden) […]
A musical journey through the evolution of the saxophone, this recital will explore some of the early French repertoire for saxophone, the American sonata and crossover works with jazz and contemporary influences. An engaging mixture of performing and storytelling about the instrument once described as "the devil's horn". I will be accompanied by the accomplished pianist […]