January 28 presentation to visiting instrumental music staff Ballarat Grammar School, Wendouree Victoria. “Educating Instrumental Music Students: is my program student centred?”
January 28 – February 27 casual relief teacher part-time The King David School Armadale, Victoria classroom music Year 8-11, orchestra.
February 8 conductor clinician at Siena College, Camberwell Victoria for instrumental music conductors and Siena College Wind Orchestra.
February 21 conductor The Grainger Wind Symphony “Made In Australia” featuring works by Percy Grainger (of course), Peter Sculthorpe, David Stanhope, Brian Hogg; Nathan Glenn ‘The Settlers” world premiere and Andrew Batterham “Concertino for solo tuba and concert band” a work premiere with Per Forsberg soloist.
February 22 presenter at VCE Music Conference run by the Association of Music Educators (Victoria), Trinity Grammar Kew: “Expressive Elements of Music in Analysis and Performance of Music Units 1, 2, 3 & 4” and “Dialogue with a Mentor”.
March went on a guided historic tour of Jordan and Egypt with Bunnik Tours – fabulous
March 31 – April 10 guest adjudicator Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentations Concert Band competition run by the Singapore Ministry of Education Music Branch.
April 27 & 28 guest clinician Ballarat South East College Year 9 & 10 music solo masterclasses, Year 7 Band, Chamber Strings, Senior Strings, Year 7 Strings
May 9 conductor The Grainger Wind Symphony “By Invitation” featuring works by Yasuhide ito, Robert Schumann and Paul Stanhope
June 13 conductor The Grainger Wind Symphony “Winds Spectacular” featuring works by George Gershwin/Rogers, Yasuhide ito, Morton Lauridsen/Reynolds, and Eric Whitacre with Ballarat Grammar Symphonic Band in Wendouree Centre of Performing Arts.
June, August, September, October guest clinician Genazzano FCJ College VCE Music Solo Performance
June 24-26 guest conductor of Glen Waverley Secondary College Intermediate Concert Band at music camp in Blampied
June 29 guest conductor South Melbourne Symphony Orchestra
July 15 guest clinician Thomas Carr College rehearsing beginner concert band, and seminar for music staff
July 16-18 at Sounds Great! 205 music conference at Victorian Arts Centre, panel member with Directors of Music on topics “B4: How to get the best out of your music staff” and “D4: Leading and building a music program” and volunteer helper at Registration/Help Desk and at Front of House at concert venue.
August 15 conductor The Grainger Wind Symphony “Grainger and Friends” featuring works by Philip Sparke, Nigel Clarke, Percy Grainger, and Divertimento for piccolo and band by Alfred Reed.
July August conducting tutor at Victoria School Music Festival held at Hawthorn Arts Centre and Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre
September guest adjudicator for VCE Music Solo Performance mock examinations and feedback St Michael’s Grammar, St Kilda
September guest clinician Glen Waverley Secondary College VCE Music Performance Unit 4 recitals and Aural Written Examination
September guest adjudicator for VCE Music Solo Performance mock examinations solo and group Mazenod College, Mulgrave
September guest clinician VCE Music Solo Performance Eltham College
September guest clinician VCE Solo Performance Marcellin College
September panel chair The Grainger Wind Symphony Young Player Scholarship 2016 auditions
September 14 conductor The Grainger Wind Symphony “Blue Shades” featuring works by Frank Ticheli,Andrew Boysen Jnr., Carl Maria von Weber with soloist Brendan Toohey clarinet
November 7 conductor The Grainger Wind Symphony “Stage and Screen” featuring works by Beethoven, Copland, Gershwin, Williams, and Bernstein
December 3 convenor Q&A Forum for Directors of Music In Government Schools at Victorian Instrumental Teachers Conference at Darebin Arts and Entertainment Centre
December 5 conductor The Grainger Wind Symphony “Last Night At The Proms” featuring works by Henry Wood, Alfred Reed, Gordon Jacob, Edward Elgar, Sir Hurbert Parry, with soloist Wendy Howes soprano
December panel chair The Grainger Wind Symphony Conductor 2016 auditions.
