January 31 presenter Cheltenham Secondary College music instrumental staff

March 2-3 attended and presented at annual VCE Music Conference at VCASS Southbank

March 22 inducted as Life Member of the Association of Directors of Music in Independent Schools (Victoria) at biennial conference RACV Healesville

March 23 conductor of The Grainger Wind Symphony “WWII Songs of Yesteryear” featuring songs and pieces associated with World War II.

April 1-10 guest adjudicators Singapore Ministry of Education’s Singapore Youth Festival Arts Presentation secondary concert bands

May 18 conductor of The Grainger Wind Symphony in concert “By Invitation” at Genazzano FCJ College

June 22 conductor of The Grainger Wind Symphony concert “Lord of the Rings” in Iwaki Auditorium ABC Southbank featuring Symphony No. 1 by Johan DeMeij

June 24-27 guest conductor of Senior concert band at Bendigo Music Week for combined colleges

July 11-13 presenter, host, helper and chair at music education conference “Sounds Great!” Victorian Arts Centre

August 14-16 guest adjudicator South Australia Bands Festival

September 10 VCE music solo and group assessing and feedback at Croydon Maroondah College

September 7 commenced consultancy work at Westgate Concert Band attending a series of Saturday rehearsals to assist conductors and player develop new objectives for their development

September 13 consultant VCE music solo and group masterclasses and assessing at Princes Hill Secondary College

September 14 conductor of The Grainger Wind Symphony concert “UFO Dreaming” featuring the UFO Concerto for Euphonium by Johan DeMeij

September 16 guest conductor South Melbourne Symphony Orchestra rehearsal

September October holiday to Darwin, Kakadu, Jabiru, Cooinda, Nilmiluk, Batchelor in the Northern Territory via campervan, then holiday in Broome, Western Australia

October consultancy work to listen to and grade concert band, string orchestra and full symphony orchestra work Hal Leonard Australia

October 27 conductor of The Grainger Wind Symphony concert “Made in Australia” in partnership with the Melbourne Composers League performing members compositions for wind band, some being world premieres, including a work first performed in Australia by a Japanese composer who is a member of a composers league in that region

October 31 guest conductor South East Victoria Region Junior Band Workshop 1 at Cheltenham Secondary College

November 7 guest conductor South East Victoria Region Junior Band Workshop 2 at Mt Erin College

November 12-13 conducting tutor to conductors performing at the Victorian Schools Band Festival at Deakin Edge Federation Square

November 30 conductor of The Grainger Wind Symphony concert “A Night At The Proms”