He is a violist and teacher born in Brisbane, Australia, who undertook his musical studies in Australia and the United States. Splitting his time between the two countries, he has been a violist/Principal Violist with the Rochelle Abramson Ensemble, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, the Capitol Ensemble, the Hollywood Bowl Orchestra, Pacific Serenades, Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra and at the Carmel Bach Festival in California. He is also a co-founder of the Petra String Quartet. A much-travelled performer he has given concerts all over the world as a soloist, orchestra member and a chamber musician.
He is also no stranger to the recording studio and has lent his musical talents to numerous scores for films that include Ice Age, Inside Man, The Interpreter, King Kong, March of the Penguins, Master and Commander, Material Girls, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Schindler’s List, Separate Lives and Titanic. His recordings are many and include Rock Swings by Paul Anka, Monkey Business by The Black Eyed Peas, Mary by Mary J, Blige, To See You by Harry Connick Jr., Best of the Movie Album: As Time Goes By by Neil Diamond and Elmer Bernstein, Bax: Chamber Music for Harp by Marcia Dickstein, Bedtime with the Beatles by Jason Falkner, Christmas Album by David Foster, Christmas to Remember by Amy Grant, Don’t Say a Word by Mark Isham, Peachtree Road by Elton John, Hello Lisa by Lisa Loeb, Sings the Rosemary Clooney Songbook by Bette Midler, Exchange Latin by Pacific Serenade, Twisted Angel by LeAnn Rimes, Very Best Of… by Lee Ritenour, Rod Stewart Stardust: The Great American Songbook Vol. III by Rod Stewart, Songs of Sinatra by Steve Tyrell and Cristal: Glass Music Through the Ages.
In the field of musical education he has been a Professor of Violin at the University of Tasmania.
He performs here at the North York Moors Festival…
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