Growing up in a musical family, John’s passion for music started at an early age. After starting piano at the age of six, he turned his hand to composition at nine, and at twelve had his first orchestral work performed by the Bundaberg Youth Orchestra. Since then John has had his works performed, commissioned and recorded by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, The Australian Voices, Southern Cross Soloists, Australian Youth Orchestra, Michael Kieran Harvey, Queensland Youth Orchestras, Flinders String Quartet, UQ Symphony Orchestra, among others. John is also an active performer, playing the trombone in various groups in Brisbane as well as regularly singing with The Australian Voices. He is currently working towards a PhD in composition at the University of Queensland under Dr. Robert Davidson.
- 2023 Performances
- Festival Gala #3
- Schubert’s Last Sonata
- Lights Down Low #2
- Angelus
- Mahler 4
- Declassified
- Poulenc Tribute #2
- Hellish Cellist
- Notes for Tomorrow
- The Firebird
- Courtenay Cleary in Recital
- Both Sides Now
- Romance by the Book
- Concord
- Ten of Swords
- Jingle Fingers
- Exit Music
- Festival Gala #1
- Picture This
- Lights Down Low #1
- The Axe Manual
- I’m Doing Well
- Festival Gala #2
- Sacred Sky
- April Moon
- Flavours of Spain
- Rituals
- Songbirds
- Passing Bells
- The Virgin’s Lament
- Poulenc Tribute #1
- Celestial Worlds
- Stefan Cassomenos in Recital
- Unravelling the Voice
- 2023 Creative Team
- Francis Atkins, Piano (BMF Young Artist)
- Blue Stockings
- Jason Barry-Smith, Voice
- Stefan Cassomenos, Piano
- Courtenay Cleary, Violin
- Nikhil Deo, Operations Assistant
- James Dobinson, Keyboard | Arranger
- Claire Edwardes, Percussion
- Ensemble Offspring
- Jai Farrell, Audio Engineer | Videographer
- Emily Granger, Harp
- Nicole Greentree, Viola
- Marian Heckenberg – Double Bass
- Adam Herd, Piano
- Shana Hoshino, Oboe (BMF Young Artist)
- Finnian Idriss, Electronics
- Rafael Karlen, Composer
- Brian KM, Horn
- Rebecca Lloyd-Jones, Percussion
- Irena Lysiuk, Voice
- Jon Maskell, Voice
- Laurence Matheson, Piano
- David Mitchell, Bassoon
- Lisa Moore, Piano
- Tim Munro, Flute
- Emma Nightingale, Director
- Katherine Philp, Cello
- Alex Raineri, Artistic Director | Piano | Harpsichord | Composer
- Jenna Robertson, Voice
- Dario Scalabrini, Clarinet
- Karin Schaupp, Guitar
- Daniel Shearer, Cello (BMF Young Artist)
- Max Shearer, Operations Assistant
- Katie Stenzel, Voice
- Tarilindy String Quartet (BMF Young Artists)
- Lachlan van der Kreek, Lighting Designer
- Lloyd Van’t Hoff, Clarinet
- SOUNDS/VIDEO
- Archive
- 2022 Performances
- Festival Opening
- L’amour
- Motions
- Old World Meets the New
- Resonant Fractures
- Gilchrist + Raineri in Recital
- Enoch Arden
- Both Sides Now (Sydney)
- Both Sides Now
- Both Sides Now (Melbourne)
- My Favourite Things
- My Favourite Things (Cloncurry)
- Four Last Songs
- Eve
- Defiant Women
- Cathy
- Subito
- Over the Rainbow
- Moondrunk
- Homegrown
- Kreutzer
- Italian Songbook
- Homegrown (Kingston)
- Jukebox
- Transcendence
- Nature Spirit
- When We Speak
- Winter Journey
- Something To Do With Rainbows
- Simply Classical (Gympie)
- Chausson’s Concerto
- An Evening With Amy
- Between Us
- Boat on the Ocean
- Crossing
- Phoenix Trio
- Orpheus
- Saturday Sonatas
- Vortex
- 2022 Creative Team
- Eljo Agenbach, Visual Artist
- Lina Andonovska, Flute
- Jessica Aszodi, Voice
- Michael Bakrnčev, Composer
- Corrina Bonshek, Composer
- Jakob Bragg, Composer
- Luke Carbon, Clarinet
- Rebecca Cassidy, Soprano
- Deborah Cheetham, Composer
- Courtenay Cleary, Violin
- Matthew Connell, Actor
- Roger Cui, Piano
- Paul Dean – Clarinet | Composer
- Trish Dean, Cello
- Louise Denson, Composer
- James Dobinson, Keyboard | Arranger
- Claire Edwardes, Percussion
- Ensemble Q Quartet
- Alexandra Flood, Soprano
- Drew Gilchrist, Clarinet (BMF Young Artist)
- Harold Gretton, Guitar
- Nicole Greentree, Viola
- Alexina Hawkins, Viola
- Jordon He, Arranger
- Jonathan Henderson, Flute
- Ben Hughes, Lighting Designer
- Amy Lehpamer, Voice
- Irena Lysiuk, Voice
- Tabatha McFadyen, Voice
- Natalie Nicolas, Composer
- Miriam Niessl, Violin (BMF Young Artist)
- Katherine Philp, Cello
- Phoenix Trio
- Alex Raineri, Artistic Director | Piano | Harpsichord | Composer
- Laura Raineri, Voice
- John Rotar, Composer | Arranger
- Jodie Rottle, Flute | Composer
- Thea Rossen, Percussion
- Victoria Sayles, Violin
- Jak Scanlon, Filmmaker
- Daniel Shearer, Cello (BMF Young Artist)
- Jane Sheldon, Voice | Composer
- Bethany Shepherd, Soprano
- Brenton Spiteri, Tenor
- Jeremy Stafford, Guitar
- Sofia Troncoso, Soprano
- Alex Turley, Composer
- Lachlan van der Kreek, Lighting Designer
- Samantha Wolf, Composer
- Alexander York, Baritone
- Natsuko Yoshimoto, Violin
- 2021 Performances
- 2021 Creative Team
- 2020 Performances
- 2020 Artists
- 2019 Performances
- 2019 Artists
- 2019 New Works
- 2018 Artists
- 2018 Concerts
- 2022 Performances
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