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Australia's premier contemporary music ensemble
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These are the musicians who currently make up the AAO:

Erkki Veltheim
Viola
Eugene Ball
Trumpet
Tony Hicks
Saxophones, flutes, clarinets
Alister Spence
Piano, keyboards
Simon Barker
Drums
Vanessa Tomlinson
Percussion
Scott Tinkler
Trumpet
Sandy Evans
Saxophones, flute
Phillip Slater
Trumpet
Philip Rex
Tuba, Double Bass
Elliott Dalgleish
Saxophones, bass clarinet
Paul Grabowsky
AAO Founder, Director, Conductor, Pianist
Paul Cutlan
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet & Bass Clarinet
Niko Schauble
Drums, percussion
John Rodgers
Violin
John O'Donnell
Sound Engineer
James Greening
Trombone
Julien Wilson
Saxophones
Lachlan Davidson
Saxophones, Flute, Clarinet, Oboe, Cor Anglais Education Committee
Adrian Sherriff
Bass trombone; also flute, shakuhachi, didgeridu
Alex Pertout
Percussion
Carl Dewhurst
Guitar
Stephen Magnusson
Guitars

Guest Artists

Paul Kelly
Singer/ Song Writer
Jeff Wassmann
Photographer
Ruby Hunter & Archie Roach
Singers / Songwriters - Ruby's Story and Kura Tungar
Patrick Nolan
Director - Kura Tungar Melbourne 2004
Guru Kaaraikkudi Mani
Into the Fire
Tina Harrod
Voice
Yusef Komunyakaa
Poet
Michael Kieran Harvey
Guest Pianist
Rajeswari Sainath
Bharatanatyam Exponent

Others

Music Committee
The Music Committee guides the artistic program of the AAO. It is elected by the members of the Orchestra for a term of 2 years. Current members of the MC are:...
Paul Grabowsky (chair)
Adrian Sherriff
Alister Spence
Scott Tinkler
John Rodgers

Past Band Members

Board Members

Staff

Ann Moir (General Manager) and Veronica Kent (Project Coordinator)

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