He is also Director and vocalist of Sydney-based swing band the Mell-O-Tones, who perform regularly at the Hayden Orpheum Cinemas in Cremorne, Sydney.
His writing about music appears regularly on ABC Classics albums and in the program books of the Australian symphony orchestras, Opera Australia and the Melbourne Recital Centre.
He has also helped mentor aspiring young musicians as part of the MRC's Accelerando program.
His book on the history of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Play On!,[1] was published by ABC Books to mark the Orchestra's 60th anniversary in 1992; he also contributed to the historical volume published to celebrate Musica Viva's 50th anniversary in 1995.
He was also MC for the 2016 edition of the Four Winds Easter Festival in Bermagui, NSW.