the committee
The adrs achieves its aims with a team of enthusiastic committee members who generously give their time and talents voluntarily to further the cause of the adrs objectives. Our Society is privileged to have active representatives located in major cities throughout Australia including Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra.
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Why not get involved? Contact any member of the committee to join us at adrs.
Born in England, Celia Craig studied with Nicholas Daniel as a Scholar at the Purcell School in London, reading Music at the University of York and as an Exhibitioner at the Royal Academy of Music before winning First Prize in the National Festival of Music for Youth Oboe Competition at the South Bank, London. Subsequent awards included other competitions, festivals, financial scholarships and places in the Pacific Music Festival Orchestra under Bernstein and the European Community Youth Orchestra with Ashkenazy before embarking on a successful orchestral career. Emigrating to Australia in late 2006 with her husband, distinguished woodwind technician Richard Craig, Celia is now Principal Oboe of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and lectures in oboe at the Elder Conservatorium, University of Adelaide.
As an acclaimed orchestral player, holder of three principal orchestral positions in UK, most recently Principal Cor Anglais of the BBC Symphony in London, and as a guest artist with most of the other orchestras in UK she has toured, recorded and broadcast all over the globe, working closely with some of the best conductors, composers and soloists in the world. Many composers have written for her, most recently the Spanish composer Carlos Miranda whose Tiles of the Alhambra was a BBC commission given its World Premiere at the International Double Reed Society conference in 2009.
As an acclaimed orchestral player, holder of three principal orchestral positions in UK, most recently Principal Cor Anglais of the BBC Symphony in London, and as a guest artist with most of the other orchestras in UK she has toured, recorded and broadcast all over the globe, working closely with some of the best conductors, composers and soloists in the world. Many composers have written for her, most recently the Spanish composer Carlos Miranda whose Tiles of the Alhambra was a BBC commission given its World Premiere at the International Double Reed Society conference in 2009.
Since her arrival in Australia, Celia was immediately invited to play with the Australia Ensemble, New Sydney Wind Quintet and Sydney Soloists, Trackdown Scoring Orchestra as well as guesting with most of the Symphony Orchestras in Australia and New Zealand. Other chamber music partners have included Thomas Trotter, Jane Manning, Roger Montgomery, Bernadette Balkus, Leigh Harrold, Amy Johansen, Michael Cox, Kirsten Williams, Kenneth Sillito, and the Mistry and Coull Quartets. Celia’s chamber group with strings, Sound Academy, features Virginia Comerford, viola. Some of her soundtracks include Legends of the Guardians, Australia, South Solitary, Dr Who, Anne Boleyn and The Rugrats Go Wild!
Committed to education and connecting players of all levels all over the globe, Celia has taught at the Royal Welsh College, the Royal Scottish Academy, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and at schools including Sydney Grammar School, York College for Girls, Sherborne School for Boys before her appointment in Adelaide. She is an experienced orchestral coach and has worked with many Youth and Community Orchestras as well as being an active member of the BBC’s Learning and Outreach programme. Celia was elected President of the Australasian Double Reed Society in 2007 and, in that capacity, has given masterclasses and recitals all over Australia, helping to maintain links with other societies and coordinate events and visits by leading international artists for the benefit of the double reed community.
Committed to education and connecting players of all levels all over the globe, Celia has taught at the Royal Welsh College, the Royal Scottish Academy, and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and at schools including Sydney Grammar School, York College for Girls, Sherborne School for Boys before her appointment in Adelaide. She is an experienced orchestral coach and has worked with many Youth and Community Orchestras as well as being an active member of the BBC’s Learning and Outreach programme. Celia was elected President of the Australasian Double Reed Society in 2007 and, in that capacity, has given masterclasses and recitals all over Australia, helping to maintain links with other societies and coordinate events and visits by leading international artists for the benefit of the double reed community.
Stephen is known to most of the adrs as the manager of the IDRS 2004 Conference and 2010 Australasian Conference. As an administrator he has worked with Orchestra Victoria,AYO, Willoughby Symphony, TSO and Yamaha Music Australia. Currently, he is the Sales Manager Australia & New Zealand for Buffet Group France.
He studied Oboe at the VCA and at the Sydney Conservatorium and has had lessons with many players around Australia and overseas. In 2003 he went to the IDRS Conference in Greensborough, North Carolina, USA and participated in classes on oboe pedagogy and even a class on Hecklephone playing !
Between playing the occasional concert he makes reeds and supplies oboe accessories.
He studied Oboe at the VCA and at the Sydney Conservatorium and has had lessons with many players around Australia and overseas. In 2003 he went to the IDRS Conference in Greensborough, North Carolina, USA and participated in classes on oboe pedagogy and even a class on Hecklephone playing !
Between playing the occasional concert he makes reeds and supplies oboe accessories.
Membership Secretary and West Australian Representative
Anne recently retired from the West Australian Symphony Orchestra where she was Principal Bassoonist for thirty years. She continues her involvement in music in solo appearances and with various West Australian ensembles including the West Australian Philharmonic and the Fremantle Chamber Orchestra.
Anne teaches in a number of schools where she is a strong advocate for the use of the Mini-Bassoon in upper Primary Years.
Anne recently retired from the West Australian Symphony Orchestra where she was Principal Bassoonist for thirty years. She continues her involvement in music in solo appearances and with various West Australian ensembles including the West Australian Philharmonic and the Fremantle Chamber Orchestra.
Anne teaches in a number of schools where she is a strong advocate for the use of the Mini-Bassoon in upper Primary Years.
Treasurer and Tasmanian Representative
Alan started professional oboe playing in 1969 with the Elizabethan Trust Sydney Orchestra which later became the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, which meant he played in the first opera, Prokofiev’s War and Peace, which opened the Sydney Opera House. In 1975 he became 2nd Oboe/Cor anglais with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, retiring from there in 2001. In retirement he has done a little freelance playing around the town, made quite a few reeds for various people and pursued the challenge of coaxing the baroque oboe and bassoon to sing.
Alan started professional oboe playing in 1969 with the Elizabethan Trust Sydney Orchestra which later became the Australian Opera and Ballet Orchestra, which meant he played in the first opera, Prokofiev’s War and Peace, which opened the Sydney Opera House. In 1975 he became 2nd Oboe/Cor anglais with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, retiring from there in 2001. In retirement he has done a little freelance playing around the town, made quite a few reeds for various people and pursued the challenge of coaxing the baroque oboe and bassoon to sing.
New South Wales Representative
Clare began playing the bassoon in Auckland and moved to Australia in 1982 to further her studies with Peter Musson in Brisbane. Following a year in the ABC Sinfonia, Clare moved to Bendigo where she was bassoonist with the Victorian Wind Quintet, touring throughout the state and teaching in local schools.
Clare now teaches at Sydney Grammar School, a combination of bassoon teaching, ensemble coaching, classroom music and junior science. She still finds time to play the occasional concert and is passionate about promoting the fagottino as a means of encouraging younger students to start playing the bassoon.
Clare began playing the bassoon in Auckland and moved to Australia in 1982 to further her studies with Peter Musson in Brisbane. Following a year in the ABC Sinfonia, Clare moved to Bendigo where she was bassoonist with the Victorian Wind Quintet, touring throughout the state and teaching in local schools.
Clare now teaches at Sydney Grammar School, a combination of bassoon teaching, ensemble coaching, classroom music and junior science. She still finds time to play the occasional concert and is passionate about promoting the fagottino as a means of encouraging younger students to start playing the bassoon.
Casey Gsell recently relocated to Auckland, New Zealand. Previously a finalist for principal bassoon with the Auckland Philharmonia and the Zürich Opera House Orchestra Academy, Ms. Gsell performs internationally, including with the Tulsa Symphony, Orquesta Sinfónica UANL, Dallas Chamber Orchestra, Las Colinas Symphony Orchestra, Tulsa Opera, Irving Symphony Orchestra, and the National Repertory Orchestra.
She was a member of the acclaimed Camerata Winds ensemble and a semifinalist in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. In addition to working with Young Audiences, Inc. as an outreach teaching artist, she taught a large studio for three years in the US. Her students have won a variety of awards for solo and ensemble performing.
She holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music, Southern Methodist University, and University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
She was a member of the acclaimed Camerata Winds ensemble and a semifinalist in the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition. In addition to working with Young Audiences, Inc. as an outreach teaching artist, she taught a large studio for three years in the US. Her students have won a variety of awards for solo and ensemble performing.
She holds degrees from the Eastman School of Music, Southern Methodist University, and University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Position Vacant
Northern Territory Representative
Northern Territory Representative