Ever since belting out Led Zeppelin on the drum kit from the age of eight, Alison has loved to make music. Her passion has taken different courses during her study and for many years now has fostered a love of orchestral music. She particularly enjoys the music of John Adams and Igor Stravinsky because they write so well for percussion.
Since 2016, Alison has been involved with the Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) programs, participating in multiple National Music Camps and AYO seasons. In 2018 she was Principal Percussionist of both the Australian Youth Orchestra and the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music Symphony Orchestra, and participated in their 2018 International Tour to Asia. Alison also continues to play in a variety of put-together orchestras around Melbourne, such as The Orchestra Project.
Alison has been the recipient of many awards, prizes and competitions, most notably First Prize and Audience Choice in the 2016 Australian Percussion Gathering Orchestral Accessories Competition in Brisbane. Throughout her tertiary studies, she was supported generously by numerous scholarships including the Graff Family Scholarship, the Kenneth Moore Memorial Music Scholarship and the Margaret Schofield Memorial Prize. She is extremely grateful for all of the financial support she has received.
Alison has also performed casually with Orchestra Victoria in Puccini’s La Bohéme as part of the Opera Australia’s spring season. She is passionate about chamber music and in 2018 was a founding member of Fractal Percussion, introducing the exciting world of percussion to high school students. Alison holds high aspirations of obtaining a full-time position in a professional orchestra in the near future.