Congratulations to Director of Bands, Mr Luke Gilmour who completed his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Luke began his doctorate in 2009 where he studied under the renowned Chair of Conducting at the Conservatorium, Professor Imre Pallo.

Mr Gilmour was awarded the Henderson Research Scholarship for his degree and wrote his dissertation on the job satisfaction of freelance school conductors in New South Wales. For his thesis, Mr Gilmour surveyed more than 50 musical professionals and conducted three in-depth interviews with school conductors. He has been invited to contribute to the upcoming issue of the Music Council of Australia’s Music Forum magazine as a result of the success of his findings.

Outside of academia, Mr Gilmour has worked with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Sydney Symphony Sinfonia as well as a number of local orchestras and bands around Sydney.

We congratulate Mr Gilmour on his achievements thus far and look forward to his official graduation and titling in May this year.