Andrew has played the clarinet since the age of nine and attended Churchlands Senior High School where he was taught by Wayne G’Froerer and Catherine Cahill.
At this time he was the recipient of the 2012 CASSWA ATAR Jack Harrison Award presented to him by Allan Meyer.
He continued lessons with Catherine Cahill and also with Allan Meyer and went on to graduate from the UWA Conservatorium of Music with an Honours degree in Music Performance in 2017 and was a recipient of the Wesley Music Scholarship in 2016.
Andrew currently works as an instrumental music teacher with the Instrumental Music School Services (IMSS) program, providing clarinet tuition to students across Perth. He has also worked as a private clarinet tutor at a range of private schools. Alongside his teaching, Andrew contributes to CASSWA through his work coordinating the organisation’s social media and website.
Andrew remains actively involved in Perth’s musical community, performing with various community orchestras and ensembles. His professional performance highlights include collaborating with Theatre 180s production Arthur Haynes and the Smoking Gun, as well as regularly performing with OpusWA at Government House Ballroom.