A past winner of the ABC Young Conductor of the Year Award, David Banney has worked with many Australia’s leading orchestras and ensembles, including the Queensland Symphony, Queensland Philharmonic, Adelaide Symphony, West Australian Symphony, Queensland Youth Symphony, Sydney Youth Orchestra, Opera Queensland and the Queensland Ballet. He is the Artistic Director of Newcastle’s Christ Church Camerata and Co-Artistic Director of the Newcastle Music Festival. David has extensive experience working with young musicians as conductor, teacher and composer. Recordings of David’s performances and compositions have been broadcast on ABC Classic FM, and his collection of music for children, ‘Tigers and Teapots’, has become a regular feature of the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra’s education program.