Artistic Administrator
Alan (A.J.) is honored to join the ACO as Artistic Administrator, having arrived in Australia by way of New York, where he served in the artistic department of Carnegie Hall since 2008.

A.J. was previously marketing manager of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in New York, has held marketing and development positions at The Kennedy Center and National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, DC, and worked in artistic and operations at the Grand Teton Music Festival in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. He has consulted for several American nonprofits including the Grand Teton Music Festival and St. Louis Symphony.

Originally from Florida, A.J.is a graduate of the Interlochen Arts Academy in Michigan, studied at Arizona State University, and earned a degree, magna cum laude, in music performance (horn) and arts administration from Northwestern University outside Chicago.