Jack was trained
at the
Conservatorium of Music in Sydney, and was Director of Music for
several parishes in Sydney
before he moved to Brisbane to continue his tertiary studies in
Music Education at the University of Queensland in 2004.
Jack’s passion for music led him to
study opportunities overseas. While traveling through Europe, Jack
enjoyed opportunities to study liturgical music at the
Pontifical Institute of Sacred Music in Rome and researched at the
Vatican Library. He also traveled to France and met and learnt Gregorian
Chant with well known scholars Dom Daniel Saunier
OSB and the Choirmaster Fr Yves-Marie Lelièvre OSB
at Solesmes Abbey.
Music has taken Jack to many
different parts of the world. He has performed in Italy, France,
Austria, the USA and Canada, and parts of Asia and Australia.
In 2006, Jack composed a complete
Mass in Gregorian Chant, Missa
de Caelo, in which he used the notation system of the 10th
Century (Square Notation). The Choirmaster of Solesmes Abbey
commented on this composition as “…have a beautiful unity in style”,
“highly authentic” and “very pleasing to chant”. Jack is very
honoured that the first performance of this Mass in 2007 enjoyed the
presence of The Chancellor of Griffith University (QLD), and
representatives from many other Abrahamic Faiths (Christians, Jews,
and Muslims).
Internationally, Jack is one of the
few active composers of Gregorian Chant in its authentic
form, and is most likely to be the youngest! Back home in Brisbane,
Jack teaches voice, piano, organ and liturgical music, and is
frequently involved in the liturgical music scenes.
Some recordings of Jack's compositions will be posted on the Demo page of this website.
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