Alasdair's main activity resides in devising special programmes for children and families, which have made him extremely popular with young and new audiences. Whether it is about bugs, carnival, fantastic creatures, mathematics or sports, Alasdair has introduced music to thousands of people both in the UK and abroad.

Alasdair was the Artistic Director of the Adventure Concerts for the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra for eight consecutive years and is responsible for the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra’s Phil Power successful series, which was Reason Number One, according to Julian Lloyd Webber, for being optimistic about the future of classical music in Great Britain.  He has devised and presented original programmes with The Hallé, Children's Classic Concerts, Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra, Ulster Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Northern Sinfonia, RTE Orchestra in Dublin, London Mozart Players and Opera North in Leeds.

Abroad, Alasdair is a regular guest with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra for whom he presented the opening concerts of the 2006/2007 season.  In China, Alasdair’s premiere of his highly acclaimed programme ‘Bugs!!’ under the umbrella of Shanghai Sunspirit Cultural Development organisation won the National Silver award for the best national performance for children in 2005. He has continued to broaden his Asian connections and worked with both the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta, the latter with whom he has received further invitations. Alasdair also appears in France (Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg and Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo).

As a Glass Harmonica specialist and to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the birth of Mozart and the 300th of the birth of Benjamin Franklin, the inventor of the instrument for which Mozart wrote his last Chamber Music piece, Alasdair performed his special programme ‘At Home with Mr Mozart’ at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Aldeburgh festival (Snape Proms), St John’s Smith Square in London and St George’s in Bristol.  Alasdair also premiered both David Horne's Vapours and Fireflies with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra respectively. One can also hear its magic sound on a number of tracks including the two most recent Harry Potter films and Icelandic pop star Björk’s recordings.

Alasdair has performed with the BBC Philharmonic for the Blue Peter children's PROMS at the Royal Albert Hall under the baton of Yan-Pascal Tortelier, and appears annually for Raymond Gubbay in Christmas concerts at both the Royal Festival Hall and the Royal Albert Hall.  He is also a presenter and performer with Blackadder Brass, the resident education group at the Symphony Hall in Birmingham. His festival appearances include Bury St Edmunds, Chester, Henley, Arundel, Lichfield and Risør in Norway.

Last but not least, Alasdair is principal percussionist of the BBC Concert Orchestra with whom he frequently appears as a soloist and for special projects such as the ‘BBC Family Prom in the Park’ concert series in Hyde Park as part of the BBC Proms.

July 2008