 In 2002 he was awarded a Fellowship from the Arts Council of England to become Artist in Residence at Cittadellarte, an institution directed by world-renowned visual artist Michelangelo Pistoletto dedicated to cross-disciplinary work in Northern Italy.In 2003, he was Music Director and arranger for English Pocket Opera's new version of "Carmen", which involved hundreds of Islington schoolchildren alongside a professional cast.In 1998 he was Artistic Director of Centre Stage, an Arts Council of England project, creating a new opera for 1000 young people throughout London, performed as a professional National Theatre production.