Monte holds an international reputation as a conductor, educator, adjudicator and clinician. He contributes regularly to the field of music education through conference presentations, publications, professional development offerings, and masterclasses. He is highly regarded for his experience, expertise, and inspirational, passionate teaching style. He is in demand as a guest conductor, music education consultant, and adjudicator, providing performance strategies and professional development for music educators, administrators and students alike.
Monte has worked with many professional, amateur student and adult groups throughout his career as a conductor, trombonist and music education consultant. He has extensive performance experience with a number of international symphonic, chamber groups, jazz ensembles and show bands.
He maintains an active profile as a freelance trombonist, having performed with the Chaffey Symphony Orchestra (Los Angeles), Cascade Orchestra (Seattle), Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, the Tasmanian Trombone Quartet, Lead trombone with the Chrysler Corporation Big Band, the Tasmanian Festival Show Band, and the Melbourne Symphonic Winds. Monte has performed, with many popular international artists, including James Morrison, Bob Barnard, Ricky May, Shirley Bassey, Jacky Love, Charlie Hull, The Dutch Swing College, Acker Bilk, the Moscow Circus, Disney On Ice, Woody Herman, Stan Morris, and Jiggs Whigham. He continues to present solo and ensemble recitals, with special interest in early music performance.
From 1984 to 2003, Monte held the position of Senior Lecturer at the University of Tasmania, lecturing in conducting, music history, aural studies, instrumental, and vocal music education pedagogy, as well as supervising music education majors. During his tenure, he established and coordinated the School’s extensive instrumental and vocal ensemble performance programme, as well as founding the University of Tasmania Community Music Programme.
Monte was appointed to the position of Associate Professor of Music at University of Northwestern, Minnesota (USA) which he held from 2005 to 2010. There, he served in the roles of Director of Bands, Head of Brass, Winds and Percussion, Chamber Music Coordinator, and Supervisor of Instrumental Music Education Majors. From 2015 through 2017 he served as Lead Educator for Melbourne Youth Orchestra, where he created and taught a series of five professional development courses for instrumental music educators.
Monte is in demand as a guest conductor, adjudicator and clinician throughout Australia, New Zealand, South East Asia, and in the United States, working with ensembles at the national, state, and regional levels. He has served as visiting Professor and Conductor at the Devolet Conservatorium of Music, Izmir and Adnan Menderes University (Turkey), Royal Northern College of Music, (Manchester, UK), University of Iowa (USA), the University of Auckland (NZ), the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music, the University of Melbourne Graduate School of Education, and the UTAS Conservatorium of Music.
