Anne is a composer and performer of shakuhachi. Originally trained on flute, Anne took up the shakuhachi in 1986 in Kobe under Nakamura Shindo and later studied under Tajima Tadashi in Osaka. In 1990 she received a two year grant from the Japanese Government to study shakuhachi with Yamaguchi Goro at Tokyo University of the Arts. In 2004 Anne will travel to Japan to study by invitation with the living legend of shakuhachi, Yokoyama Katsuya.

Anne works as a freelance musician focusing on shakuhachi performance of contemporary Australian music and collaborative fusion music in ensemble with a variety of other artists. She has performed in major arts festivals in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and in Norway and Estonia. In Japan, Anne has performed in numerous concerts including recitals of her own compositions for Japanese instruments. Her duo Questing Spirit (with harpsichordist Peter Hagen) performed for Prime Minister Koizumi in Sydney in 2002 and is invited to perform in New York at the International Shakuhachi Festival in July 2004. Anne has directed theatrical collaborations between butoh dance artists and musicians, receiving major arts funding from the Australia Council and other arts bodies. Anne is a member of the ensemble Jouissance which places the music of Hildegard and other early Latin & Byzantine chant in a contemporary framework. Anne has also written, directed and performed music for theatre, as well as the federation bells, koto and choirs - to name a few. Anne performs with Toshi Sakamoto (taiko), giving concerts and workshops nationwide, and introduces Australian school children to the drums and flutes of Japan. Anne also dabbles in instrument construction using found objects and is a sculptor of works made from wood.

Anne has a Masters in Ethnomusicology (Monash) & a Bachelor of Music, DipEd (Melb Univ). Anne's music is featured on national and local radio including live broadcasts for the ABC.