PERFORMING

•  "Amazing polish" Sydney Morning Herald
•  "Excellent Performance" Australian”
• “Disciplined and admirably secure" Sydney Morning Herald
•  "Mesmeric" Australian
•  "Leadership, musicality, sensitivity and skill" Professor James Penberthy, (Composer) Australian National University/University of New England
• "Excellent, the highest quality in musicianship and presentation" Dr Watson, Music Department, University of Western Sydney

He has performed concertos, solo recitals and world premieres of major Australasian composers. His concert engagements have been for organizations such as Musica Viva, ABC, Sydney Festival, ISCM, Conservatoriums, Universities, Arts Councils and Music Clubs. He regularly performs at Sydney's major concert venues and tours. He has been a professional Violinist in both England and Australia and has often performed to live audiences up to 7,000 and on TV to 4 million people.

As a Soloist, Violinist-Conductor and Orchestral Leader he has led many Concert, Viennese, Salon, Dance, Recording Orchestras and Gypsy Bands. These have included repeat performances for HM The Queen & HRH Duke of Edinburgh, numerous Australian Prime Ministers, Foreign Governments and Heads of State (such as the British Prime Minister, the Japanese Cabinet), State Premiers, Governors, Consuls, Asian and Arab Royalty and Religious leaders. He has been a resident Violinist for the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Hilton Hotel, Melbourne Windsor Hotel, Landmark Hotel and the Sydney Showboat. He is regularly booked to perform for local and visiting businessmen like Murdochs, Packers. Evan has performed for innumerable celebrities ranging from famous oldies like Marlene Dietrich, Audrey Hepburn to recent Nicole Kidman, Elton John. Society engagements for Fairfax, charities, Cointreux Ball, fashion launches (like Collette Dinnigan) to innumerable official Government functions.

He has performed for product launches, International Hotel events and live TV appearances. He has also led front acts for pop stars ranging from Midnight Oil, Johnny O’Keefe to Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen and has been booked by other musicians and their promoters for their own entertainment. These have included the cast of Les Miserables, Moscow and Australian Ballet Companies, The Royal Amsterdam, Hunter, Melbourne and Sydney Symphony Orchestras. He has played in many stage musicals, multiple New Year's Eve at the Opera House and performs for the Universities of NSW, Western Sydney & the Australian Vice Chancellors.

Evan has led film orchestras for Burbank studios and Film Australia. Recordings have been on the EMI, Festival, K Tel and Larrikin labels. Radio broadcasts have been for the ABC, FM Radio and Commercial stations such as 104.1 (2DayFM), 2MBS FM. TV credits range through Midday Shows, GMA, ABC music specials, current affair programs like Four Corners, "soaps" (including Neighbours), film appearances, TV episodes, pop videos, along with the visuals of many TV commercials for the Australian, American and Japanese tourist markets (clients such as Audi, Telegraph Mirror). Print appearances have included Vogue, Bulletin, Women's Weekly, Woman's Day to Qantas magazines and their "in flight" Australian music sound tracks.

His company Elsley Ensembles P/L is the preferred supplier used by many booking agencies and is currently the “in house” supplier for the Navarra Venues of Curzon Hall and Oatlands House. His playing was enthusiastically greeted by the brides in a recent Four Weddings TV broadcast.