He formed the performance ensemble Australia Felix, which toured Europe, and included Bruce Clarke, Merlyn Quaife, Brian Brown, Alex Grieve, Judy Easton, Tony Conolan, Kevin Makin and Peter Clinch.
Listening to the live recording of one of those performances from Sydney, it is easy to understand why critics such as Felix Werder, James Glennon, Val Vallis, John Cargher and Kenneth Hince among many others were enormously impressed as Beaton's big, dramatic voice created vocal fireworks for the audience.
Among the composers who have written works for him are Felix Werder, Richard St. Clair, Geoffrey Allen and Michael Bertram.
Felix Mendelssohn | Felix Frankfurter | Felix the Cat | Félix Guattari | SV Werder Bremen | María Félix | Félix Trinidad | Felix Klein | Julie Felix | Felix Rodriguez | Félix Houphouët-Boigny | Felix Da Housecat | José Félix Ribas Municipality, Aragua | Felix von Luckner | Felix Unger | Félix Rodríguez (Central Intelligence Agency) | Felix Magath | Félix Fénéon | Allyson Felix | Felix Werder | Felix the Cat: The Movie | Félix Resurrección Hidalgo | Felix Dzerzhinsky | Felix da Housecat | Felix Cavaliere | Rachel Félix | Felix Silla | Félix Savón | Felix Nussbaum | Felix Mottl |
At a concert in Munich, Germany he received a standing ovation after playing the Violin Concerto by Felix Werder.