My heart, along with that of many others in Canberra and beyond, is breaking this weekend, because on Friday evening we heard the news we had been dreading, that Michael Sollis had died - that morning. Just weeks off his 41st birthday, Michael was a musical performer and conductor, composer and arranger, artistic director, musicologist, … Continue reading Vale Michael Sollis (1985-2026)
Michael Sollis
The Griffyn Ensemble’s paean to the weather
It's pretty much a given that a Griffyn Ensemble concert will be both entertaining and challenging - and their latest concert, Cloudy With a Chance of Rain, was no exception. But this concert had an added fillip: it was unashamedly political in addressing the thorny (for some) issue of climate change. Good on the Griffyns … Continue reading The Griffyn Ensemble’s paean to the weather
Whispering Gums 