Michael Sollis

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Michael Sollis (born 1985 in Canberra, Australia) is an Australia composer and musician based in Canberra, Australia. Sollis is director of The Griffyn Ensemble and a noted collaborator, working with artists such as Jyll Bradley [1] and scientist Fred Watson, [2] and commissioned by groups such as the Australian Society of Music Educators. [3]

Sollis has published research analyzing the interplay between language and music, [4] and has been influenced by the music and culture of Papua New Guinea. [5] Sollis studied with, and later taught alongside, Jim Cotter and Dr Larry Sitsky at the ANU School of Music [6]

Festival Director Robyn Archer featured Sollis’ work in the Centenary of Canberra. [7] Sollis has also been influenced by his participation in the semi-professional Canberra Raiders Cup, playing First Grade for Rugby League club the Gungahlin Bulls from the age of 16. [8] In 2015 he developed The Dirty Red Digger, combining the stories of young Rugby League players with new music. [9]

In 2016 Sollis was appointed as the inaugural Artistic Director for Musica Viva Australia, Education, Australia's largest music education program. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ Parons, Sara-Jayne (August 2013). "City of Trees". Art Monthly Australia. 262: 32.
  2. ↑ Watson, Fred (2013). Star-Craving Mad. Sydney: Allen & Unwin. p. 316. ISBN   9781742373768.
  3. ↑ Capaldo, John; Latukefu, L. (2013). Redefining the Musical Landscape: Inspired Learning and Innovation in Music Education. XIX National Conference Proceedings. Parkville, Victoria: Australian Society for Music Education. p. 14.
  4. ↑ Sollis, Michael (2010). "Tune–Tone Relationships in Sung Duna Pikono". Australian Journal of Linguistics. 230 (1): 67–80. doi:10.1080/07268600903134038. S2CID   62766793.
  5. ↑ Cook, Rhiannon (21 October 2008). "Griffyn Ensemble - Island Universes". Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Niles, Don; Rumsey, Alan (2011). Sung Tales from the Papua New Guinea Highlands. Canberra: ANU E-Press. p. xi.
  7. ↑ Archer, Robyn (2013). "Centenary Chronicle Chapter 1". Australian Journal of Music Education. 2: 3–16.
  8. ↑ Wilson, Janet (15 April 2015). "Griffyn Ensemble's The Dirty Red Digger looks at war and rugby". The Canberra Times. Canberra. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  9. ↑ Gall, Jennifer (27 April 2015). "Griffyn Ensemble review: The Dirty Red Digger marks a coming of age". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Musica Viva Appoints Michael Sollis as Inaugural Artistic Director of Education". 15 February 2016.
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