Michael Sollis

Michael Sollis (born 1985 in Canberra, Australia) is an Australian 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]

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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