Archives, Musicians
Two New Podcasts: The Life and Music of Alma Moodie
Photo© Kay Dreyfus “Of all my students, I like Alma Moodie the best” Carl Flesch, renowned violinist and pedagogue Dear Listeners, Thank you for your emails this last week. It is very gratifying to know that so many of you have enjoyed hearing the first part of Alma Moodie’s story. Today… Read More
Musicians
New Year and New Podcasts
Dear Listeners, Happy New Year! Hopefully there is some time for listening this year as I will be publishing two new podcasts about the phenomenal musician, Alma Moodie. Moodie was born in 1898 in Mount Morgan, a small town in rural Australia, but started her violin lessons in nearby Rockhampton. She moved to Europe… Read More
Diverse, Newsletter, Salons
News from the Tall Poppies Project
Dear Listeners and Salon Guests, This summer seemed to be more precious than ever. With most of us travelling again, we were able to savour being able to move around freely; something that until 2019, we’d just taken for granted. I’ve spent the past months in Australia and in various parts of Europe, visiting family… Read More
Musicians
Tall Poppies Newsletter
A living archive featuring Australian luminaries Dear Listeners, Dear Salon Guests, I hope this finds you all in good health. Thank you for your many emails. Rest assured a new series of podcasts is in production, and hopefully we can resume the Berlin salons very soon. I had hoped our first newsletter of 2022… Read More
Academics, Archives, Musicians
Composer Liza Lim joins Tall Poppies, The Podcast
Composer Liza Lim with her new work, “Annunciation Triptych.” Each part of this three part composition is dedicated to a female spiritual figure Dear Listeners and Salon Guests, I hope this finds you well. This week I’ve published a new… Read More
Musicians
News on Podcast Guests
Dear Listeners, September 9th was a special day for all of the Tall Poppies team as we hosted our first salon in over a year. Covid restrictions meant the number of guests we could invite was limited, but those attending brought with them mountains of enthusiasm that appropriately reignited the Tall Poppies project after the… Read More
Archives, Musicians, Salons, Writers
The Australian Salon Tall Poppies Talk returns
Matthew McDonald in conversation with Breandáin O’Shea (Photos Carl Malingriaux) “The process of writing poetry is very similar to playing bass” Guest Author Carola Torti (Scroll down for the text in German) “I liked contemporary music from the very beginning,” our guest, Matthew McDonald, 1st solo… Read More
Diverse
Tall Poppies continue to thrive in 2021
Dear Listeners and Salon Guests, I hope this message finds you safe and well after what has been a challenging year for us all. Thank you for your many emails over the last few months. It is very encouraging to know that so many people enjoy the podcast. Various analytics programmes allow me to see… Read More
Newsletter, Salons
New Podcast Series & a German’s take on an Australian Salon
Dear Listeners, Dear Salon Guests, This week I will be launching the third series of “Tall Poppies: The Podcast”. The series opens with a look back at a few of the guests to date and, in particular, their reflections about what it means to be Australian and the moments when they feel this the… Read More
Salons
Tall Poppies Talk: Creative Solutions for Unusual Times
Dear Podcast Listeners and Salon Guests , I sincerely hope this finds you all safe and well. A few updates from some of our Tall Poppies who, despite the challenges of the current situation, have been busy. Neuroscientist Matthew Larkum and his team at the Larkum Lab have published several papers in the last… Read More