Dear Listeners,

While Europe has been sweltering through this extraordinarily hot summer, I have been busy meeting more exceptional Australians, who will be joining me on the podcast very soon.

Next up on Tall Poppies we will meet the Brisbane-born musician Cathy Milliken.

For over thirty-years Cathy has been at the pinnacle of her profession, initially as a founding member of Germany’s prestigious contemporary music group, Ensemble Modern. She then became director of the Education Program of the Berliner Philharmoniker and more recently Cathy was appointed Associate Composer for the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra from 2018-2020.

Details of the programme to follow shortly so stay tuned!

And keep those emails coming. It is always great to hear from listeners.

As you know, Tall Poppies was established with support from the Australian Embassy in Berlin. In order for the podcast to continue it relies on the generosity of its listeners. I recently introduced a Patreon page to the site, so if you do enjoy the podcast, you might consider sponsoring the project.

https://www.patreon.com/tallpoppiestalk

Wishing you all the best from Berlin,

Breandáin