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In Melbourne at a Big Magic book signing at the wonderful Eltham Bookshop in walked Toni Jordan whose exquisite Tenderfoot I had been reading on the long train journey. We...

La Boheme, a new production by Opera Queensland, scored approval generally at Brisbane Festival. With Umberto Clerici conducting the Queensland Symphony Orchestra and two...

Your Eternal Memories presented by the adventurous Camerata, Queensland's Chamber Music ensemble explored memory and the associative role music plays in triggering or creating...

I attended three musical events at this year's Brisbane Festival and they couldn't have been more different - La Boheme, Opera Queensland, Your Eternal Memories, Camerata and...

See Gillian Wills in October 2025: photo credit Long, Listen Festival

I'm pleased to be involved in the inaugural Long, Listen Festival 4-5 October in Palmwoods on the Sunshine...

Image: Ensemble Q: A Poet’s Love. Photo Gavin Rebtzke

I recently went to A Poet's Love, by Ensemble Q, on Monday 25 August. I enjoyed this concert and reviewed it for Limelight...

Image: Carolyn Martinez and Vivienne Wynter at Eumundi Writers Festival.

Unfortunately, the recent Byron Writers Festival was cancelled on the second day. I enjoyed the session...

On Saturday 16 August Jo Skinner, Sarah Todman and I gave an author presentation Feminism is Dead: Or Is It? at Cleveland Library. We got together because each of the heroines...

I was recently honoured with an Author Event feature integrated with the Australian Festival of Chamber Music program I had the good fortune to be interviewed by Simon Moore...

It's been busy on the writing front. I was the Writer in Residence for Australian Festival of Chamber Music this year and wrote many reviews - these can be read here on my blog...

Hawkeye Publishing, who published Big Music, is releasing a revised edition of my memoir Elvis and Me: how a world-weary musician and a broken racehorse rescued each other. I'm...

Image: Highlights of the Governor’s Gala Concert: Heavenly Serenade – photo by Through The Looking Glass Studio.

Now in its 34th year, this 9-day Festival of Chamber Music...

Image: Michael Collins. Photo Jack Lewis Williams

Who better than Michael Collins to light up music commissioned from Bela Bartók by America's jazz clarinet great?

What makes one...

Image: Stefan Dohr. Photo Simon Pauly

Gillian Wills talks to horn player Stefan Dohr at the Australian Festival of Chamber Music.

French horn player Stefan Dohr has been dubbed...

Image: The Andromeda Sax Quartet. Photo Andrew Rankin

Liszt vs Brahms! Reich vs Glass! AFCM brings together a selection of works by composers who disliked each other intensely.

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Image: Stefan Dohr. Photo Simon Pauly

A smart program gives Stefan Dohr the space to showcase his glorious tone, sublime phrasing and insightful interpretative vision.

Stefan...

Photo: Andromeda Saxophone Quartet. Australian Festival of Chamber Music. Photo Rob Parsons

With a nod to the rock group Queen, Bohemian Rhapsody championed works by Czech...

Photo: Joseph Havlat, Australian Festival of Chamber Music. Photo Rob Parsons

Artistic Director Jack Liebeck’s sense of humour shines through his curation. After an eloquent ...

Photo: The Australian String Quartet perform in the opening night concert of the 2025 Australian Festival of Chamber Music in Townsville. Photo by: Rob Parsons

The Australian...

My next Big Music event and author talk is in Townsville as part of the Australian Festival of Chamber Music is from 2.00pm - 2.45pm on the 26 July at Townsville Civic Centre.

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