Fran Griffin

Fran Griffin began life as a flute player, studying at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Australia, with renowned teachers Margaret Crawford and Michael Scott. An interest in early music performance led her to study baroque flute and recorder with Howard Oberg.

After a number of years working as a freelance musician in Sydney, she returned to study, completing M.Sc. (Hons) in mathematics at Macquarie University, Sydney in 1999. Here she remained on staff until 2012, relocating to country NSW. Here she has returned to music, teaching flute, clarinet and bassoon, composing, arranging and performing regularly.

Her compositions include arrangements and new works for flute quartet, flute duo, and other chamber combinations with flute, bassoon duo, clarinet ensemble, string trio, string orchestra, chamber orchestra, symphonic winds, and choral works. Additionally, she has produced many arrangements and original works for students, community concert bands, youth orchestra and choir.

She has received a number of awards for composition, both in Australia and internationally, and her works have been published in Portugal, Italy, Belgium, USA and Australia.