Australian Music Centre | Breaking sound barriers

Event Details

The Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address is an annual forum for ideas relating to the creation and performance of Australian music. Named after the Australian composer Peggy Glanville-Hicks, it has been igniting debate and highlighting crucial issues since its establishment in 1999.

In this year's Address, titled "A Culture of Confidence", Professor Benjamin Northey will argue that Australian art music does not primarily have a preservation problem, but a relevance, imagination and connection opportunity. He will explore how greater cultural confidence can be expressed through the elevation of Australian artists and repertoire, deeper connection with audiences and how a shared sense of responsibility for our musical future might help build a more distinctive, ambitious and inspiring musical culture.

Further information for this event is available online at the event's website

Featured Australian Works

Bardju (Footprints) (quartets: flute, bass clarinet, vibraphone, cello) (2017) by Brenda Gifford

Featured artists

• Music of Brenda Gifford
• Music of Jessie Leov
• Performer Emica Taylor
• Performer Karen Chen
• Performer Jonathan Parker
• Performer Heesoo Kim