The Australian Music Centre has revealed the details of the 2021 annual Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address which will be presented as a livestream panel discussion featuring three musically diverse panellists, ethno-jazz pianist and composer Zela Margossian, unconventional, tradition-challenging composer and percussionist Bree van Reyk and singer, composer and improviser Sia Ahmad. The conversation will be available to be streamed live for free consumption at 1:30pm AEDT on Thursday November 4 here.
Chosen for their musical breadth and depth, their leadership, courageousness and interesting career paths, the revered panel will explore the diversity of our Australian music community, how we connect with each other, and how we can support each other’s creative output, building capacity for a more sustainable future.
“In the past, the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address has been delivered by some incredible creators and inspirational leaders in the music community. This year we are excited to be approaching things a little differently with the panel discussion,” explains Australian Music Centre CEO, Catherine Haridy. “In a world that has been irrevocably shaken by the Covid19 pandemic, Australian music and artistic practice has evolved and changed to address its environment. I’m most excited about hearing our esteemed panellists’ inspirational stories, their perseverance and their ability to build their capacity for creativity through an unusually challenging period of time.”
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.
The Peggy Glanville-Hicks 2021 panel discussion will go live here at 1:30pm AEDT on Thursday November 4