Art music in New South Wales oral history collection, interviews by Vincent Plush

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6 December 2021-23 August 2023

Nonmusical Sound Recordings, Oral Histories, Graphic Materials, Photographs

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89 audio files (88 hr., 54 min.) - digital, WAV, stereo (48 kHz, 24 bit)
28 photographs - digital, JPEG, colour

Vincent Plush is an Australian composer and critic. His long career includes roles as a radio commentator at the ABC, lecturer at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and as artistic director of the Seymour Group, an ensemble devoted to the performance of contemporary music. He has dedicated much of his career to the promotion of Australian music.

Reference
Library correspondence file

This collection of oral history interviews documents the lives of key figures in the classical and art music industry in New South Wales and reveals how their careers have influenced the cultural life of the state, helped establish Australia’s artistic presence in the world and continue to evolve the industry today.
Interviewees include administrators, conductors, composers and performers. While the careers of many interviewees blend more than one of these roles, and often the simultaneous job of educator, they are described here according to the specialisation for which they were chosen.

Administrators
Gwen Bennett AM, Virginia Braden OAM, Mary-Jo Capps AM, John Davis, Richard Letts, Patricia Ludgate, Julie Simonds, Mary Vallentine.
Conductors
Neil McEwan, Lynn Williams.
Composers
Michael Atherton, Anne Boyd AM, Ross Edwards, Brenda Gifford, Moya Henderson, Mark Isaacs, Nicholas Ng, Nigel Westlake.
Performers
Michael Askill, Geoffrey Chard AM, Geoffrey Collins, Claire Edwardes, Paul Goodchild, Sarah Grunstein, Riley Lee, Dene Olding AM, Phillip Scott, Emily Sun and Gerard Willems AM.


FILE 1
Michael Atherton interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 2
Michael Askill interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 3
Geoffrey Chard interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 4
Richard Letts interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 5
Claire Edwardes interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 6
Gerard Willems interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 7
Moya Henderson interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 8
Neil McEwan interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 9
Phillip Scott interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 10
Riley Lee interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 11
Geoffrey Collins interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 12
Ross Edwards interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 13
Dene Olding interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 14
Sarah Grunstein interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 15
Nicholas Ng interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 16
Gwen Bennett interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 17
Julie Simonds interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 18
Emily Sun interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 19
Mary Jo Capps interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 20
Anne Boyd interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 21
Paul Goodchild interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 22
Patricia (Trish) Ludgate interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 23
Virginia Braden interview by Vincent Plush

FILE 24
Mark Isaacs interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 25
Brenda Gifford interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 26
Lyn Williams interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 27
John Davis interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 28
Nigel Westlake interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

FILE 29
Mary Vallentine interview and photograph by Vincent Plush

Arranged chronologically

In copyright:
Copyright holder:: Library of New South Wales
Please acknowledge:: Mitchell Library, Library of New South Wales