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1. radiOM.org - Morning Concert The Music of Vincent Plush (1983) [5.054% Popularity: 0.00000]

Morning Concert: The Music of Vincent Plush (1983) Listen Item Type: Sound Recording Duration: 83 min Event Type: Interview and Music Program Origin: KPFA From a program recorded in 1983, Charles Amirkhanian is joined in the KPFA studios by the Australian composer Vincent Plush, who was in the United States for an extended fellowship at Yale University. Amirkhanian questions Plush about his personal history and musical influences, as well as the current state of contemporary classical music in Australia. Plush describes a growing trend among younger Australian composers, who, inspired by the likes of Percy Grainger and Peter Sculthorpe, were seeking to create a truly Australian form of music. Music that is informed by their common history as European convicts and cast-offs, a connection with the indigenous population, and close proximity to Indonesia and other East Asian countries. The first composition heard in this program, “Bakery Hill Rising” is reflective of this tendency, as it commemorates one of the f...