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"It is apparent that leisure and silence are absolute prerequisites for composers if they are to engage fully the many forms of awareness involved in creative activity. This leisure and silence have become the greatest luxuries in the modern world, and composers less than any other group in art or science are able to command it." Peggy Glanville-Hicks, 1958

The Peggy Glanville-Hicks Composers' House at 45 Ormond Street, Paddington was the residence of leading composer Peggy Glanville-Hicks and was her gift to the future of Australian music upon her death in 1990.

Peggy Glanville-Hicks knew from experience the difficulty of being creative while providing for the necessities of living & her research into American composers found that "the best works of a majority of composers were those written on a Fellowship or underwritten leisure."

Peggy Glanville-Hicks' will provided for her home to be used as a Composers' House, with the hope "that the residency in the Trust house will create a haven and peace of mind which will enable the composer in residence to further his or her creative work."

The result was the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Trust. Restored with the aid of the NSW Ministry for the Arts, the Australian Council and sponsors, the house was opened on the 11th October, 1993 and is maintained by royalties from Peggy Glanville-Hicks' works, Since then, thirteen musicians have sought a "haven" within it's walls.

Peggy Glanville-Hicks Trust

The Peggy Glanville-Hicks Trust directs the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Composers' House in Paddington, Sydney. The Peggy Glanville-Hicks Fellowship and residence in the Composers' House is by invitation, although expressions of interest are welcome.

Trustees:

Chairman Mr. Shane Simpson - Lawyer
Professor Peter Sculthorpe - Composer
Professor Anne Boyd - Composer
Professor Ross Edwards - Composer
Dr. Carl Vine - Composer/Musica Viva
Dr. Andrew Ford - Composer/Broadcaster
Mr. James Murdoch - Musicologist
Mr. Marshall McGuire - Conductor/Harpist
Assoc. Professor Ross Steele - Writer
Ms. Nadine Amadio - Critic/Author/Filmaker
Dr. Thomas Fitzgerald - Composer, Musician
James Phillips - Architect

Friends of Peggy's House

The "Friends of Peggy's House" are a support group of music lovers who live in and around Ormond Street, Paddington. They are a resource group who meet with the resident composer(s), introducing them to the area and providing a local contact group for any support required. This includes - Computer I.T. support, details for piano tuning, house maintenance, and concert presentation assitance. They also invite the resident composer to informal gatherings at their houses. In short, they form a practical human interface to assist in making the residency as comfortable as possible.

The "Friends of Peggy's House" are:

Assoc. Professor Ross Steele (Chairman),
Marshall McGuire,
Margherita and Bill Robinson,
Adrian(poet) and Nick(artist),
Marie McMillan,
Simon and Zina Ioannou,
Daniel Blinkhorn,
Dr. Thomas Fitzgerald.