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The Peggy Glanville-Hicks Composers' House




The trustees have just appointed a new Peggy Glanville-Hicks Fellow. Mary-Anne Kyriakou is a composer from Sydney, who will be in residence from May 2008 until June 2009.
Since 2003 Mary-Anne has been using her skills in both lighting design and music in 'Atmospheres' - a project that she describes as 'an exploration of the ethereal qualities of light and music compositions through the theme of sustainable design.' During the period of her Fellowship she will be applying 'Atmospheres' in a very large scale multi-disciplinary project called the Smart Light Sydney Festival ­ using light, design and, of course, music. Mary-Anne is the director of the Festival, and will be both commissioning and writing new compositions for it. She will also be composing three works for performance at 72 Erskine where she is presently Artist in Residence

The Peggy Glanville-Hicks Composers' House has been awarded an Australia Council grant for 2008.

James Phillips has been appointed as a new trustee of the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Trust. He is a partner in the architecture firm of Weir+Phillips and has prepared plans for an extension of the House.
Thomas Meadowcroft in Ormond St, 2008
Thomas Meadowcroft, the 16th recipient of the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Trust Fellowship (October 2007 - March 2008)
Projects while in residency:
Monaro Study
Perseverance Dam
The Hotel Scratchings

Peggy Glanville-Hicks, Portrait by Joyce McGrath
June 2007, two portraits of Peggy Glanville-Hicks by Joyce McGrath were included on the site with the kind permission of the artist

In June 2007, a complete listing of Peggy Glanville-Hicks works was included on the website with the permission of James Murdoch. It has previously been published in his biography, Peggy Glanville-Hicks, a Transposed Life.

Brian HowardIn December 2006, Damien Ricketson, became the 15th composer to find 'haven' within the Composer's House.

Thomas Fitzgerald
In May 2006, Thomas Fitzgerald was appointed a trustee of the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Trust .
The final concert of Thomas Fitzgerald's residency celebrated the vision of Peggy Glanville-Hicks for a vibrant Australian creative community.