Vincent Plush

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Vincent Plush
Born (1950-04-18) 18 April 1950 (age 73)
Adelaide, Australia [1] [2]
Genres Classical
Occupation(s)Composer, musicologist, writer

Vincent Plush (born 18 April 1950, Adelaide) is an Australian composer. He studied at the University of Adelaide under the composer Richard Meale and founded the Seymour Group in 1976. He has taught at the NSW State Conservatorium of Music (now Sydney Conservatorium of Music) and worked for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Plush was awarded a Harkness Fellowship and spent time at Yale University researching American composers. [1] [2] He writes about classical music for The Australian newspaper [3] and has contributed to Limelight magazine. [4] Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians describes Plush as a "remarkable Australian composer". [1] [2]

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Awards

Classical Music Awards

The 2005 Classical Music Awards (now Art Music Awards) were presented by APRA and the Australian Music Centre, at Verbrugghen Hall, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, on 18 July 2005. [5]

YearCategoryResultRef.
2005Outstanding Contribution by an IndividualWon [6]

Selected works

Dramatic

Orchestral

Brass band

Chamber

Pieces for solo instruments

Tape

Vocal

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Slonimsky, Nicolas; Kuhn, Laura; McIntire, Dennis (2001). Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Volume 5 (9th ed.). New York : Schirmer Books. pp. 2821–2822.
  2. 1 2 3 "Plush, Vincent | Encyclopedia.com". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  3. "'The Australian' writer search results". The Australian. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  4. ""Vincent Plush" Archives". Limelight. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  5. "Classical Music Awards 2005 : Australian Music Centre". www.australianmusiccentre.com.au. Retrieved 17 July 2023.
  6. "Classical Music Awards - Outstanding Contribution by an Individual : Prize : Australian Music Centre". www.australianmusiccentre.com.au. Retrieved 17 July 2023.