Vincent Plush

Vincent Plush (born 18 April 1950, Adelaide) is an Australian composer, music critic, teacher, conductor, impresario, and musicologist. Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians (2001) describes Plush as a “remarkable Australian composer”. He writes about classical music for The Australian newspaper and has contributed to Limelight magazine. In 2013 he returned to the University of Adelaide to undertake doctoral studies and received the PhD in music in 2018. His thesis, “Music in the Life and Work of Patrick White”, is in preparation for publication in book form as “Patrick White and Music.” Awards Classical Music Award 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. Plush won in the category Most Distinguished Contribution to the Presentation of Australian Music by an Individual for the ‘Voices’ program in the 2004 Brisbane Writers Festival. Selected works Dramatic *Australian Folksongs, musical theatre piece for Baritone and Ensemble (Sydney, July 19, 1977) *The Maitland and Morpeth String Quartet for Narrator and String Quartet (Sydney, April 1,