On 13 October, Marshall McGuire delivered the 2025 Peggy Glanville-Hicks address at APRA AMCOS’s Sydney base during a ceremony presented by the Australian Music Centre. The winners of the 2025 Paul Lowin Prizes were also announced.

Marshall McGuire delivering the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Address. Photo © New Point of View

McGuire is an accomplished harpist, teacher and arts administrator who currently serves as Chair of the Australian Music Centre. A pioneer of new Australian music, he has been a member of contemporary classical group ELISION Ensemble since 1998. This month, he was also appointed to the role of Artistic Advisor (Music & Opera) for Adelaide Festival.

Courtesy of the Australian Music Centre, Limelight shares this video recording of McGuire’s address alongside an excerpt from the transcript.

“In the spirit of optimism, of practical solutions to intractable problems, to pushing
boundaries … my top 10 tips for how to grow the art music sector in the next quarter of the 21st century:

• Be generous and celebrate others’ success
• Nurture relationships outside the capital cities
• Be persistent and tenacious but be prepared to fail