Commentary
Many lament the collective decline of critical thought among young people, not just here in Australia but throughout the Western world.
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, music director of the Philadelphia Orchestra, conducts a performance Valerie Coleman's "Seven O’Clock Shout," an anthem that honors frontline workers in response to coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during opening night at the Stern Auditorium at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Oct. 6, 2021. Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images
Alexander Voltz
Author
Alexander Voltz is a composer based in Brisbane, Australia. His works have been performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, Opera Queensland, and the Australian Youth Orchestra. He most recently served as the composer-in-residence at the Camerata—Queensland’s Chamber Orchestra and was a recipient of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s Composer Commissioning Fund.
