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Crossing Roper Bar

By Gary Anderson ArtsHub | Tuesday, September 01, 2009

A performance of the Crossing Roper Bar, a collaboration between the AAO and the Young Wagilak Musicians drew a large and very enthusiastic audience on Friday evening to the Melbourne Recital Centre - it’s a rare night when audience members cry out “thank-you” at the end of performances here.

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Gary Anderson

Gary Anderson is a Professor at the University of Melbourne. His professional work in medical research- about half of it performed in Switzerland- is counterpoised with a life-long interest in fine art and contemporary visual culture that was cemented while reading art history at university concurrently with his doctoral research.

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