Laurence Picken Centenary Celebration

17th October 2009

in the Recital Room; registration from 3.00 pm


3.30 - 4.30:

Round table: Ian Cross, Ruth Davis, David Hughes, Graeme Lawson

Followed by Tea.



5.00 - 6.00:

2009 Laurence Picken Memorial Lecture

given by

Prof. Allan Marett (Professor emeritus, University of Sydney; Professor of Musicology, School of Australian Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Charles Darwin University; author of: Songs, Dreamings, and Ghosts: the Wangga of North Australia (2005))

"Vanishing Songs: How Musical Extinctions Endanger the Planet."

Chair: Richard Widdess

Followed by Reception.


To attend an informal dinner afterwards (at cost) please add your name to the list at the pre-registration link below:


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