Brett Dean and Cathy Milliken in conversation with Noah Bendix-Balgley

“I love it when the ink is still wet,” says Composer in Residence Brett Dean. He encouraged his fellow composer Cathy Milliken to keep trying things out right up to the last minute in order to showcase her new work In Play to best effect. 1st concertmaster Noah Bendix-Balgley leads the conversation between the two Australians about their joint Late Night concert.

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