Margaret Sutherland was one of the most innovative and influential Australian composers. In the first half of the 20th Century, her desire to be both serious composer and mother was atypical, and she faced significant challenges – public and private – in blending these roles.

Join author Jillian Graham in a lunchtime conversation with Co-Artistic Director Monica Curro, where they reveal Margaret’s remarkable and inspiring story, and shed light on this unsung heroine’s enormous legacy to Australian music, musicians and audiences.