This weekend, one of the most ambitious commissioning projects in Australian history will take over Melbourne’s Abbotsford Convent. The ANAM Set is a series of 67 works by Australian composers, who were commissioned to write a six- to eight-minute piece of music for each of the 67 musicians training at the Australian National Academy of Music in 2021.

This week, Limelight will feature the stories of five pairs of composers and performers, learning more about their work, their process of collaboration, and what they learned about themselves – and each other – through this process. Today we talk to composer Bruce Crossman about his piece Fragility and Sonorousness, written for pianist Kane Chang.

Composer Bruce Crossman, whose piece <i>Fragility and Sonorousness</i> will be performed as part of <i>The ANAM Set</i>. Photo © Vincent Tay.

Composer Bruce Crossman, whose piece Fragility and Sonorousness will be performed as part of The ANAM Set. Photo © Vincent Tay.

What does this project mean to you?

Bruce: It is an exciting opportunity to work with a brilliant young Australian pianist, Kane Chang, and be part of a wider cultural creativity statement in Australia on being resilient and...