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Facing the Music

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Anne Boyd, one of Australia's leading contemporary composers, teaches music at the publicly funded University of Sydney. This documentary chronicles a year in the life of an academic department that's under the financial gun.

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Status: Released

Released Date: 2001-07-07

Runtime: 89 mins

Director: Robin Anderson

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary, Music

Original title: Facing the Music

Production Companies: Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Channel 4 Television, Arundel Films, Film Australia

Production Countries: Australia

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