
Boyer Lectures
In a series of four orations delivered by noted musicians, the 2024 Boyer Lectures will explore the state of classical music in Australia in the contemporary age.
the anthology of four lectures will be delivered by Professor Anna Goldsworthy, Lyn Williams AM, founder and director of Gondwana Choirs, Iain Grandage, leading Australian composer and former Artistic Director of the Perth Festival and accomplished violist, conductor and composer, Aaron Wyatt.
Since 1959, the ABC's Boyer Lectures have sparked conversations about critical ideas.
Latest episodes

Nov 4, 1995 • 32min
Lecture 3 — The dark side of the warm inner glow: family and communitarians
Lecture 3 of A Truly Civil Society, the 1996 Boyer Lecture series presented by Eva Cox.

Nov 4, 1995 • 32min
Lecture 1 — Broadening the views
Lecture 1 of A Truly Civil Society, the Boyer Lecture series of 1996 presented by Eva Cox.

Nov 4, 1995 • 32min
Lecture 2 — Raising social capital
Lecture 2 of A Truly Civil Society, the 1996 Boyer Lecture series presented by Eva Cox.

Nov 4, 1995 • 32min
Lecture 6 — Towards a utopian road movie
Lecture 4 of A Truly Civil Society, the 1996 Boyer Lecture series presented by Eva Cox.