Lisa Gasteen and Eric Whitacre interviews:
Lisa Gasteen makes a welcome return to the stage during the Brisbane Festival in August. She talks to Matthew Westwood of The Australian:
…… and Eric Whitacre talks to Bridget Cormack:
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