Bryan Brown

For over three decades Brian Brown has been at the forefront of new Australian music. His music is passionate, individual and in many ways uniquely Australian. He has recieved numerous state and national Arts Council grants for both composition and performance. The music on "Spirit of the Rainbow" is a manifestation of his personal expression. It could be said that, as a performer and through his work as Head of Improvisation Studies at the Victorian College of the Arts (a position he recently retired from), he has encouraged more than any other individual, the development of an Australian identity in music.