Anne Boyd, a music professor at the University of Sydney, navigates budget cuts and departmental challenges while striving to maintain music education before a merger with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
“Professor Anne Boyd is fighting to save her university music department. She's going to need more than a miracle!”
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Anne Boyd, a music professor at the University of Sydney, navigates budget cuts and departmental challenges while striving to maintain music education before a merger with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
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Anne Boyd, a music professor at the University of Sydney, faces significant challenges as she attempts to keep her department operational amid budget cuts. The film documents her struggles to manage a dysfunctional department while lacking the necessary fundraising skills. Set during a critical period leading up to the department's merger with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music in 2004, the documentary presents candid interviews and scenes that illustrate the dedication of faculty and students to preserve music education in Australia.
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- Meet Professor Anne Boyd fighting for her department.
- See the impact of budget cuts on music education.
- Find out how the department merged with the Conservatorium.
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- Facing the Music grossed $182,901 at the Australian box office.
- The film won the 2002 Cinematic Intelligence Agency Trenchcoat Award for best documentary.
- Anne Boyd struggled to run a dysfunctional department without fundraising training.
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Who directed the documentary Facing the Music?
Facing the Music was directed by Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson.
What was the box office gross for Facing the Music in Australia?
Facing the Music grossed $182,901 at the box office in Australia.
What happened to the University of Sydney Department of Music in 2004?
In 2004, the University of Sydney Department of Music was merged with the Sydney Conservatorium of Music.
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