Alexander Voltz, young Australian composer - The Relationship Between the Arts and Nationalism

My guest today is Alexander Voltz is a young award-winning composer who also serves as the founding musical editor of Quadrant Magazine. Today we discuss: How important are music and arts to the identity of a nation?Should we consider post modern and similar theories which seek to delegitimise great works of arts and those that created them as not simply a good faith form of literary criticism but more a fundamental and hostile attack on a nation?What should be the relationship between the arts and politics and whether it is possible for arts to be completely seperate from politics?How should government encourage the arts in Australia and how to avoid the trap of subsidising substandard works simply because they have a national element? And much much more. https://x.com/adkvoltz?lang=en https://alexandervoltz.com/