Dr Martin Buzacott is Adjunct Professor at the School of English, Media Studies and Art History at the University of Queensland, and music critic for The Courier-Mail and ABC Radio National's 'The Music Show'. Well known as a program note writer and pre-concert speaker, he was formerly publications editor of Symphony Australia, Artistic Administrator of the Queensland Orchestra, and CEO of the Queensland Writers' Centre. He is the author of two other books for ABC Books.