Peggy Glanville-HicksAs both composer and critic, Peggy Glanville Hicks contributed to the astonishing cultural ferment of the mid twentieth century. Her forceful voice as a writer and commentator helped shape professional and public opinion on the state of American composing. The seventy musical works she composed ranged from celebrated operas like Nausicaa to intimate, jewel like compositions created for friends. Her circle included figures like Virgil Thomson, Paul