Advertisement Ormond Street is a classic, buttoned-down, Paddington neighbourhood, lined with Audis and Land Rovers in front of tastefully renovated multimillion-dollar terraces, each tightly sealed behind heavily barred doors and windows. All, that is, apart from Number 45, whose door is flung wide open to the world on this humid summer morning. This is Peggy Glanville-Hicks’ former home, left by the great composer in trust to allow selected musicians a 12-month rent-free residency to work on their craft. William Barton and Veronique Serret are set to present an hour-long collaboration at the Sydney Festival. Credit:Steven Siewert The 2020 residents are didgeridoo virtuoso William Barton and extraordinary violinist Veronique Serret, partners in life and music. That open door is a perfect metaphor for their generosity and desire to engage and collaborate with everything around them – to invite all-comers into their world.