About Alicia Crossley
Alicia Crossley is an ARIA nomimated Australian recorder virtuoso. She performs a wide variety of repertoire from renaissance dance tunes to contemporary electro-acoustic works with a particular interest in bass recorder repertoire.

​In 2010 Alicia completed her Masters of Music (Performance) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music under the instruction of Hans-Dieter Michatz. Since then Alicia has won several competitions and awards including the Don Cowell Memorial Trust Recorder Competition, the Australia Council’s ArtStart Grant, and the Fine Music 102.5 Kruger Scholarship. In 2011, Alicia released her debut solo CD Addicted to Bass featuring seven newly commissioned Australian works for bass recorder, followed by her second solo CD Alchemy in 2015, which was nominated for Best Classical Music Album by AIR. In 2018 Alicia released her third CD Muse with the acclaimed Acacia Quartet, which was nominated for Best Classical Album by ARIA. Recently, Alicia released her fourth CD Bass Instincts, featuring compositions that showcase the instinctual musicality, versatility and virtuosity of the bass recorder.

​An experienced recorder player, Alicia regularly performs throughout Australia and has toured in the USA and New Zealand. She has presented works at a number of festivals and conferences including Sydney Festival, Adelaide Festival,  Four Winds Festival, Tilde New Music Festival, Electro-Fringe, Metropolis, Aurora Festival, Vivid Festival, ACMC, Electronic Music Midwest, and SEAMUS, and has performed with Pinchgut Opera, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Bach Akademie Australia, Salut! Baroque, The Sydney Consort, and The Marais Project. Alicia is also a member of the unique and vibrant ensemble Duo Blockstix.

About Joshua Hill
Joshua Hill completed his undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Percussion and Timpani at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. Additionally, he pursued studies in Korean Traditional music at the National Gugak Centre in Seoul. Joshua’s musical journey began with Synergy Percussion in 2000, where he initially performed at the Opening of the Sydney Olympic Games, he become young artist in residence in 2009 and progressed to become a core member in 2010.

An active musician throughout Australia, Joshua has collaborated with various groups and ensembles, including the Sydney Symphony, Opera Australia Orchestra, Orchestra Victoria, Australian Chamber Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Australian Ballet, Opera Australia, Victorian Opera, Canberra Symphony, Australian Baroque Brass, Duo Blocksticks, Ensemble Offspring, Taikoz, NSW Police Band, and the Australian Air Force Air Command Band. Additionally, he has contributed to numerous recordings for Anime, computer games, and feature films.