Event
Ecstatic Dances
- Date: Thursday, 1 May 2014, 6:30pm
- Venue: The Leo Kelly Blacktown Arts Centre — 78 Flushcombe Rd, Blacktown, NSW
- Series: This event is part of the Aurora Festival of Living Music 2014 series
- Tickets: $20 Adult, $15 Concession/BAC Friends, Children and young people FREE — Tickets can be purchased online
Event Details
LEADING AUSTRALIAN RECORDER PLAYER ALICIA CROSSLEY and friends present a program of new Australian dance-inspired music.
An exciting and special musical experience the entire family will love!
From 4pm, local families and school children will have the opportunity to meet and talk to one of Australia's leading recorder players, Alicia Crossley.
along with collaborators, Melissa Farrow (baroque flute), Mark Atkins (Didgeridoo), Paul Cultan (Composer) and Ollie Miller (Cello).
The Performers will demonstrate their instruments and answer questions about them for you. During the short break, audience members will have the opportunity to enjoy refreshments and a tour of the 'It's Timely' exhibition.
At 6pm there will be a performance of dance inspired pieces especially commissioned from Australian composer Paul Cutlan for the 2014 Aurora Festival
FEATURING: Alicia Crossley (Recorder), Melissa Farrow (Baroque flute), Mark Atkins (Didjeridu), Paul Cutlan (Composer), Ollie Miller (cello)
PERFORMING WORKS BY: Paul Cutlan
Featured non-Australian music: Bach, Månsson
Further information for this event is available online at the event's website
Featured Australian Works
| Affirmations (trios: recorder, didjeridu, cello) (2014) by Paul Cutlan — World premiere — performed by Oliver Miller, Mark Atkins and Alicia Crossley |
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| Ulpirra : for solo recorder (1993) by Ross Edwards — performed by Alicia Crossley |
Featured artists
- Performer Melissa Farrow
- Performer Alicia Crossley
- Performer Mark Atkins
- Performer Oliver Miller
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