Event overview
- 2023-08-01
- 18:00
- Nambucca Island Golf Club
- Nambucca Island Golf Club
Calendar event
Duo Blockstix: Sylvan Soundscapes~Nambucca Heads
Following a successful 2022 tour with Andrew Blanch & Emily Granger, Music in the Regions will return to the Mid-North Coast as part of their Winter Tours, featuring the vibrant Duo Blockstix. Comprising of Alicia Crossley on recorder and Joshua Hill on percussion, Duo Blockstix will perform the world premiere of a new work by Anne Boyd as part of their Sylvan Soundscapes program. Exploring themes of love, reflection, magic, and even pencils, audiences will be captivated by this duo’s unique pairing.
Bringing together music from medieval minstrels, baroque madrigal masters, and contemporary composers, this tour will see Duo Blockstix visit Coramba, Dorrigo, Nambucca Heads, Kendall, and Tuncurry.
Forming in 2014 Duo Blockstix share a love for contemporary music and have performed in concerts and festivals around Australia. The duo perform repertoire spanning 800 years, presenting innovative new works and captivating soundscapes alongside traditional masterpieces. Duo Blockstix are also passionate supporters of Australian music and strive to collaborate with Australian composers to encourage the creation of inspired, conceptual, and virtuosic new compositions.
The Valley Hub acknowledges Gumbaynggirr country, the Ancestors, Elders and Traditional Custodians of the Valley in which we live and work. We thank them for their care of country through time and acknowledge and respect their continuing connection to land, waters and culture.