Fine Music 102.5 Radio’s annual excellence award goes to talented recorder player

Recorder virtuoso and contemporary music pioneer Genevieve Lacey is one of Australia’s most accomplished musicians and now another superbly talented Australian recorder player is on the brink of a major career breakthrough. Alicia Crossley, who has already recorded two solo albums featuring a range of music from Baroque masterpieces of the recorder repertoire to brand new works written especially for her, has been named as the winner of the 2015 Kruger Scholarship, awarded by Fine Music 102.5FM Radio.

Crossley, who is an alumnus of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, made her recording debut in 2011 with Addicted to Bass. Her upcoming second disc, Alchemy, will feature music of the baroque, classical, romantic and modern eras with works by J S Bach, Telemann, Tromlitz, Faure, Debussy, Takemitsu, Anne Boyd and Jacob Ter Veldhuis.

The $10,000 award helps young artists further their careers, and Crossley’s vision for her own future is firmly set on developing the public’s interest in the humble recorder. “My aim is to present high quality performances that not only show the virtuosic capabilities of the recorder, but also display the rich musical...