Sunwrae Ensemble performing 'Chinook Winds' live at Thornbury Theatre, Melbourne Australia, June 4, 2009. Music by Rae Howell.
The Concert
The final event of the Sunwrae Ensemble Australian tour in 2009 included a live performance for an album recording and video clips, held at The Thornbury Theatre in Melbourne Australia. Featuring a 9-piece ensemble, with projected visuals manipulated live (River River), the performers were:
Rae Howell - piano & vibraphone
Rachael Kim - violin
Zachary Johnston - violin
Phoebe Green - viola
Julian Swinnerton - cello
Belinda Woods - alto flute
Emily Rosner - harp
Luke Richardson - double bass
Pip Atherstone-Reid - drums
The Album
autumn never fall
rainlessness
desert walk
soluble sun ii
poly
the machine
chinook winds
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Recorded live on June 4, 2009 at The Thornbury Theatre in Melbourne, Victoria Australia, at the final performance of Sunwrae’s 2009 Australian National Tour. It features 7 tracks (autumn never fall, rainlessness, desert walk, soluble sun ii, poly, the machine & chinook winds) performed by a 9-piece ensemble on piano, vibraphone, string quartet, harp, alto flute, double bass & drums, led by Director Rae Howell.
“These refreshingly underivative, striking compositions are all highlights—though it is safe to say that this live recording underlines Rae’s credentials as a composer and arranger of some originality and no shortage of imagination, and as a musician with a flair for melody, lyricism, and haunting drama. Most impressive, indeed.” (Ian Patterson, All About Jazz).
Recorded live on June 4, 2009 at The Thornbury Theatre in Melbourne, Victoria Australia, at the final performance of Sunwrae’s 2009 Australian National Tour. It features 7 tracks (autumn never fall, rainlessness, desert walk, soluble sun ii, poly, the machine & chinook winds) performed by a 9-piece ensemble on piano, vibraphone, string quartet, harp, alto flute, double bass & drums, led by Director Rae Howell.
Photo by Dean Jones