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The Sunwrae Ensemble Was Founded In 2001 In Melbourne Australia. A Feast For The Eyes And Ears And Showcasing A Hand-Picked Selection Of Australia's Finest Musicians The Unique And Flexible Line-Up Includes Piano Vibraphone String Quartet Harp Clarinets Alto Flute Lap-Steel Guitar Double Bass Drum-Set And Percussion. Dynamic Engaging And Visually Stimulating Sunwrae Stylishly Captivate Audiences Performing Instrumental Music By Artistic Director Rae Howell Textured With Persuasive Rhythms And Spectacular Improvisation! One Of The World's Premier Nu-Chamber Groups Sunwrae Features A Repertoire Of Solo Works To Large Ensemble Arrangements Performing A Lush Blend Of Melodic Phrases And Interweaving Rhythms. Howell's Compositions Are A Rare Treat Crossing The Boundaries Of Classical Jazz And Cinematic Music With Surprising Immediacy And Vibrancy Rarely Experienced In Live Music Today. Described As "Animated And Energetic..." Music Forum “Spellbinding” Music Network And "Hypnotically Beautiful With A Flowing Cinematic Feel..." The Age "Sunwrae Is Without Question Australia’s Best Kept Secret... The Music Paints Every Style Every Influence In Complete Organic Harmony." The Silent Ballet . Sunwrae Album Releases Include Never Stops To Wait 2005 Several Live CDs & DVDs From The Eavesdropping Concert & Art Exhibition Series 2003-2007 Autumn Never Fall 2009 And Live At Thornbury Theatre 2010 . Festival Appearances By Sunwrae Ensemble Include Brisbane Festival Camden Haven Music Festival Apollo Bay Festival Bright Spring Festival VIC SxSW Festival Austin TX And Golden Plains Festival VIC . Other Live Performances Include ABC Classic FM’s Sunday Live And ABC TV’s Sunday Arts And The Famous International Spiegeltent In Melbourne. Since Their Inception In 2001 Sunwrae Have Realised In Excess Of 170 Performances Touring Across 7 Australian States Premiering Nearly 50 Works By Director Rae Howell. 2011 Saw Sunwrae Extend Their Tour Internationally To Perform At The Ho Chi Minh City Opera House In Vietnam. Artistic Director And Leader Of The Sunwrae Ensemble Rae Howell Is A Freelance Composer And Performer On Piano & Vibraphone. Currently Residing In London UK Howell Performs As A Guest Multi- Instrumentalist Also On Brass Vocals & Percussion Crossing A Vast Range Of Musical Genres In Live Performance Recording And International Touring. In Addition To Sunwrae Howell Composes And Performs Live For A Vast Array Of Theatre Dance Concert Hall Film And Mixed-Media Projects. Howell's Collaborations Extend To Diverse Audiences Of Music And Sound She Has Been A Musician/Composer In Residence At The Banff Centre In Alberta Canada The Atlantic Center For The Arts In Florida USA The ARENA International Theatre Festival In Erlangen Germany And In 2009 Was Awarded A UNESCO Bursary To Attend The Instituto Sacatar In Bahia Brazil. This Year She Was Composer In Residence At The Visby International Centre For Composers In Visby Sweden. She Has Worked With Jazz Musician/composer And Blue Note Records Artist Sam Rivers USA Royal Society Of Arts Fellow And Composer/percussionist Eugene Skeef Sth Africa/UK The Song Company Sydney The Indra Quartet Sweden The Biber Quartet Denmark And Electronic Recording Engineer Jon Cohrs NY USA . Howell Is Also The Founder Of 'Eavesdropping' An Annual Touring Series Of Music Concert Performances Showcasing New Music And Exhibits Of Visual Art By Australian Artists. More Info Http //www.Sunwrae.Com
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