Debut album Superclusters released mid-2021
Millions of Us festival curated by Bree as part of Backstage Music ‘Now You Hear Her’ program at World Square, George Street, Sydney - Mar 12-16 info here
The Invisible Bird Chamber Opera (part of Breaking Glass) now streaming via the Sydney Chamber Opera website
Invisible, as Music rehearsals > Performance Space > Carriageworks > 2018
photo: Alyx Dennison
Bree van Reyk is a drummer, percussionist, composer and sound artist who makes unconventional and tradition-challenging performance works. Her music resides in the intersection between contemporary classical, indie-rock and performance art and is equally warm-hearted, celebratory, and focussed on issues of equality.
Bree has been commissioned by Sydney Festival, Sydney Chamber Opera, Ensemble Offspring, Canberra International Music Festival, Marrugeku, Urban Theatre Projects, Performance Space, Sydney Dance Company, The Letter String Quartet, Shaun Parker Company, fashion designer Bianca Spender, AGNSW, GOMA and the MCA.
Her performance career includes tours and recordings with artists such as Gurrumul, Paul Kelly, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Synergy Percussion, Ensemble Offspring, Holly Throsby, Sarah Blasko, Marcus Whale, Laura Jean, Sally Seltmann, Toby Martin, Darren Hanlon, Grand Salvo, Katie Noonan, Oren Ambarchi + Martin Ng, and Anthony Pateras.
born: Townsville, 1978
resides: Muloobinba (Newcastle), NSW
Recent works…
A (Real and Imagined) Map of Claire Chase - solo bass flute written for Claire Chase
Light for the First Time - small ensemble, commissioned by Ensemble Offspring