Sally Greenaway: London Evolution

Canberra composer and performer Sally Greenaway is flying off to London soon to study composition for film.  She put on a farewell concert at the Street Theatre on Friday night that was nothing short of brilliant.  Over two hours the audience was delivered samples of Greenaway’s diverse work; jazz, big band, vocal and pop all featured.

Set 1

1. Around the World – Marie Le Brun (voice), Tim Wickham (violin), Joseph Taylor (saxophone), Sally Greenaway (piano), Hannah James (double bass), Ed Rodrigues (drums)
2. At the Start of the Day – Marie Le Brun (voice), Tim Wickham (violin), Joseph Taylor (saxophone), Sally Greenaway (piano), Hannah James (double bass), Ed Rodrigues (drums)
3. Stay Awhile – Woden Valley Youth Choir
4. Something for Katrina’s Marimba – Katrina Leske (marimba), Tim Wickham (violin), Liam Morrissey (cello)
5. Skylark – Blue Sky Singers
6. Interlude – Blue Sky Singers, Marie Le Brun (soloist)
7. New Years Invention – Sally Greenaway (piano)
8. In Memorium – Sally Greenaway (piano)
9. Wall Street – Natalie Magee (voice), Sally Greenaway (piano)

Set 2

1. Falling of Seasons – Blamey St ConneXion Big Band, Dan Mclean (trumpet)
2. A Taste of Honey – Blamey St ConneXion Big Band, Dave Andrews (voice), Dan Mclean (trumpet)
3. Take a Break – Claire Leske (trumpet), Peter Levan (flugelhorn), Tim Leske & Bec Temby (trombone)
4. Liena – Liena Lacey (pedal harp)
5. Waltzing Matilda – Marie Le Brun (voice), Tanya Kiermaier, Brigid Cummins & Mandy MacFarlane (clarinet), Bryan Hooley & Jessica Stewart (bass clarinet)
6. Will You? – Lisa Pavlinovic (voice), Tim Wickham (violin), Sally Greenaway (piano), Liam Morrissey (cello), Scott Temby (double bass), Ed Rodrigues (percussion)
7. Klafickle – Dan Mclean (trumpet), Niels Rosendahl, Dan Bray (saxophones), Rob Lee, Valdis Thomann (trombones), Sally Greenaway (piano), Rafael Jerjen (bass), Ed Rodrigues (drums)
8. Undecided – Dan Mclean (trumpet), Niels Rosendahl, Dan Bray (saxophones), Rob Lee, Valdis Thomann (trombones), Sally Greenaway (piano), Rafael Jerjen (bass), Ed Rodrigues (drums)
9. Dawn of Evening – Sally Greenaway (piano)
10. Only the Moon is Watching Us – Sally Greenaway (piano)

Wall Street and Liena were my favourite pieces.

ArtSound FM recorded the concert and will play it in the Friday Night Live timeslot (Friday 8pm-10pm) sometime in the future.  In the meantime, wander over to Greenaway’s site to hear some of her works. Two sets of photos of the concert have been published on Facebook.