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Songs from the Wonderfish Collective & Orchestra
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Auckland 48-56 Victoria Road Devonport Auckland Devonport https://www.myguideauckland.com/events/songs-from-the-wonderfish-collective-orchestra VISIT WEBSITE
Four song writers from within the band (Al Baxter, Robbie McKegg, Alex McKegg and Nick Edgar) will showcase their original material performed with some of the Collective and strings. The first half of the show will be an intimate affair with the band consisting of Nick and Alex on guitar, Al Baxter banjo/guitar, Emily Allen violin/viola, Maxine Cunliffe cello, Glenn Coldham bass and Rusty Knox drums.
Things will step up in the second half when the ‘strings are attached’. The singers and band will be joined by a 14-piece string orchestra drawn from the Devonport Chamber Orchestra and Auckland Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra will be led by Wonderfish Collective member, Helen Crook and we are pleased to announce that the talented Ryan Youens will conduct and write the orchestral arrangements.
We are very excited to be working with Ryan who is an accomplished music orchestrator, arranger and copyist. He regularly works with New Zealand’s leading orchestras, including the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Auckland Philharmonia. Recent projects include string arrangements for Rhian Sheehan’s new album ‘A Quiet Divide’, music preparation for Neil Finn’s latest album and concert at Sydney Opera House, orchestrations for Sol3 Mio and The Koi Boys, and is the arranger behind Auckland Symphony Orchestra’s ‘Synthony: A Generation of Dance Music’ sell-out shows.