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Rachel Bruerville (b. 1991) is a composer, cellist, singer and writer living on Kaurna Country - Adelaide, South Australia - who writes music for the concert hall, the theatre, and other collaborative projects. Rachel studied composition at the Elder Conservatorium of Music from 2013-2018 and graduated with First Class Honours, learning from Graeme Koehne AO, Dr Carl Crossin OAM, and Dr Anne Cawrse. She aims to make music to be enjoyed and explored by audiences of any musical or non-musical background.

In 2020, Rachel was commissioned by the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in partnership with CanDo4Kids, Access2Arts, Tutti Arts, and the City of Adelaide to compose a new work with accessibility in mind. Based on the Australian children's book Milli, Jack and the Dancing Cat by Stephen Michael King, the new work featured in the ASO's very first Relaxed Concert in June 2021, and at general public family concerts in October 2021. More composition highlights include being commissioned by The Hush Foundation for the 2018 album Collective Wisdom, writing music to reduce stress in children's hospital environments; a nomination for Vocal/Choral Work of the Year in the APRA AMCOS/Australian Music Centre 2019 Art Music Awards for In Due Season, commissioned by Adelaide Chamber Singers; and a Sydney Opera House premiere with Young Adelaide Voices at the opening of the Gondwana World Choral Festival, July 2019.

Rachel's music has been performed and commended by ensembles including Ensemble Connect (Carnegie Hall), Boston Symphony Orchestra, Adelaide Symphony Orchestra, Australian Chamber Orchestra Collective, Adelaide Wind Orchestra, Western Australian Wind Symphony, Your Favourite Brass Quintet (Rhode Island), Adelaide Chamber Singers, Sydney Children's Choir, Gondwana Voices, and Young Adelaide Voices. Notable collaborative projects include Guthrak, an interactive theatre experience (Under the Microscope); The Nest, a Music For All Project (Connecting the Dots in Music); and being engaged as Young Adelaide Voices' Composer in Residence 2019/2020, supported by a 2019 Carclew Fellowship.

In her life as a performer, Rachel sings alto with the internationally-acclaimed Adelaide Chamber Singers, and is active as a freelance cellist around Adelaide. She has sung solo with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra and Paul Rissmann in the 2017, 2018, and 2022 Festivals of Learning and Participation. As a writer, she is proud to be a contributor to CutCommon Magazine.

Rachel is currently producing her debut album independently, with funding support from both Creative Australia and Arts South Australia, to be released on Friday 25 July 2025. The first three tracks on the nine-track album are new classical guitar and harp duets, written for and performed by pioneering Australian duo, Andrew Blanch and Emily Granger.

Find out more at https://rachelbruerville.com/

Rachel Bruerville — current to July 2025