News
30 July 2026 – Rebekah Fawn Heller Gives The Bassoon ‘Righteous Rage’
By Editorial Team - July 30, 2026
Summary
Bassoonist Rebekah Fawn Heller releases album 'Righteous Rage' on Cantaloupe Music, using multitracking for Julius Eastman and Steve Reich works.
Key Facts
- Rebekah Fawn Heller releases multitracked bassoon album 'Righteous Rage' via Cantaloupe Music.
- Features 10-bassoon arrangement of Julius Eastman's 'The Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc'.
- Includes Steve Reich collaboration 'Grand Street Counterpoint'.
- Entities: Rebekah Fawn Heller, Righteous Rage, Cantaloupe Music, Julius Eastman, Steve Reich
- Tags: rebekah-fawn-heller, righteous-rage, cantaloupe-music, julius-eastman, steve-reich, bassoon, contemporary-classical, experimental
Bassoonist Rebekah Fawn Heller releases 'Righteous Rage' on 31 July through Cantaloupe Music, using multitracking to transform one performer into an entire bassoon ensemble. The album opens with a ten-bassoon arrangement of Julius Eastman's 'The Holy Presence of Joan d'Arc' before reworking Steve Reich's 'Cello Counterpoint' as 'Grand Street Counterpoint', co-produced with Reich himself.
Additional pieces explore the bassoon as melodic voice, percussion source and layered architecture rather than the orchestral instrument traditionally asked to portray clumsy woodland animals. Heller describes the album as a love letter to bassoonists and a contribution to a growing repertoire for bassoon choir. 'Righteous Rage' is serious, technically ambitious and likely to improve the instrument's reputation among listeners who previously associated it mainly with educational demonstrations. Read more contemporary classical releases.