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Haydn Reeder

p, *1944
Musician / Composer of Classical

Haydn Reeder -- Composer Haydn Reeder was born in Melbourne in 1944 and graduated from the University of Melbourne. He undertook postgraduate studies in piano and composition at the Graz and Vienna Academies of Music. In 1991 he gained his Master of Arts at La Trobe University, Melbourne, for his compositions and a thesis. An APA Scholarship enabled him to gain his PhD from the University of Melbourne in 2005. His music has been influenced by his contact with musicians such as Alfred Brendel, Harrison Birtwistle, Pierre Boulez and Gyorgy Ligeti. His awards include one of two equal prizes in the 1976 Premio 'Città di Trieste' for his orchestral piece, Attract and Repulse, two Composer Fellowships from the Australia Council, and a similar Fellowship from the Victorian Ministry for the Arts in 1989. He has been commissioned by ensembles and soloists in London (the Australian Sinfonia, the Omega Guitar Quartet, the West Square Electronic Music Association) and Australia (Jochen Schubert, the Seymour Group, Flederman, Elision, the Melbourne Windpower, The Song Company). In addition, he has written a chamber opera and orchestral, live-electronic, vocal and choral works.