Ric Graebner
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Composer
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based in Brighton
Brighton
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He studied at the Universities of Cambridge
Cambridge
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and York, and lectured at Southampton University in England, and at William Paterson College, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, US.
His music is characterised by the use of electronics
Electronics
Electronics is the branch of science, engineering and technology that deals with electrical circuits involving active electrical components such as vacuum tubes, transistors, diodes and integrated circuits, and associated passive interconnection technologies...
and he has been broadcast internationally and performed by well-established ensembles such as Lontano
Odaline de la Martinez
Odaline de la Martinez is a Cuban-American composer and conductor, currently residing in the UK. She is the artistic director of , a London-based contemporary music ensemble which she co-founded in 1976 with New Zealander flautist , and was the first woman to conduct at the BBC Promenade Concerts ...
and the Arditti Quartet
Arditti Quartet
The Arditti Quartet is a string quartet founded in 1974. The quartet is associated particularly with contemporary music.-Early history:The quartet was founded in 1974 by violinist Irvine Arditti together with John Senter, Levine Andrade and Lenox Mackenzie...
. He is a member and currently chairman of the composers' collective New Music Brighton http://www.newmusicbrighton.co.uk.
Main Works
- Aspects of 3 tetrachords for tape, realised at Princeton University studio(1973). perf. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, 1976.
- Thalia for 2 pianos (1975). perf. Southampton, 1975, 1977, Bowman/Graebner; Guildhall, London, 1979, Dawson-Lyell/Lester
- String quartet 1 (1977). perf. 1979, Arditti; 1979, 1980 Guadagnini, Southampton, Hatfield, London. B.B.C. 1979.
- Quintet (fl/cl/vn/va/vcl) (1981) commissioned by Lontano, perf. Southampton 1981, Lontano/Martinez.
- Four movements for piano and baritone (1983). perf. Keele Anglo-American Conference, Keele 1983, Herford/Bowman. 1st perf. of revised work, Southampton, 1992, Herford/Bowman.
- Trapeze Act (fl/ob/cl/bn/hn/vn/va/2 vcl)(1988) perf. London, Southampton, Winchester, 1991, Ventura.
- Bérénice multimedia drama for soprano, 3 dancers and tape and projected images (1990-1). perf. Southampton,1993, Nunns, Banks, Knight, Xavier, choreography - Anna Carlisle, images - Larry Wakefield. Amsterdam Concertzender broadcast "220 volt".
- Venus in Landscape for CD and images (1995); images - Wakefield. perf. Paris, Southampton 1996, Aberdeen, 1997. Amsterdam Concertzender broadcast "220 volt" 1996, B.B.C.,2002. CD - Metier,1998.
- Resurge for tape (1997); images- Roger Pinnington, poetry - Argyros Ioannis. perf. Southampton, 1997. Broadcast Amsterdam Concertzender "220 volt", 1997. CD - Metier 1998.
- Conversation with Clarinet (1999) for clarinet and CD. perf. Chichester 2000, Romano; Brighton 2003, Dummer.
- Wind Quintet (2002). perf. Colchester 2003, Eastbourne 2004, Vega.
- Naughty Plautus (2002) opera for Soprano, 6 actors, 1 dancer, clarinet, violin, percussionist (vibraphone,bongos,cymbals), bass guitar, piano.