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Ric Graebner studied music at the Universities of Cambridge and York, then lectured at Southampton University, England and William Paterson College, New Jersey.  His compositions are internationally broadcast and performed by ensembles such as Lontano and the Arditti Quartet and attract sponsorship from the Arts Council of Great Britain, IBM, TVS and private patrons. Apart from featuring in his own and other contemporary premières, mainly as pianist or conductor, occasionally other keyboards, percussion, technician  and D.S.M., he directs professional ensembles and various orchestras and choirs in works ranging from the Webern Concerto Op.24 to Gluck's  Iphigénie en Aulide (complete concert performance -1991) .
He now composes full time and runs his own electronic studio.

Principal 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
Arts Council Dio Award, 1977.

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.

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