Graeme Leak, music-maker from Australia, now living in the UK
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I work as a performer, composer, music director, collaborator and instrument maker with both professional artists and community performers in the UK and in Australia. more | biog | CV
Eco-Opera
Six four-hour episodes were streamed live from August 17 to 22 as a part of https://www.zoofestival.co.uk/schedule (now over)
if you missed Eco-Opera the last episode - broadcast Aug 22 - is available HERE.
4.5 hours of gentle, deep listening, perfect to dip in and out of as you work.
The audio helps sleep too.
if you missed Eco-Opera the last episode - broadcast Aug 22 - is available HERE.
4.5 hours of gentle, deep listening, perfect to dip in and out of as you work.
The audio helps sleep too.
Eco-Opera is a new collection of bespoke environmental instruments played by wild and farm animals and natural forces. Harmonised sheep choruses, birds plucking amplified strings, pheasant horn sections, >>more
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24 August 2020:
The Making of... A tour of the installations and enviro-instruments of EweTube, showing The Tube, The Fence, The Bird Feeder and the associated audio set-ups. Film by Sequoia Hearne |
SAVED
SAVED is a multi-layered, poly-rhythmic, retro-mechanical piece of music-theatre examining our relationship with music technology over time.
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String Cans
These unique one-string instruments allow beginners to play music together much more quickly and easily than ukes and guitars.
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Make and Play workshops
MAKE and PLAY is a hands-on workshop where participants make an instrument, then come together as an ensemble to play it. This can happen in a single session or over several sessions.
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Jingling Johnny
The Scottish Chamber Orchestra needed a Jingling Johnny and commissioned me to make them one...
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Polaris
For POLARIS I designed amplified tables for the actors to play
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The Exquisite Now - for the Federation Handbells
Exquisite Corpse in the folded paper drawing game. This piece is the musical equivalent, with contributors writing extra heads, bodies and legs for the piece. Commissioned by Museums Victoria in partnership with the Arts Learning Festival, the piece premiered in May 2019
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Spirit Rising
This unique work for a community junk orchestra was mostly taught by ear. See the full performance here, and some sample score pages
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Pieces for Sale - preview and order here
Here you can preview and purchase .pdf downloads of my pieces, including And Now for the News, I Love Jazz and other frequently-requested works. more 
Girgarre Junkestra
We made instruments, we practiced a lot, we invited guest groups and put on a great show to open the brand new SoundShell in 2018. In 2019 we played in Melbourne and in 2020 we will make a special appearance on ABC TV's Backroads.
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Rhythm Orchestra
RHYTHM ORCHESTRA is for any player or singer who wants to improve their abilities in reading and rhythm. It hones skills in rhythm - pulse - meter - polyrhythm - odd time and more
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East Neuk BIG PROJECT 2020
sadly this event has been cancelled fur to Covid-19 |