Haydn Reeder was born in Melbourne in 1944, and graduated from the University of Melbourne in 1965. Postgraduate studies in piano and composition were undertaken at the Graz and Vienna Academies of Music, and later received his Master of Arts from La Trobe University. He considers that strong influences have come from contact with Alfred Brendel, Harrison Birtwistle, and Gyorgy Ligeti. His awards include two Australia Council Composer Fellowships, a fellowship from Arts Victoria, and a major prize in the 1976 Premio, Citta di Trieste. He has been commissioned by leading ensembles in London and Australia and has written a chamber opera and orchestral, vocal and choral works, and is released on a number of commercial CD’s. He was lecturer in composition at La Trobe University (1983–88) and co-editor of the La Trobe University Press publication Contemporary Australian Piano (1985).
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