Graeme Leak is a performer, composer, music director, collaborator and instrument maker.

Graeme Leak's multifaceted career in music spans continents and disciplines. With a background in piano and percussion, he pursued studies in Sydney, New York, and Melbourne. His professional journey encompasses roles as a performer, composer, music director, collaborator, and instrument maker.

Having served as a Lecturer in Percussion at the Sydney Conservatorium and later as the Head of Performance at La Trobe University Music Department in Melbourne, Australia, Graeme now resides in Scotland.

Graeme has crafted over 50 works for various instruments and voices. Notable are those commissioned for the 2006 Commonwealth Games and the 2013 Canberra Centenary. Recent compositions include ‘Spirit Rising’ (2018) for string-can orchestra with multiple community groups as guest performers, and ‘The Exquisite Now’ (2019) for groups of any number for Museums Victoria.

Graeme's performing career includes over a decade of touring with The Spaghetti Western Orchestra, featuring performances at the Montreal Jazz Festival and the Royal Albert Hall. As a member of the contemporary music groups Flederman and Synergy he premiered over 100 newly commissioned solo and ensemble works.

Graeme is also in demand as a director and music leader. He devises productions that involve a mix of composing, instrument making, collaborating and workshopping with groups of all ages, skill levels and from all walks of life. Events include ‘Raising the Roof’ (2012) with 300 diverse participants for Arts Centre Melbourne and an ongoing collaboration since 2017 with the small town of Girgarre, Victoria creating a tin-can orchestra known as ‘Girgarre Junkestra’ for Regional Arts Victoria.

Graeme's has devised and produced one off special events in Australia and the UK for renowned venues and festivals, such as the Melbourne Recital Centre, the Melbourne Festival, Ten Days on the Island Tasmania, the Queensland Music Festival, Watford Colosseum, Cornerstone Arts Centre, and East Neuk Festival.

His latest solo show, 'SAVED,' centred around 70s home organs, premiered at the Made in Scotland showcase at the Edinburgh Festival 2021 and is currently on tour.

Photo Credit: David Monteith-Hodge