Flederman

Flederman were founded in 1978 at Queensland Conservatorium of Music, Brisbane as a contemporary music duo by teachers Simone de Haan on trombone and electronics and Carl Vine on piano and electronics.[1][2][3] In March 1979 they performed, "works by Cage, Johnson, Berio and others" at Cellblock Theatre, East Sydney Technical College.[4] By 1982 it had developed into an ensemble by adding Graeme Leak on percussion and auxiliary members Hector McDonald on horn and Daniel Mendelow on trumpet.[5] For their North American tour, in January of the following year, de Haan, Leak and Vine were joined by Geoffrey Collins on flute.[6]

In 1984 they issued their album, Australian Music, the five tracks were composed by Vine, Keith Humble, Martin Wesley-Smith, Robert Douglas and Graham Hair, respectively.[7] It was issued via Larrikin Records and recorded at Recording Hall, Sydney Opera House with the line-up of Collins, Leak, Vine joined by Hair on keyboards, Brett Kelly on trombone and Georg Pedersen on cello.[7] In 1986 the line-up of Collins, Kelly and Vine were joined by Michael Askill on percussion, David Miller on piano and David Pereira on cello. They recorded a four-track self-titled album at Broadwalk Studio, Sydney Opera House, which was issued in 1988 via MBS Records.[8] The tracks were written by Hair, Wesley-Smith, Roger Smalley and Vine, respectively.[8] At the ARIA Music Awards of 1989 they won Best Classical Album and were nominated for Best Independent Release.[9]

• Simone de Haan – trombone, electronics
• Carl Vine – piano, electronics, keyboards
• Graeme Leak – percussion
• Geoffrey Collins – flute
• Graham Hair – keyboards
• Brett Kelly – trombone
• Georg Pedersen – cello
• Michael Askill – percussion
• David Miller – piano
• David Pereira – cello