Vaughan, Alex International Festival of Contemporary Music Warsaw Autumn

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is an Australian composer based in Weimar. Among his awards are the Sonderhäuser Composition Residency, Baldreit-Residency awarded by the city of Baden-Baden, Thüringer Composition Prize, Roche Young Commissions awarded by Roche and the Lucerne Festival, and Casa Baldi Rome Scholarship. 

He also works as a software developer in the area of musical artificial intelligence. He has been invited to showcase his software and speak on artificial intelligence at events such as the Mozart Festival in Würzburg, Bavarian Digital Summit, and Lucerne Festival, among others. He has been teaching contemporary music history and theory at the High School of Music in Weimar since 2017. 

Selected works: A Christian’s Commentary on Tagore’s “Wasserfall”, Piano Trio in E major, Rondo for horn, Variations for bassoon and piano, Laodicea for small orchestra, Five Miniatures for tuba and piano, The Violoncello in 100 Motives for cello, bass clarinet and double bass, ...Like the Tossing Sea for ensemble, Sola for countertenor and two percussionists, Sketches for two violins and piano, Modulation Disintegrators for percussion duo, Le’olam Chasdo for low brass, Hodu L’Adonai for low brass, Biblaridion for trombone octet, Prediger for ensemble and reciter, Tubiano for tuba and piano, Epithumia for orchestra, Wheel in Wheel for ensemble, Hevel for piccolo and bass clarinet, Seven “Sevens” and Sixty-Two “Sevens” for ensemble, Meolam ad Olam for orchestra, Axios for ensemble, Song of Praise for trombone, So Was the Appearance for piano trio, Drum Solo, electroacoustic work, Logos for orchestra, Manna for ensemble.