Dindy Vaughan
Australian composer and environmentalist
Dindy Vaughan
Australian composer and environmentalist
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Australian composer and environmentalist
Starting professional life as an academic lecturer, Dindy Vaughan expanded her career to encompass community development, with particular focus on arts and the environment. She maintained her own professional development in music, and is a recognised Australian composer.
Starting professional life as an academic lecturer, Dindy Vaughan expanded her career to encompass community development, with particular focus on arts and the environment. She maintained her own professional development in music, and is a recognised Australian composer.
Through her business, Gallery Without Walls, she contributed to career development of artists, writers and musicians, establishment of arts and environment programs, and growth of arts and cultural centres within communities.
Through her business, Gallery Without Walls, she contributed to career development of artists, writers and musicians, establishment of arts and environment programs, and growth of arts and cultural centres within communities.
Music composition has been a life-long preoccupation. Her CD 'Up the Creek' - music for shakuhachi and harpsichord, that reflects her intense concern at the state of the nation’s waterways - was a Finalist in the Australian Classical Music Awards, 2006.
Music composition has been a life-long preoccupation. Her CD 'Up the Creek' - music for shakuhachi and harpsichord, that reflects her intense concern at the state of the nation’s waterways - was a Finalist in the Australian Classical Music Awards, 2006.
Commissioned by Music Glenelg, Portland, she wrote the words and composed the music for Discovery, a Choral Symphony, World Premiere in Portland, and Melbourne Premiere, in August, 2008. Discovery is now issued as a CD/DVD.
Commissioned by Music Glenelg, Portland, she wrote the words and composed the music for Discovery, a Choral Symphony, World Premiere in Portland, and Melbourne Premiere, in August, 2008. Discovery is now issued as a CD/DVD.
In 2010, her CD 'Spirit Country', comprising the Dandenong Ranges String Quartet, the Wimmera Quartet for Flute and Strings, and the Tharawal Sonata No 1, for Violin and Piano, was launched at Photonet Gallery in Fairfield, Victoria.
In 2010, her CD 'Spirit Country', comprising the Dandenong Ranges String Quartet, the Wimmera Quartet for Flute and Strings, and the Tharawal Sonata No 1, for Violin and Piano, was launched at Photonet Gallery in Fairfield, Victoria.
In 2011 she was Composer in Residence at Montsalvat, in Eltham, Victoria, where she wrote Sonata No 2 'Montsalvat' for Violin and Piano.
In 2011 she was Composer in Residence at Montsalvat, in Eltham, Victoria, where she wrote Sonata No 2 'Montsalvat' for Violin and Piano.
Research into aspects of arts and contemporary society has remained an important component in her working life.
Research into aspects of arts and contemporary society has remained an important component in her working life.
Her two-year project, Focus on Water, saw the development of a number of community projects, including West Wimmera Photography Competition, and Lake Bolac Eel Festival. For the first Eel Festival, under her direction, dramatisation of the Eel Life Cycle, and Aboriginal connection to, and significance of Lake Bolac, was presented as a major music/art/drama collaborative performance in Ararat Performing Arts Centre by students from Ararat and Melbourne.
Her two-year project, Focus on Water, saw the development of a number of community projects, including West Wimmera Photography Competition, and Lake Bolac Eel Festival. For the first Eel Festival, under her direction, dramatisation of the Eel Life Cycle, and Aboriginal connection to, and significance of Lake Bolac, was presented as a major music/art/drama collaborative performance in Ararat Performing Arts Centre by students from Ararat and Melbourne.
Many years of collaboration with former Senior Lecturer in Drama, Peter Green, saw the generation of new plays and outdoor performances, notably Louisa, (Winner of the Saltwater River Drama Festival, 1977), and Orpheus, a modern reworking of the ancient myth in environmental terms by poet Moira McAuliffe, both outdoor, and at La Mama, 2000.
Many years of collaboration with former Senior Lecturer in Drama, Peter Green, saw the generation of new plays and outdoor performances, notably Louisa, (Winner of the Saltwater River Drama Festival, 1977), and Orpheus, a modern reworking of the ancient myth in environmental terms by poet Moira McAuliffe, both outdoor, and at La Mama, 2000.
Dindy Vaughan's music has been played in Canada, China, New York, Europe and Australia, and on ABC Classic and 3MBS Melbourne.
Dindy Vaughan's music has been played in Canada, China, New York, Europe and Australia, and on ABC Classic and 3MBS Melbourne.
In 1996 Dindy Vaughan received the University of Sydney Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service. In 2021 she was recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours, receiving a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her service to the arts.
In 1996 Dindy Vaughan received the University of Sydney Alumni Award for Achievement in Community Service. In 2021 she was recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours, receiving a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her service to the arts.
She appears in Marquis Who's Who in the World Millennium Edition, Outstanding People of the Twentieth Century, Outstanding Intellects of the 21st Century, and Who's Who of Australian Women. She was recognised as Woman of the Year Representing Australia 2009 by the American Biographical Institute.
She appears in Marquis Who's Who in the World Millennium Edition, Outstanding People of the Twentieth Century, Outstanding Intellects of the 21st Century, and Who's Who of Australian Women. She was recognised as Woman of the Year Representing Australia 2009 by the American Biographical Institute.
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