Conductor – Concert Band

Conductor Vaughan Fleischfresser

M.M.Ed, B.Mus, B.Ed, ATCL, AACM

Conductor – Concert Band

Vaughan Fleischfresser is an internationally recognised music educator who has worked at every age and stage of Music Education. His career has seen him work throughout Australia, the United Kingdom, and North America, in a broad and diverse range of roles spanning Primary through to University, Instrumental through to Community Music, and everywhere in between.

Vaughan studied both Music and Education at the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane (Australia), where he studied under Dr Ralph Hultgren. This was then followed by a Master of Music Education, majoring in Instrumental and Vocal Education, at VanderCook College of Music in Chicago (USA), where he studied under Dr Charles Menghini and Dr Robert Sinclair. Vaughan has worked in roles such as Head of Music (UK), Teaching Fellow of Music Education (UK), Teacher of Music (AUS and UK), Primary Music Specialist (UK), and Director of Bands and Woodwind (AUS). He currently teaches classroom and instrumental music at Trinity Lutheran College on the Gold Coast, having returned to Australia following 15-years living and working in the United Kingdom.

In addition to this, Vaughan is in great demand as a conductor, clinician, and composer. He has been the conductor of the Queensland Conservatorium Wind Orchestra, the Young Conservatorium Wind Orchestra, the VanderCook College of Music (USA) Graduate Symphonic Band, the Wind Band Association (UK) Festival Band, the Edinburgh University (UK) Female Voice Choir, the Peebles (UK) Concert Band, and the Peebles (UK) Silver Band. Vaughan has also been a regular adjudicator for the Scottish Concert Band Festival and various other music festivals throughout Scotland. He also has music for Beginner Concert Band published through Brolga Music Publishing.

Away from the classroom and podium, Vaughan is in great demand as an educational speaker and advocate for Music Education. He has more than 55,000 followers across his professional social media accounts, and has spoken extensively at conferences throughout Australia, Scotland, England, South Africa, and Canada.