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Born on April 4th, 1989, Australian born composer Alexander Waters grew up in Melbourne, where he attended Solway Primary school for five years and the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School for six years. Classically trained, Alexander learnt to play the cello at age five, and piano from age ten, and began composing shortly before starting studies at Secondary School. A prolific and eager composer, Alexander has produced a portfolio of more than one-hundred scores and over twenty hours of recordings. His central work is an opera called One Man State which he wrote at the age of sixteen and is approximately three hours in duration, requiring a large orchestra of more than one hundred players and a male choir of eighty voices. His primary aim in composition is 'creating genuine programmatic music that can spark imagery in the mind of the listener'. His major works have all been large orchestral scores; either non-programmatic ones, as in his four symphonies, or programmatic ones as in the Fall of the Roman Empire, Legends of Nomadia and others. Amongst Alexander's influences are; Mahler, Shostakovich, Takemitsu, Berg, Korngold and in particular Hollywood film composers Bernard Hermann, Don Davis, Jerry Goldsmith, Danny Elfmann, John Williams and Christopher Young.

His musical style has been described as 'brooding and melancholic', 'expressive of a wide range of emotions, rare for a composer of such a young age' and 'eerily uplifting in its juxtaposition of child-like delirium and haunting, lush and sorrowful melodies'.

In September 2008, Alexander will begin a Bachelors degree in composition at the Boston Conservatory in the United States. His works have been performed in Australia, China, the UK and France.

List of notable concert pieces 1) Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in G Minor (2003) - Performed with the Victorian College of the Arts Secondary School Symphony Orchestra in December 2003. - Approx. 20 minutes duration 2) Symphony # 1 in B flat Minor (December 2003) - Approx. 25 minutes duration 3) Symphony # 2 (2005) - Approx. 32 minutes duration 4) Symphony # 3 (2007) - Approx. 18 minutes duration 5) Symphony # 4 (2007) - Approx. 9 minutes duration 6) Symphony # 5 (2007) - Approx. 15 minutes duration 7) Sonata # 1 for Cello and Piano in F Major (2003) - Approx. 17 minutes duration 8)Sonata # 2 for Cello and Piano 'To the New World Superpower' (2005) - Approx. 21 minutes duration 9) Sonata # 3 for Cello and Piano (2006) - Approx. 13 minutes duration 10) Sonata # 4 for Cello and Piano (2007) - Approx. 10 minutes duration 11) Legends of Nomadia for Solo Yang Qin (Dulcimer), Cello and Chamber Ensemble (2007) - Approx. 15 minutes duration 12) Cyclic Visions of a Restless Sage for Solo Flute (2007) - Approx. 4 minutes duration 13) One Man State (Opera for 5 soloists, Male choir of 80 and Orchestra - 2006) - Approx. 3 hours duration 14)Themes from the Opera One Man State for Cello ensemble (2006) - Performed as part of the '2006 Carteret Festival of the Cello' in Normandy, France. - Approx. 10 minutes duration 15)Die Dilemma for Solo Cello (2006) - Performed as part of the '2006 Carteret Festival of the Cello' in Normandy, France. - Approx. 9 minutes duration 16) Jagged Shades of Light for Cello Ensemble (2006) - Performed as part of the '2006 Carteret Festival of the Cello' in Normandy, France. - Approx. 5 minutes duration 17) Khubilai Concertante (2006) - Performed at Australian National Academy of Music and at '2006 Keys National Festival of Australian Music' in Brisbane, Australia. Approx. 7 minutes duration. 18) The Highly Unprogrammatic Chronicles of the Khubilai Concertante (2006) - Concerto for Piano trio and Orchestra. Approx. 30 minutes duration 19) Hell-fiend's Ride for Cello Quartet (2005) - Approx. 6 minutes duration 20) Bolshevik March for Symphony Orchestra and Male Chorus (2005) - Approx. 3 Minutes Duration 21) Fate Calls for String Quartet (2006) - Approx. 7 minutes 22) Crazy Canon for Strings, Choir and percussion (2006) - Approx. 3 minutes 23) Every Man for Himself for Flute, Clarinet, Vibraphone, Violin and Cello (2007) - Approx. 5 minutes duration 24) The Long Lost Isles of Everness (Symphonic poem - 2005) - Approx. 30 minutes duration 25) The Fall of the Roman Empire (Symphonic poem - 2005) - Approx. 30 minutes duration 26) The Exile of Haldir (Symphonic poem - 2005) - Approx. 1 hour 30 minutes duration 27) Damien's Day (06/06/2006) - Approx. 9 minutes duration 28) Late Night Counterpoint Nostalgia (2006) - Approx. 1 minute duration 29) Piano Trio in E flat (2004) - Approx. 6 minutes duration 30) Fire near the Abyss for Tuba and Piano (2004) - Approx. 4 minutes duration 31) A Behemoth Calls for Cello and Piano (2006) - Approx. 4 minutes duration 32) Train Afire for Cello and Piano (2005) - Approx. 8 minutes duration 33) Ripples on Glasnost Lake for String Orchestra (2005) - Approx. 6 minutes duration 34) Soft Incantations in the Dark for String Orchestra (2005) - Approx. 7 minutes duration 35) Content in a Lucid Dream for String Orchestra - Approx. 11 minutes duration 36) Paradisium for Tenor/Baritone and Guitar (2005) - Approx. 4 minutes duration 37) How to Say a Melody in Yiddish for Two cellos and piano (2005) - Approx. 5 minutes duration 38) 33.1 for Solo Cello (November 2007) - Approx. 4 minutes duration 39) This is How our Paths Cross in a Cosmic Cornucopia