Cellist Caleb Vaughn-Jones has performed throughout North America, Asia, the West Indies and southern Africa as a soloist and chamber musician. He is constantly looking to bring lesser-known music to audiences as well as commission new works for the cello. After performing his original composition “Enigmatic Ambitions” after which the Baltimore Sun stated “[Vaughn-Jones] demonstrated again his exploratory grasp of the cello with an anything-but-classical approach to the classical repertoire.”
In 2016, Caleb toured the US with the Sphinx Virtuosi, which is comprised of some of the most gifted string players of African and Hispanic descent. The 20-city tour included a performance at the prestigious Carnegie Hall. Caleb was commissioned by the Sprezzatura Harp Duo to write music for 2 harps and cello, which was premiered at the 2016 National Conference of the American Harp Society in Atlanta, GA.
In 2011, Caleb went to South Africa to be involved in a music education project through the Eastern Cape Philharmonic and was appointed at the philharmonic’s principle cellist. He has since then gone on to instruct students at the South African National Youth Orchestra and produce award winning performances at the National Arts Festival in Grahamstown, South Africa.
He is also the Founder and Executive Producer of Regulus Sound Productions, which produces sound recordings for video game companies Conifer and Firaxis Games as well as album recordings for music artist of all genres. In 2010, Caleb performed as soloist with the Prague Filmharmonic in a recording for the video game Civilization V, which released in September 2010. In 2013, he produced recordings that featured the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University Choir for the soundtrack for “Civilization V: Brave New World”. In 2016, he produced and composed music for the upcoming release of Civilization
Caleb is very devoted to music education and has worked with the Baltimore Symphony, Juilliard School, Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington. In the summer of 2010, he served as the Assistant Artistic Director of the Juilliard International Jazz Camp.
Caleb was born in Charleston, South Carolina and holds degrees from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University and Lynn University’s Conservatory of Music. His cello teachers include Alan Stepansky (former assistant principal cello of NY Philharmonic), Dr. Robert Jesselson (professor at the University of South Carolina), and David Cole. He has studied chamber music with members of the Takács, Brentano, and Cleveland string quartets as well as received further mentoring from Carter Brey (principal cello of NY Philharmonic) and German cellist Alban Gerhardt.