Innovating the soundworlds of tomorrow through craft, imagination, and bold experimentation.
The Composition Department at Aurelianus Varro University fosters the next generation of musical architects—artists who shape the sonic vocabulary of the future. Our program emphasizes masterful command of technique, distinct artistic identity, and fluency across multiple mediums including concert composition, film, interactive media, and cross-disciplinary work. Students study under distinguished faculty who are active creators, researchers, and industry professionals.
Whether writing for the concert stage, scoring narrative media, or designing immersive musical experiences, AVU composers emerge with the knowledge, discipline, and innovation required to lead in today’s rapidly evolving musical landscape.
Title: Head of Composition; Professor of Contemporary Classical Composition
Email: saldwyn@avu.edu
Office: Orphic Hall, Room 201
Dr. Aldwyn earned her Bachelor’s degree from the Meridian Conservatory of Music, followed by a Master’s and Ph.D. in Composition from the Gotham National School of the Arts. Her works have been commissioned by major ensembles across the world, including the Hogsmeade Gewandhaus Orchestra and the Lyricum Chamber Players.
Known for her radiant harmonic language and architectural forms, she has been featured at the Solaris New Music Festival and the Aeolian Voices Symposium. Her recent cycle, “Cathedrals of Glass,” has been acclaimed for its structural elegance and emotional breadth. At AVU, she mentors both undergraduate and doctoral composers while shaping the department’s artistic vision.
Title: Professor of Film Composition
Email: mdreyman@avu.edu
Office: Orphic Hall, Room 305
Dr. Dreyman completed his Bachelor’s degree at the Minas Tirith State University School of Music, followed by a Master’s and Ph.D. in Scoring for Media at the Valyrian Institute of Film Arts. His filmography spans more than forty international features, collaborating with renowned studios such as Emberlight Pictures and Silverkeep Productions.
With a reputation for evocative orchestration and keen dramatic instinct, he maintains an active relationship with the Eldoria Film Symphony Orchestra, where he frequently serves as guest conductor during score sessions. His students excel in both traditional orchestral scoring and cutting-edge hybrid electronic work.
Title: Associate Professor of Interactive Media and Ludic Composition
Email: lravenshaw@avu.edu
Office: Orphic Hall, Room 118
Dr. Ravenshaw holds degrees from the Aeternum College of Sonic Arts (B.Mus., M.M.) and completed her Ph.D. in Interactive Composition at Rivendell University. Her adaptive scores are featured in several major open-world game franchises and have won multiple awards from the International Guild of Game Audio.
Her work emphasizes interactive systems, branching harmonic design, and the intersection of player agency with musical structure. She collaborates regularly with the Arkenforge Digital Orchestra, a studio ensemble specializing in real-time synthesis and hybrid instrumental scoring.
Title: Lecturer in Experimental & Cross-Disciplinary Composition
Email: tveyl@avu.edu
Office: Orphic Hall, Room 412
Dr. Veyl earned his Bachelor’s from the Frostholm Academy of Arts, followed by graduate degrees at the Dol Amroth Institute of Contemporary Sound Studies. Blending acoustic, electroacoustic, and found-object timbres, his work has been featured in experimental festivals throughout the Northern Kingdoms.
He performs regularly with the Corax New Music Collective, known for immersive multimedia concerts and avant-garde collaborations. His teaching at AVU focuses on extended techniques, graphic notation, cross-disciplinary projects, and emergent technologies in sound creation.