CURRICULUM VITAE
samuel van vuuren
EDUCATION
B.M. Music Composition & B.S. Computer Science, minor in Mathematics — Wheaton College (IL), 2026, summa cum laude, GPA 3.92
SELECTED WORKS
Depths — vc + elec (2026, in progress)
Dawn — brass qnt (2026)
Scaling Veiled Mountains — fl + str qt (2025–26)
Kráľ Času — 11 players w/ organ (2025)
Tropics in New York — bar + pno (2024)
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Dawn — brass qnt (2026)
Scaling Veiled Mountains — fl + str qt (2025–26)
Kráľ Času — 11 players w/ organ (2025)
Tropics in New York — bar + pno (2024)
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PREMIERES
Senior Composition Recital — full evening of original chamber works, Armerding Concert Hall, Wheaton, IL, 21 Feb 2026
Movement and complete-work premieres, Wheaton Conservatory series, 2023–26
Movement and complete-work premieres, Wheaton Conservatory series, 2023–26
MUSIC TECHNOLOGY
Granular Spectrum Synthesizer — Java; extends Tim McDunn's engine · details →
Markov Chain Composer — generative sketching tool, Java/Swing
Markov Chain Composer — generative sketching tool, Java/Swing
HONORS
Presidential Scholarship (four-year merit), Wheaton College, 2022–26
Honorable Mention (piano performance), Ben Heppner Concerto Competition, 2023
Dean's List, all semesters
Honorable Mention (piano performance), Ben Heppner Concerto Competition, 2023
Dean's List, all semesters
EXPERIENCE
Software Engineer — AI language technology, Biblica / Frontier R&D, 2024–present
Music Theory TA, Wheaton Conservatory, 2025 · CS TA & Lab Assistant, 2024
Broadcast Mixer, Wheaton Bible Church, 2025–present
Music Theory TA, Wheaton Conservatory, 2025 · CS TA & Lab Assistant, 2024
Broadcast Mixer, Wheaton Bible Church, 2025–present
LANGUAGES
English (native) · Slovak (fluent) · Afrikaans (conversational) · Czech (comprehension) · German (basic)