Maurice Weddington

- composer -

Maurice Weddington was born in Chicago, where he received his formal education at college and music conservatory.

He began playing wind instruments at the age of nine, has lived in many different countries, worked as a film actor in Denmark, represented Denmark at two International Society for Contemporary Music festivals: Graz, Austria 1972, Bonn, West Germany 1977, was awarded the Danish National Art Grant 1976, '77, '78 and taught flute and English in Germany.

Since 1992, Weddington has also been directing, producing and composing the music for films of ancient Chinese paintings, primarily horizontal scrolls, from the collections of various prominent international museums.

To date: Maurice Weddington has composed more than 60 compositions, directed and produced three films and divides his time between the USA and Europe with periodic travels to the Far East.