Person Open DS/UK/8564 Vaughan; Denis Edward (1926-); Australian conductor, multi-instrumentalist Vaughan Denis Edward 1926- Australian conductor, multi-instrumentalist Male

Denis Edward Vaughan (6 June 1926, Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian-born orchestral conductor and multi-instrumentalist. In 1950, he joined the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London and by 1966 had settled in Rome. He is a campaigner for wider access to arts and culture for young people, and promotes the health benefits of music, the arts and sport. He returned to the United Kingdom and from 1987 he became more widely known as the driving force behind the creation of that country's National Lottery. He is president of CAARE (Council for the Advancement of Arts, Recreation & Education), the charity he founded in 1996. International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHdroberts 10/28/2013 Rachael.Fragola 3/1/2022 ef726795-df26-4f6f-9d28-384fff3058c0