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born in 1979, Bundaberg, Australia. Since graduating with 1st class honours (performance) and a University Medal in Violin and Composition at The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, Salecich has undertaken postgraduate studies at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst, Graz, Austria and doctorate studies at the University of Queensland in Australia, completed in December 2007. He was financially supported with the help of a major Australian postgraduate scholarship spanning over three years and a Graduate Research School Travel Award from his home university.

Salecich has worked with various music ensembles and groups in Australia, Austria, Germany, Italy, Spain and France, including the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra (2003), Melbourne International Chamber Music Festival (Timothy Phillips, 2005), Grazer Hörfest (2005), ForumFESTIVAL Graz (Peter Jacober, 2005), Ensemble Linea (Jean-Philippe Wurtz, Strasbourg, 2006-2007), Komponistenforum Mittersill (2006), III Festival Internacional de Música Carmelo Bernaola (2006), Ensemble Integrales (Hamburg, 2006), Champ Libres (2007), Inteatro Festival (Italy, 2007), Silo String Quartet (2008), Trio Lacroix|Moser|Sterev (2008) and Wien Modern (2008). He has been invited to the Australian Academy of Music (Melbourne 2001), the Australian Orchestral Composer's Forum (Tasmania, 2003) and the National Music Camp (Canberra, 2004) for performances of his own works.

His teachers have included Philip Bracanin, Spiros Rantos, Georg Friedrich Haas and Beat Furrer.

Salecich's

interests are broad, from producing contemporary and experimental acoustic music to electronic music mixed with acoustic sounds and even the odd pop tune. As a performer and composer he has been involved in many classical, contemporary, and crossover projects.

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