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Michael Matthews
Michael Matthews at his home in Berlin in 2021
Michael Matthews at his home in Berlin in 2021
Background information
Born (1950-08-28) August 28, 1950 (age 73)
Gander, Newfoundland, Canada
Occupation(s)Professor, composer, photographer
Years active1970–present
Websitemichaelmatthews.net

Michael Matthews, born August 28, 1950, in Gander, Newfoundland, Canada, is a composer and photographer.[1] Matthews completed a Ph.D. in composition at North Texas State University in 1985.[2] Matthews is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and works in Berlin.

Matthews' abstract photographs have been exhibited in Germany and the US.[3][4][5] Canadian publisher At Bay Press has recently published Gibbous Moon, a book of photography and poetry created in collaboration with poet Dennis Cooley.[6]

Early life

Michael Matthews was born in Gander, Newfoundland in 1950. At that time his father John Matthews was working for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines as a ground operations manager. Matthews was still an infant when his family moved to Miami, Florida, where his father took a job with Pan Am. Growing up, Matthews lived in Miami, Kingston, Jamaica, Managua Nicaragua, Port of Spain and Piarco, Trinidad, and Karachi, Pakistan, where he attended and graduated from the Karachi American School (KAS). A year at Purdue University studying aeronautical engineering followed, and then a move to Los Angeles, where he changed his focus to music. After earning his Ph.D. in composition and conducting, Matthews took a nine-month teaching appointment in Winnipeg at the University of Manitoba. This was followed by two years of teaching at Mokwon University in Taejon, Korea, and then a return to Canada to take up a tenure-track faculty position as head of the Composition Department at the University of Manitoba School of Music (currently the Desautels Faculty of Music).[7][8]

Education

His composition teachers included Larry Austin at the University of North Texas College of Music (formerly North Texas State University), Ben Glovinsky at California State University Sacramento and Aurelio de la Vega at California State University Northridge.[9]

Career

From 1985-2012, Matthews was head of the composition department at the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg; he is now a Professor Emeritus there.[10] Matthews is a conductor and a founder and artistic director of the GroundSwell new music series in Winnipeg.[11][12]

From 2002-2004 he was Composer-in-Residence with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra.[13]

Matthews is a member of the Canadian Electroacoustic Community,[14] member of the Canadian League of Composers[15] and an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre.[13]

Works

Recordings

String Quartets Nos. 2 and 3, Miniatures. Clearwater String Quartet, Ravello Records 7910, 2015.[19]

Bibliography

Carrabré, Pat. "Sounding Language: The Music of Michael Matthews", Border Crossings Vol.7, No.2, "The Royal Winnipeg Ballet" (#26), April 1988, pp. 42–43.

Kuhn, Laura, "Michael Matthews", Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Classical Musicians Nicolas Slonimsky, author, Laura Kuhn and Dennis McIntire, eds. New York: Schirmer Books, 1997. ISBN 978-0-028-71271-0

MacMillan, Rick. “Michael Matthews”, Encyclopedia of Music in Canada, 2nd ed. Ed. Helmut Kallmann and Gilles Potvin. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1992. ISBN 978-0-802-02881-5

References

  1. ^ Musical Bridges Around the World (September 2020). "Partituren, Time Stands Still". Foto Septiembre USA. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Alumni Spotlight". University of North Texas College of Music. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Exhibitor History – Michael Matthews". Darkroom Gallery. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  4. ^ Glasstire. "Michael Kruscha and Michael Matthews – Time Stands Still". Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Musical Bridges Gallery". Musical Bridges Around the World. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Poetry collections to watch for in Fall 2021". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  7. ^ "Michael Matthews - bio". Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Encyclopedia.com". Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Michael Matthews | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  10. ^ "Faculty, Instructors and Staff". Desautels Faculty of Music. University of Manitoba. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  11. ^ GroundSwell. "Artistic Director Information". GroundSwell. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Michael Matthews | Desautels Faculty of Music | University of Manitoba". umanitoba.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
  13. ^ a b Canadienne, Canadian Music Centre | Centre de Musique. "Michael Matthews: Showcase". www.musiccentre.ca. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  14. ^ Canadian Electroacoustic Community. "Members of the CEC". Canadian Electroacoustic Community. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  15. ^ Canadian League of Composers (8 July 2015). "Current Members". Canadian League of Composers. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  16. ^ "Michael Matthews - Musical Works. Orchestral, chamber, solo, theatrical". Michael Matthews. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  17. ^ "20–21 Season". SOLI Chamber Ensemble. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  18. ^ Thiessen, Jennifer (22 May 2018). "Park Sounds". Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  19. ^ Lehman, Mark (November 1, 2015). "Review in American Record Guide". Retrieved 10 March 2022.

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