McConnell, Matthew (ASCAP)

Matthew McConnell holds a B.A. degree in Music from Bennington College, a M.M. degree in Musical Composition with Distinction in Performance (and Academic Honors) from the New England Conservatory of Music, as well as a Doctor of Musical Arts (D.M.A.) degree from the same institution. His principal instructors have included Stephen Siegel, Allen Shawn, John Heiss, and Hollywood film orchestrator Erik Lundborg. He studied organ with Dr. Dwight Killam, and piano performance with Anne Cain, Jane Jenkins, and John Van Buskirk. He studied alto saxophone with Roger LaRocca and Raymond Willard, baritone sax with Carl Jenkins, conducting with Janet McGhee, and algorithmic composition with Paul Burdick. He is a member of ASCAP.

Matthew received the Aaron Copland scholarship to attend The Conducting Institute's Composer/Conductor Program at Bard College. His numerous compositions include symphonic works, several concerti, choral works, incidental music for plays and various events, several songs, etc. His choral music publisher is E.C. Schirmer. Matthew is particularly fond of his Concerto for Toy Piano and Orchestra, commissioned by Keith Kirchoff, which received a standing ovation at its premiere in Boston in May of 2004. In the words of toy pianist Margaret Leng Tan, "It is delightfully convincing and well orchestrated so the toy piano can emerge as soloist."


Joined the NewMusicShelf: 17 June 2010
Website: http://matthewmcconnell.net