Curriculum Vitae Matthew Kundler 8003 S IH-35 Apt. 2032 Austin, Texas, 78744 (205) 516-2007 [email protected]

EDUCATION D.M.A University of Texas Butler School of Music, Austin, TX Music Performance and Pedagogy Jones Endowed Scholar 2018-Present (ABD)

M.M. Bienen School of Music, Evanston, IL Music Performance and Literature, GPA: 3.9 Eckstein Artist Fellow 2016-2018

B.M. University of Alabama School of Music, Tuscaloosa, AL Music Performance, GPA: 4.2 National Merit Scholar 2012-2016

PRIMARY TEACHERS Charles Villarrubia Professor of Tuba/Euphonium and Brass Chamber Music, University of Texas

Rex Martin Professor Emeritus of Tuba/Euphonium, Northwestern University

Matt Gaunt Professor of Tuba/Euphonium, Northwestern University

Gene Pokorny Professor of Tuba/Euphonium, Northwestern University Principal Tuba, Symphony Orchestra

Demondrae Thurman Professor of Euphonium, Indiana University Former Professor of Tuba/Euphonium, University of Alabama COLLEGE TEACHING EXPERIENCE Undergraduate Technique Class Butler School of Music, University of Texas, 2019- Present • Organized and presented masterclasses on technique, practice, and fundamental routine materials.

Teaching Assistant - Tuba and Euphonium Studio Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University, 2016-2018 • Taught individual lessons to undergraduate and graduate music and non-music majors students. • Organized, conducted, and coached the studio tuba ensemble. • Organized and led classes on fundamental methods, warmup routines, and repertoire. • Coached students in collaborative rehearsals in recital preparation

Teaching Assistant - Chamber Music Department Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University, 2016-2018 • Coached brass chamber ensembles for perfomances • Organized weekly chamber music lectures and masterclasses

STUDIO AND PREPARATORY TEACHING EXPERIENCE Private Tuba/Euphonium Instructor Self-Employed (2012-Present) • Taught weekly individual lessons • Assigned personalized etudes, solos, and excerpts to meet individual goals Brass Chamber Music Coach Austin Chamber Music Center (2018-Present) • Coached high school brass quintets and quartets Instructor of Tuba/Euphonium and Brass Chamber Music Akins High School (2018-Present) • Taught individual lessons and group masterclasses • Form and coach brass chamber groups Instructor of Tuba McCallum Fine Arts Academy (2018-2019) • Taught individual tuba lessons and coached the school's brass quintet Instructor of Low Brass LBJ High School (2018-Present) • Taught individual lessons and group masterclasses Instructor of Low Brass Lamar Middle School (2018-Present) • Taught individual lessons and group masterclasses Instructor of Low Brass Kealing Middle School (2018-Present) • Taught individual lessons and group masterclasses Instructor of Low Brass Covington Fine Arts Academy (2018-2019) • Taught individual lessons and group masterclasses Instructor of Low Brass Paredes Middle School (2018-Present) • Taught individual lessons and group masterclasses Instructor of Low Brass Travis Heights High School (2018-2019) • Taught individual lessons and group masterclasses • Assist in rehearsals of the large ensembles Instructor of Tuba/Euphonium Dobie Middle School (2018-2019) • Taught individual lessons and group masterclasses • Present classes on fundamental technique and practice materials • Assist director in choosing students’ instrumental focus Instructor of Tuba/Euphonium Niles West High School (2016-2018) • Taught weekly individual lessons and group masterclasses • Coached band and orchestra sectionals • Led students through various aspects of fundamental methods and practice • Assisted in band and orchestra rehearsals Instructor of Tuba/Euphonium, Chamber Music, and Jazz Improvisation University of Alabama Community Music School (2014-2016) • Taught individual lessons and group masterclasses for tuba and euphonium students • Coached brass chamber groups through a variety of repertoire • Taught individual lessons and group masterclasses on the subject of jazz improvisation • Coached jazz combos and assisted with the Community Music School Big Band Instructor of Tuba/Euphonium Bumpus Middle School/Brock’s Gap Intermediate School (2014-2016) • Presented masterclasses to beginning tuba and euphonium students • Taught weekly individual lessons • Coached band sectionals • Assisted in band rehearsals Instructor of Tuba/Euphonium Hillcrest High School (2013-2016) • Taught individual lessons and group masterclasses for tuba and euphonium students • Coached band sectionals for low brass and full brass • Assisted in band rehearsals • Coached the school brass quintet and tuba quartet

SELECTED PROFESSIONAL ENGAGEMENTS University of North Texas (2020)* • Invited to give a chamber music and solo repertoire masterclass as well as perform a recital with the !ncite Quartet University of Texas at Austin (2020)* • Invited to give a recital with the !ncite Quartet Midwest Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference, Lexington, Kentucky (2020)* • Invited to perform a major concert as part of the group, Backburner Collective, as well as give a recital with the quartet, !ncite, and a solo recital (2020)* • Invited to give a chamber music and solo repertoire masterclass as well as perform a solo recital. South East Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference, Atlanta, Georgia (2020)* • Invited to perform a major concert as part of the group, Backburner Collective, as well as give a recital with the quartet, !ncite, and a solo recital. University of Alabama (2020)* • Invited to perform a solo recital and teach individual lessons. University of Alabama at Birmingham (2020)* • Invited to perform a solo recital and teach individual lessons. South Central Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference, Stillwater, Oklahoma (2020)* • Invited to perform a major concert as part of the group, Backburner Collective. Stephen F. Austin University (2020) • Invited to give a chamber music and solo repertoire masterclass as well as perform a solo recital. International Tuba/Euphonium Conference, Iowa City, Iowa (2019) • Invited to perform a feature concert as part of the group, Backburner Collective. Midwest Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference, Fort Wayne, Indiana (2018) • Invited to perform a solo recital featuring unique contemporary works Southeast Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference, Tallahassee, Florida (2018) • Invited to perform in the finale concert of the conference as part of the group, Backburner Collective. Skokie Middle School Honors Band, Chicago, (2017, 2018) • Invited to conduct daily masterclasses on fundamentals of brass technique and practice for the low brass students in the ensembles. Illinois Music Educator’s Association All-State Band (2017) • Judged student placement auditions and organized seating lists. Huntsville Brass Band Youth Academy, Huntsville, Alabama (2016) • Invited to perform as a soloist with the Huntsville Brass Band. • Conducted a clinic on low brass methods and pedagogy for participants.

SELECTED SOLO PERFORMANCES Guest Artist Recital* Midwest Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference, Lexington, Kentucky, 2020

Guest Artist Recital* Southeast Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, 2020

Guest Artist Recital* The University of Alabama, 2020

Guest Artist Recital* The University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2020

Guest Artist Recital Stephen F. Austin University, 2020

Guest Soloist Performance Austin Independent School District Honor Band Day, 2020

Guest Concerto Soloist Performance Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble, 2019

Guest Soloist Performance Artist for Animals Concert for Kindness, 2019

Guest Soloist Performance Music City Brass Ensemble, 2019

Guest Artist Recital Midwest Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 2018

Guest Soloist Performance Wheaton Municipal Band, 2017 and 2018 Guest Soloist Performance Mount Prospect Municipal Band, 2017

Guest Artist Recital Cicada Consort Charity Recital, 2016

Guest Concerto Soloist Performance University of Alabama Huxford Symphony Orchestra, 2016

SELECT CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCES Guest Artist Recital - !ncite* Midwest Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference, Lexington, Kentucky, 2020

Guest Artist Recital - !ncite* Southeast Regional Tuba/Euphonium Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, 2020

Guest Artist Recital - !ncite* University of Memphis, 2020

Recital - Density 512 (Trumpet, Horn, and Tuba/Euphonium) Austin, Texas, 2020

Guest Artist Recital - !ncite* The University of North Texas, 2020

Guest Artist Recital - !ncite* The University of Texas at Austin, 2020

Acoustic Sanctuary Sessions - Butler Brass Quartet United Christian Concert Venue, 2019

Salvation Army Presents - !ncite Quartet Salvation Army Headquarters, Dallas, 2019

Guest Chamber Recital - Butler Brass Quartet Blanton Museum of Art, 2019

Residency - Lake Shore Brass Quintet Chicago School of the Arts, 2018

Guest Chamber Recital - Bienen Brass Quartet Northwestern University Chamber Honor’s Recital, 2017

OPEN ICE - International Contemporary Ensemble Chicago Center for the Arts, 2017

Finalist Recital - Low Tide Tuba Quartet International Tuba/Euphonium Conference Quartet Competition, 2016

Guest Recital - T-Town Brass Quintet Tuscaloosa County High School Arts Enrichment Day, 2016 *Canceled due to COVID-19 SELECT LARGE ENSEMBLE EXPERIENCE Backburner Tuba Ensemble (2018-Present) Founding member. Notable performances include headline performances at major conferences

Austin Brass Band (2019-2020) Solo Euphonium for the 2019 season

San Antonio Brass Band (2018-2020) Substitute Solo Euphonium for a number of concerts over the 2018 and 2019 season

Civic Orchestra of Chicago (2016-2019) Euphoniumist for the Civic Brass Ensemble’s performance of Richard Strauss’s Alpine Symphony, Gustav Holst’s The Planets, and Janacek’s Sinfonietta Tubist for reading session of Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique

Bienen Conductor’s Orchestra (2016-2018) Tubist for performances of Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony, Ive’s Three Places in New England, and Mahler’s First Symphony

Wheaton Municipal Band (2016-2018) Principal Euphonium and Tubist for two separate seasons of performances, including solo performances and major performances for the community of Chicago

Wild Rumpus Jazz Band (2017-2018) Tubist for Traditional New Orleans and Dixieland Band

Northwestern University Symphonic Wind Ensemble (2016-2018) Principal Euphonium on tour, including performance at the College Band Director’s National Association Conference and recording of recently released CD, Reflections

International Contemporary Ensemble (2016) Guest tubist for series of open concerts and rehearsals featuring Drew Baker’s Nox

Chicago Brass Band (2016-2018) Solo Euphonium for the 2016 and 2017 season

Anthony Braxton Ensemble (2016) Guest Tuba/Euphonium musician for Anthony Braxton’s Compositions

Huntsville Brass Band (2015-2016) Solo Euphonium for the 2015 season SELECT JAZZ ENSEMBLE EXPERIENCE Boss Street Brass, Sousaphone (2018-present)

Conner Eisenmenger Think Tank, Guitar (2017-2018)

Wild Rumpus Jazz Band, Sousaphone (2017-2018)

Trumpet Festival of the Southeast Big Band with Vince DiMartino, Guitar (2016)

Dave Douglas Ensemble, Guitar and Tuba (2015)

Anthony Braxton Ensemble, Guitar, Tuba, and Euphonium (2015-2016)

Donny McCaslin Group, Guitar and Euphonium (2014)

Red Mountain Theater, Guitar and Tuba (2014-2016)

Night Flight Big Band, Guitar (2014-2016)

HONORS AND AWARDS Recipient, Rainwater Innovation Grant (2020)

Finalist, Army Band National Solo Competition (2019)

Finalist, University of Texas Butler School of Music Concerto Competition (2019)

Semifinalist, Leonard Falcone International Artist Competition (2019)

2rd Prize, International Women’s Brass Conference Susan Slaughter Solo Competition (2019)

Finalist, Concours Prestige Internationale de Euphonium/Saxhorn and Tuba (2019)

Semifinalist, International Tuba/Euphonium Conference Artist Competition (2019)

3rd Prize, International Tuba/Euphonium Conference Chamber Music Competition (2019)

Finalist, University of Texas Butler School of Music Concerto Competition (2018)

Semifinalist, Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Artist Competition (2018)

Winner, Northwestern University Bienen School of Music Concerto Competition (2018)

2nd Place, South Central Regional Tuba and Euphonium Conference Artist Competition (2016)

Recipient, Eckstein Artist Fellowship, Northwestern University Bienen School of Music (2016)

Semifinalist, International Tuba/Euphonium Conference Chamber Music Competition (2016)

Winner, University of Alabama School of Music Concerto Competition (2015)

3rd Prize, Leonard Falcone International Euphonium Young Artist Competition (2013) LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATIVE POSITIONS Founder, The Diversity Initiative (2019-present) Founder and leader of organization promoting diversity in the field of brass chamber music by holding performances and calls for scores exclusive to composers of underrepresented communities President, The Sam Pilafian Chapter of the International Tuba and Euphonium Association(2019-Present) Organized fundraisers to assist in travel expenses and guest artist fees for the University of Texas at Austin Tuba and Euphonium Studio’s chapter of the International Tuba and Euphonium Association President, The University of Alabama of the International Tuba and Euphonium Association (2015-2016) Organized community outreach and fundraisers to assist in guest artist fees for the University of Alabama Tuba and Euphonium Studio’s chapter of the International Tuba and Euphonium Association

COMMISIONS Conflict: Concerto for Euphonium - Jose Flores (2019) A Concerto with Orchestra and piano reduction inspired by conflict in literature Euphonius Quadrivium - Doug Bristol (2019) A large four-movement work for euphonium quartet in contemporary style Inerzia - Dan Kramer (2019) A short work for euphonium quartet in a minimalist style My Mountain Top - Andy Scott (2019) A new edition of the popular work, now for tuba and euphonium quartet and electronic tape Without Words - Evan Ware (2019) A large collection of songs without words for tuba and piano Kjeden - Paul McGhee (2018) A large concerto for euphonium and brass ensemble Dr. Livingstone I Presume? - Bart Picqueur (2017) A large fantasy on the music of The Moody Blues for euphonium, soprano saxophone, percussion and piano To Bring to Bloom - Amir Zaheri (2017) An unaccompanied work for tuba and piano Appalachian Impressions - Matthew Jackfert (2017) A sonata for euphonium and piano centered around bluegrass Shovelhead - Steven Snowden (2017) A work for euphonium and live electronics centered around motorcycles, originally for bass clarinet St. Vincent - Amir Zaheri (2016) A work for tuba and euphonium quartet, originally for horn choir Lay Down Under the Diadem Flocks - Derek Holden (2016) A chamber work for euphonium, string quartet, and classical guitar Infinite Escape - Frank Gulino (2012) A work for euphonium in piano aimed at younger musicians

ARRANGEMENTS String Quartet No. 8 in C minor - Dmitri Shostakovich Arranged for brass quartet and tuba quartet Allerseelen - Richard Strauss Arranged for brass quartet and tuba quartet Intermezzo Op. 118 No. 2 - Johannes Brahms Arranged for brass quintet Whither Must I Wander - Ralph Vaughan Williams Arranged for brass quartet A Chloris - Reynaldo Hahn Arranged for brass quintet The Promise of Living - Aaron Copland Arranged for brass ensemble Milonga del Angel - Astor Piazzolla Arranged for horn, trombone, and tuba Wonderwall - Oasis/Brad Mehldau Arranged for tuba quartet Theme from Monsters Inc. - Randy Newman Arranged for brass quintet Three Views of the Little Fugue - J.S. Bach/Louis Prima Arranged for tuba quartet

REFERENCES Charles Villarrubia Professor of Tuba/Euphonium and Brass Chamber Music, University of Texas at Austin (617) 694-2753, [email protected]

Rex Martin Professor Emeritus of Tuba/Euphonium, Northwestern University (847) 312-6742, [email protected]

Dr. Demondrae Thurman Professor of Euphonium, Indiana University Former Professor of Tuba/Euphonium, University of Alabama (334) 538-0495, [email protected]

Dr. Mallory Thompson Director of Bands, Professor of Conducting, Northwestern University (847) 491-3412, [email protected]

Leslie Grimm Coordinator of Chamber Music, Northwestern University (773) 297-6332, [email protected]

Chris Kozak Director of Jazz Studies, University of Alabama (205) 535-0645, [email protected]