MATT BROWNE, D.M.A 310 First Ave. Apt. 8A, New York, NY, 10009 • (719) 651-8943 •
[email protected] • www.mattbrownecomposer.com EDUCATION ACADEMIC DEGREES Doctor of Musical Arts in Composition 2013-2016 University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Certificate in Music Theory Pedagogy Mentors: Walter Everett, Karen Fournier Cognates: Music Theory, Musicology, Performing Arts Technology, Electronic Music, Arts Administration and Entrepreneurship. Master of Music in Composition 2011-2013 University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Bachelor of Music in Composition 2007-2011 University of Colorado at Boulder Magna Cum Laude PRIMARY COMPOSITION INSTRUCTORS Michael Daugherty, Evan Chambers, Kristin Kuster (University of Michigan) Carter Pann, Daniel Kellogg, Richard Toensing, John Drumheller, Jeffrey Nytch (University of Colorado) PRIMARY CONDUCTING INSTRUCTORS Alan Pierson (Alarm Will Sound) Allan McMurray, Matt Roeder (University of Colorado) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSIONS AND PROJECTS 2021 Forthcoming commission, Omaha Opera Poetry and Music Project 2021 Forthcoming commission, Coda’s Journey, educational work for orchestra and theater players 2021 Forthcoming commission, Zelda, a chamber opera based on the later lives of F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald 2021 Forthcoming commission, Fantasy Etudes, for the Sinta Quartet 2020 Omaha Opera Poetry and Music Project 2019 States of Mind for Percussion Quartet, commissioned by Hannah Weaver at the Eastman School of Music 2019 The Course of Empire, Symphony No. 1 commissioned by the Santa Rosa and Eugene Symphonies