Curriculum Vitae

Matthew K. Brown

3709 Lake Avenue

Reading, PA 19606-3032

(610)779-8027

email: tubahawk@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Doctor of Musical Arts in Tuba Performance (candidate)

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Master of Music in Tuba Performance (2001)

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

Bachelor of Music in Tuba Performance

Mansfield State University, Mansfield, PA

Additional studies:

            Boston University, Boston, MA (1990 – 1991)

The Peabody Conservatory of Music, Baltimore, MD (1991 – 1993)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

The Pennsylvania Academy of Music, Lancaster, PA, 2005 –

Faculty – tuba and euphonium

Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, 2001 – 2005

Graduate Teaching Assistant (tuba, euphonium, and music theory)

The Harid Conservatory School of Music at Lynn University, Boca Raton, FL, 1994 – 2000

Artist Faculty, Tuba (1994-98 part time, 1998-2000 full time)

Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL, 1994 – 1999

Distinguished Visiting Professor of Low Brass (adjunct position)

Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Twin Lake, MI, 1996 – 1998

Instructor of Tuba

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

Philip Sinder, Professor of tuba and euphonium, Michigan State University

Sam Pilafian, Tubist, The Empire Brass Quintet

David Fedderly, Principal Tubist, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra

PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRAL/BAND/CHAMBER EXPERIENCE

Substitute Tuba, The Greater Lansing Symphony Orchestra, 2001 - 2005

Principal Tuba, The Palm Beach Opera Orchestra, 1994 – 2001

Tubist, AVATAR Brass Quintet, 1993 – 2001

Substitute Tuba, The Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, 1999 - 2001

Principal Tuba, The Penn’s Woods Festival Orchestra, Penn State University, 1999

Principal Tuba, The Florida Wind Symphony, 1997 – 1999

Substitute/Interim Tuba, The New World Symphony, 1997 – 1998

Principal Tuba, The Symphony of the Americas, 1995 – 1997

Principal Tuba, Ballet Florida, 1995 – 1997

Substitute Tuba, Miami City Ballet Orchestra, 1993 – 2000

Substitute Tuba, Florida Symphonic Pops, 1993 - 2000

CONDUCTING EXPERIENCE

Conductor, Blue Lake Brass Ensembles, Twin Lake, MI, 1996 – 2000

Conductor, The Harid Brass Ensemble and Orchestral Repertoire Class, 1994 – 2000

Conductor, Wind Ensemble, Lynn University Preparatory Division, 1999 - 2000

SELECTED SOLO AND CHAMBER MUSIC PERFORMANCES

Tubist, AVATAR Brass Quintet, Ensemble in Residence – Florida Atlantic University and the Harid Conservatory of Music; Klavier recording artists; numerous recitals throughout Florida, including collaborations/concerts with the Eastman Brass Quintet; 1993 - present

Tubist, Ensemble 21 – Arthur Weisberg, conductor, Boca Raton, FL, 1995 – 2000

Featured Soloist, W. Francis McBeth’s “Daniel in the Lion’s Den” – performance with the Florida Atlantic University Wind Ensemble, W. Francis McBeth conducting, April, 1997

Featured Soloist, R.V. Williams’ Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra – performance with the Harid Philharmonia Orchestra, October 1996

Guest Artist, Southeastern Massachusetts Low Brass Symposium, Middleboro, MA, April, 1997

Tubist and founding member, The Washington Brass Quintet, Washington, D.C., 1991 – 1993

Tubist, The Music Academy of the West Faculty Brass Quintet, Santa Barbara, CA, 1991

Tubist and founding member, The Paramount Brass Quintet, Boston, MA, 1990 – 1991

Tubist, ALEA III Contemporary Music Ensemble – Theodore Antoniou, conductor, Boston, MA, 1991

Featured Soloist, R. V. Williams’ Concerto for Bass Tuba and Orchestra – performance with the Pennsylvania Sinfonia, 1990

UNIVERSITY TEACHING

APM 111 through 611: Applied Tuba (Harid, FAU, and MSU)

            A required course for both undergraduate and graduate students

APM 111 through 611: Applied Euphonium (Harid, FAU, and MSU)

            A required course for both undergraduate and graduate students

APM 111 through 611: Applied Trombone (Harid, FAU)

            A required course for both undergraduate and graduate students

CHM 111 through 611: Chamber Music (Harid, FAU)

            A required course for both undergraduate and graduate students

MUS 166: Low Brass Methods (Michigan State University)

            A required course for undergraduate students in the Music Education degree program

MUS 182, 183, 282 and 283: Ear Training and Sight Singing (Michigan State University)

            Required courses for undergraduate students

THY 378: Computer Music Notation (Harid Conservatory)

A lecture course for advanced undergraduate students, offered as a music theory elective

HCPT 210: Introduction to Computers (Harid Conservatory)

            A lecture course for undergraduate students

MASTERCLASSES AND LECTURES

Masterclass (low brass), The Interlochen Arts Academy, Interlochen, MI, 2000

Masterclass (low brass), The MacPhail School for the Arts, Minneapolis, MN, 2000

Numerous Masterclasses at Florida Atlantic University and the Harid Conservatory, 1994 - 2000

Brass Through the Ages: The History and Development of Brass Instruments; lectures presented at the Harid Conservatory, 1994, 1999

Victor Ewald: Life and Music; lecture presented at the Harid Conservatory, 1996

COMMITTEE WORK

Harid Conservatory of Music: The Young Musician Competition for Winds and Brass, Chair 1999 – 2000

Harid Conservatory of Music: Chair of Recruitment, Enrollment, & Visibility Comm.1999–2000

Lynn University: University Academic Council, 1999 – 2000

Lynn University: University Academic Appeals Committee, 1999 – 2000

Harid Conservatory of Music: Curriculum Committee, 1994 – 2000

Palm Beach Opera Orchestra Committee, 1998 – 2000

HONORS AND AWARDS

Teaching Assistantship, Michigan State University, 2001 – present

Scholarship, Mansfield State University, 2000 – 2001

Recipient of three Faculty Development Grants from the Harid Conservatory, 1995, 1997

Scholarship, The Peabody Conservatory of Music, 1991 – 1993

Fellowship, The Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, CA, 1991

Scholarship, Boston University, 1990 – 1991

Grand Prize Winner, The Pennsylvania Sinfonia Concerto Competition, Allentown PA, 1989

RECORDINGS

Magnetic Rags – The Avatar Brass Quintet

Klavier Records # K-77029 – released June/2000

Liturgical Fanfares – The Avatar Brass Ensemble

Lowell Graham, conducting

Klavier Records # K-11112 – released November/2000

Swingtime Brass – The Avatar Brass Quintet

Recorded in 1998 on the Klavier Record Label – not released

WORKS COMMISIONED / PREMIERES

            Member of 2001 Solstice/Equinox Commissioning Consortium for Tubist

            Four Pieces by James Grant

            Sultry and Eccentric for Tuba and Piano, 2000

            Composed by James Grant

            Commissioned by Matthew K. Brown as part of a commissioning consortium

                        Premiered on April 2, 2001

            Waltz for Betz by James Grant

                        Premiered on April 18, 2000

            Sonata for Tuba and Piano by Arthur Weisberg, 1997

            Commissioned by and written for Matthew K. Brown

                        Premiered in April of 1998

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

            Date of Birth: July 18, 1972

            Marital Status: Married, with two children

            Member of International Tuba and Euphonium Association

            Owner, Hawkeye Music Publications

            Proprietor, Brown’s Antique Phonographs (www.misterphonograph.com)