Composer Collaborations
MATTHEW BROWN A native of California's central valley, Matthew Brown is an art music and film composer based in Los Angeles. He recently completed his doctoral studies in music composition at the USC Thornton School of Music. He also holds a Masters Degree in composition from USC and a BA in composition (magna cum laude) from Pepperdine University, where he was given the Most Outstanding Graduate Award in Fine Arts. Matthew was the recipient of the 2003 Hans J. Salter Endowed Music Award, the 2007 Jimmy McHugh Composition Prize, and a winner of the 2007 VocalEssence Welcome Christmas! Carol Contest. His works have been performed throughout the United States and internationally, by groups such as VocalEssence, the Young New Yorker's Chorus, Midnight Winds, the USC Chamber Choir, and the USC Thornton Symphony.
At Thornton, Matthew studied composition with Morten Lauridsen, Frank Ticheli, Donald Crockett, Frederick Lesemann, and at Pepperdine with N. Lincoln Hanks. For the past year, he has been mentored by legendary songwriter and film composer Randy Newman. He has studied piano with jazz musician David Arnay, and voice with Jonathan Mack. Matthew has performed with the Pepperdine University Community Symphony, Pepperdine University Chorus and Chamber Choir, Collegium Musicum, the USC Chamber Choir, the Pacific Chorale, and the John Alexander Singers.
