Michael Matthews (composer)

Michael Matthews (born August 28, 1950) is a Canadian music composer from Gander, Newfoundland. He has lived in Canada since 1985.
Education.
His composition teachers included Larry Austin at the University of North Texas College of Music (formerly North Texas State University), Ben Glovinsky at California State University Sacramento and Aurelio de la Vega at California State University Northridge.
Career.
From 1985-2012, Matthews was head of composition at the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. Matthews is a conductor and a founder and artistic director of the GroundSwell new music series in Winnipeg.
From 2002-2004 he was Composer-in-Residence with the Saskatoon Symphony Orchestra.
Matthews is a member of the Canadian Electroacoustic Community, member of the Canadian League of Composers and an Associate Composer of the Canadian Music Centre. He currently divides his time between Montréal and Berlin.