Biography
Matthew Shlomowitz (b. 1975) is a composer of concert music and performance pieces. Raised in Adelaide, Australia, he now lives in London where he lectures at the Royal College of Music and Syracuse University London Program. He studied at the Sydney Conservatorium with Bozidar Kos, privately with Michael Finnissy, and at Stanford University where Brian Ferneyhough supervised his doctorate.
- Northern Cities performed by Tom Pauwels and Mark Knoop.
He has composed works for groups such as asamisimasa, Apsara, Champ D’Action, ELISION, Ives Ensemble, Quatuor Diotima and Ricciotti Ensemble, and is currently writing for the EXAUDI vocal group and an extended work for Mark Knoop for piano and sampler.
Matthew has an ongoing series of duos for visual performer and musician called Letter Pieces, working especially with dancer Shila Anaraki and recorder player Tomma Wessel. Together, with Tom Pauwels and Mark Knoop, they have formed the Letter Piece Company to now explore the Letter Piece concept on a bigger scale.
Other Projects
- Co-founded and co-directs the Anglo/Belgian new music ensemble Plus Minus
- Co-founded and co-directed (2005–2008) the inter-art performance series Rational Rec
- Member of Inter Inter Inter, a group creating events mixing performance and audience activity
- Programme Collaborator for the 2009 and 2010 Borealis Festival in Bergen, Norway.