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Matthew H. Fields

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Born 1961 Milwaukee,WI, USA. 1962-1980: Deerfield, IL. 1980-1985: Bachelor of Music (Composition) and Bachelor of Arts (Mathematics) at Oberlin College, OH. 1985-1987: Johnson/Maile Fellowship and Master of Arts (Music) at Stanford University, CA. 1987-1991: Regents Fellowship and Doctor of Musical Arts (Composition), University of Michigan. 1991: First Prize in Busoni Foundation Composers Competition. 1999: Released CD "Kabala" (MMC 2087). 2002: Honorable Mention in Harvey Gaul Competition of Pittsburgh New Music Ensemble; Second Prize in Instrumental Category, Utah Composers Guild Competition. 2004: Released CD "Sages of Chelm" (Centaur 2699). 2006: Minnesota Orchestra Composers Institute and Reading Sessions. 2010: Released CD "Music Among Friends" (Centaur 3077). Affiliations: American Music Center, ASCAP, Bibliotheque Bodizar Kantuser (former BIMC), Kalvos and Damien's New Music Bazaar, SCI, Composers Society of Montgomery County (MD), Armenian Contemporary Music Center, James Randi Educational Foundation, and Sierra Club.

Title	Ensemble Type	Composed	Duration	Media
Aria	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	2007	00:07:05	Aria Aria
Sunset	Orchestra	2007	00:14:00	Sunset Sunset
Tidbits	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2007	00:10:00	Tidbits Tidbits
Progeny Of Memory	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2006	00:42:00	Progeny Of Memory Progeny Of Memory
Stargazer Serenade	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2006	00:11:30	Stargazer Serenade Stargazer Serenade
Fireheart	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2005	00:06:33	Fireheart Fireheart
Hubble Space Telescope Views	Orchestra	2004	00:11:20	Hubble Space Telescope Views Hubble Space Telescope Views
Accidental Heroes Of September 2001 And Every Day	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2002	00:05:48	Accidental Heroes Of September 2001 And Every Day
Rollerchant	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	2002	00:06:00	Rollerchant Rollerchant
Sages Of Chelm	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	2001	01:00:00	Sages Of Chelm
Arbor Nocturne	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1998	00:23:00	Arbor Nocturne Arbor Nocturne
Absinthe, Spirit Of Green Dream	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1997	00:11:00	Absinthe, Spirit Of Green Dream
Shakespeare's Eighteenth Sonnet	Voice, Solo or With Chamber or Jazz Ensemble	1997	00:03:30	Shakespeare's Eighteenth Sonnet Shakespeare's Eighteenth Sonnet
Shakespeare's Eighteenth Sonnet	Chorus, with or without Solo Voices	1997	00:03:30	Shakespeare's Eighteenth Sonnet Shakespeare's Eighteenth Sonnet
Birthday Music	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1995	00:23:00
Sh`Mah	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1995	00:07:00
Summer Mischief	Keyboard	1993	00:07:00
Rooster's Court Ball	Solo instrument, non-keyboard	1993	00:12:00	Rooster's Court Ball
Kabala	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1993	00:12:45
Call Of The Shofar	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1992	00:12:00	Call Of The Shofar
Winds of springtime, The	Keyboard	1990	00:10:00	Winds of springtime, The
Vindication of Hypatia	Chamber or Jazz Ensemble, Without Voice	1988	00:03:30

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Music Among Friends Label: Centaur Records Release year: 2010 Performers: Christopher French, David In-Jae Cho, Houston Sinfonia Four chamber works featuring the virtuosity of cellist Christopher French and other friends. Further information: www.matthewfields.net/Recordings Buy online: www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=526271
Sages of Chelm Label: Centaur Records Release year: 2004 Performers: Larry Rachleff, Paul Ellison, Houston Sinfonia Tone poem for contrabass and 17 other players, built from Jewish liturgical and folkloric materials. "Part Till Eulenspiegel, part, Kurt Weill, and part Peter Schickele"--Jim Moskowitz Further information: www.matthewfields.net/Recordings Buy online: www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=92191
Kabala Label: MMC Recordings Release year: 1999 Performers: Various A fugue for trombones, a harpsichord toccata, a carillon toccata, a flute partita, and a trio sonata come together for what turns out to be a surreal experience. Further information: www.matthewfields.net/Recordings Buy online: www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_id=22486

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