| Matthew Barnson | |
| Background: | non_performing_personnel |
| Birth Name: | Matthew Barnson |
| Birth Date: | 6 July 1979 |
| Origin: | Utah |
| Instrument: | Viola |
| Genre: | Contemporary classical |
| Occupation: | Composer |
| Years Active: | 1998-present |
| Label: | Tzadik |
Matthew Barnson (born 1979) is an American composer.
Barnson is a native of Utah and obtained his undergraduate degree from the Eastman School of Music.[1] He pursued graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania and Yale University.[2] Barnson is the youngest recipient of a Barlow Commission[3] from the BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications. He was awarded a 2009 Charles Ives Prize. He is currently an assistant professor of composition at Stony Brook University.[4]
Barnson's works have been performed by the following individuals / groups:[5]
- Arditti String Quartet
- Curtis Symphony Orchestra
- The New York Virtuoso Singers
- Members of Alarm Will Sound
- Members of the Philadelphia Orchestra
- Soprano Nicole Cabell
- Countertenor Ian Howell
- Academy Manson Ensemble, with conductor Simon Bainbridge[6]
- Shouse Ensemble F-Plus[7]