Matthew Slotkin
July 1, 2009 News Comments OffDr Slotkin http://www.matthewslotkin.com
Having received acclaim as a performer, teacher, and scholar, Matthew Slotkin is one of the most prominent young guitarists in the United States. Appearing in leading venues throughout North America and Europe, he has achieved success in solo performance, chamber music, and as a soloist with orchestra. He has appeared in concert venues throughout North America and Europe, including the Alexandria Guitar Festival, the UNC-Wilmington New Music Festival for Guitar and Saxophone, the Bowdoin Summer Music Festival, the Hartwick College Summer Music Festival, the Chautauqua Institution, and the DuMaurier Jazz Festival in Toronto, Ontario.
His first CD, Twentieth Century Music for Guitar, was released by Centaur Records in late 2003. American Record Guide praised Slotkin for his “musical sensitivity and technical control,” and for giving “strong readings of this appealing music.”
Matthew Slotkin directs the guitar programs at Mansfield University and Bloomsburg University. He has given master-classes at numerous institutions including the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music, the University of Saskatchewan, Syracuse University, the Alexandria Guitar Festival, the UNC-Greensboro New Music Festival for Guitar and Saxophone, and the Hartwick College Summer Music Festival. He has also taught guitar and chamber music at the Bowdoin Summer Music Festival, and classical and jazz guitar at Buffalo State College in Buffalo, NY, Alfred University in Alfred, NY, and in the Eastman School of Music’s Community Education Division. He received the Doctor of Musical Arts, Master of Music, and Bachelor of Music degrees from the Eastman School of Music, where he studied guitar with Nicholas Goluses and historical performance practice with Paul O’Dette.
Matthew is offerring a Masterclass tutorial in Auckland on Thursday evening, 16th July . For more info Contact Dennis on reeve@wibble.net
