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UC San Diego Chamber Orchestra

University of California San Diego

Matthew Henson, originally from Kennesaw, Georgia, is a bassist, theorist, and conductor of classical, contemporary, and experimental music.  In 2020, Matthew graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music with a Bachelor of Music in Double Bass Performance and a minor in Contemporary Music Theory and Applied Composition, studying with Todd Seeber and Efstratios Minakakis, respectively.  While in Boston, he performed with many New England orchestras, including Symphony New Hampshire, the Cambridge Symphony, the Pierre Monteux Festival Orchestra, and was the principal of the Boston Civic Symphony.  Beyond the orchestra, he is a founding member of and the bassist for Alinéa, a chamber ensemble devoted to contemporary performance.  As a theorist, Matthew has focused on the music of Rebecca Saunders, exploring its unique forms and motivic usages.  As a conductor, Matthew has been an Associate at the Conductor’s Institute of South Carolina and has performed with NEC orchestras, choirs, and chamber ensembles, conducting standard and contemporary repertoire, including numerous premiers of works by NEC colleagues.  Currently, he is a graduate student at UC San Diego, studying Contemporary Double Bass Performance with Mark Dresser.

Matthew Henson, double bass - DMA Recital

The Fall Composition Jury Concert presents an evening of world premieres by graduate composers.

Fall Composition Jury Concert

Surface for solo hammered dulcimer was composed in 2023. In this work, I perform a timbral exploration of the body of this traditionally folk instrument through articulation of its various unique resonant surfaces, highlighting aspects of the instrument’s pitched and percussive nature, and bringing about a multitude of gradually unfolding sonorities.

Zachary Konick - PhD Dissertation Concert

coda is a 35-minute work for hybrid orchestra with which I conclude what I call the first super cycle. coda, as an autonomous musical form, and coda as the last part of a work that I have yet to write

Matthew Henson

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Past events

Jun 4, 2024

UC San Diego Chamber Orchestra · University of California, San Diego Department of Music

Mar 15, 2024

Matthew Henson, double bass - DMA Recital · University of California, San Diego Department of Music

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