Name: Student Recital: Matthew Rygelski
Start: 2023-04-02T11:00:00
Location: Carnegie Mellon University

Donna Amato

Miranda Johnson

Sigridur Indridadottir

Matthew Rygelski

Ellie Durr

Carnegie Mellon University School of Music

Matthew Rygelski is a musician, educator, and recording engineer who seeks to bring music to humanitarian efforts. Mr. Rygelski is currently pursuing his undergraduate degree in Clarinet Performance at the Carnegie Mellon School of Music with Michael Rusinek, Principal Clarinet of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, and a minor in Music Education. A Pittsburgh native, Mr. Rygelski has performed with the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra as an Undergraduate Music Fellow, the Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestra, and the Pittsburgh Youth Concert Orchestra participating in both of their European tours. Mr. Rygelski has been the recipient of the Tuesday Musical Club Scholarship Competition receiving Honorable Mention along with the Enkor International Music Competition, Third Edition, Third Prize Winner. He plans on attending the Sewanee Music Festival in the Summer of 2023 and has also participated in the Clarinet Maestro Festival, Aria International Summer Academy, and the International Clarinet Workshop. Alongside his classical training, Mr. Rygelski has performed Klezmer Music at Carnegie Mellon University for various Jewish Holidays and at his recitals. In March 2022, Mr. Rygelski received 1st Prize in the International Clarinet Association Clariedoscope Essay Competition for his essay, “How Klezmer Music Changed Me.” Serving as an intern at WQED-89.3 since January 2021, Mr. Rygelski has interviewed various musical artists, and volunteered at different community outreach events hosted by WQED. Mr. Rygelski also performed for the radio station on the Pittsburgh Foundation Performance in Pittsburgh, performing the Mozart Clarinet Quintet. Mr. Rygelski is an active and dedicated educator, teaching music to the next generation of musicians and attends various different Pittsburgh events, engaging with the Pittsburgh Jewish Community.