Dr. Matthew van Emmerik will be the new Assistant Professor of Music - Director of Bands and Low Brass at Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. He will begin in August 2016, and his duties will include conducting the Wind Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, and Pep Band and teaching applied low brass lessons.
Born in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia in 1978, Matthew is the former principal euphonium player of the Central Band of the Royal Air Force in London, United Kingdom and all Royal Australian Navy Bands. He has held recording, high-profile, and principal positions with the world's leading bands and orchestras. Since 2007, Matthew has been a brass ensemble conductor and euphonium and low brass lecturer at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music at Monash University. He completed his PhD studies and graduated as a Doctor of Music from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the University of Sydney in 2011. He has recorded three commercially available CDs: ‘Neath Austral Skies, Utaki – The Sacred Grove (Summit Records U.S.A.), and Homeland (Potenza U.S.A.). Homeland is Matthew’s latest CD featuring repertoire commissioned and composed specifically for him, and this recording has already received critical acclaim and has recently been named "CD of the Month" in the Brass Band World Magazine (UK). Matthew is proud to be an Adams Custom Brass Artist and Clinician and an endorsee of Reunion Blues gig bags. Matthew uses his own VAN EMMERIK signature mouthpiece range when performing. To keep up with Matthew’s activities feel free to follow him at his website and Facebook page: www.matthewvanemmerik.com and https://web.facebook.com/DrMatthewVanEmmerik/
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
New Hire: Dr. Matthew van Emmerik, Cameron University
Dr. Matthew van Emmerik will be the new Assistant Professor of Music - Director of Bands and Low Brass at Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. He will begin in August 2016, and his duties will include conducting the Wind Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, and Pep Band and teaching applied low brass lessons.
Born in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia in 1978, Matthew is the former principal euphonium player of the Central Band of the Royal Air Force in London, United Kingdom and all Royal Australian Navy Bands. He has held recording, high-profile, and principal positions with the world's leading bands and orchestras. Since 2007, Matthew has been a brass ensemble conductor and euphonium and low brass lecturer at the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music and Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music at Monash University. He completed his PhD studies and graduated as a Doctor of Music from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music and the University of Sydney in 2011. He has recorded three commercially available CDs: ‘Neath Austral Skies, Utaki – The Sacred Grove (Summit Records U.S.A.), and Homeland (Potenza U.S.A.). Homeland is Matthew’s latest CD featuring repertoire commissioned and composed specifically for him, and this recording has already received critical acclaim and has recently been named "CD of the Month" in the Brass Band World Magazine (UK). Matthew is proud to be an Adams Custom Brass Artist and Clinician and an endorsee of Reunion Blues gig bags. Matthew uses his own VAN EMMERIK signature mouthpiece range when performing. To keep up with Matthew’s activities feel free to follow him at his website and Facebook page: www.matthewvanemmerik.com and https://web.facebook.com/DrMatthewVanEmmerik/
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