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Matthew Schumaker

Visiting Scholar 2019-2020 Lecturer, Music Department, University of California, Berkeley Composer and music instructor
Through our scientific and technological genius, we've made of this world a neighborhood. And now through our moral and ethical commitment, we must make of it a brotherhood.
— Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Background

Matthew Schumaker is a composer and music instructor at University of California, Berkeley. He received a doctorate in music composition from UC Berkeley and holds degrees from Dartmouth College and Princeton University.

Interests

Schumaker’s music engages in research into computer-assisted composition and real-time, interactive computer music with live performers. He has used computer-assisted techniques to compose works such as As I ride the late night freeways. In a similar area, Schumaker programmed Tessellate, an algorithmic composition toolset within the OpenMusic environment which was released in August 2017. In addition to his work as a composer and researcher, Schumaker has been a long-time proponent of new music and has helped to produce many concerts in the Bay Area for organizations such as the San Francisco Contemporary Music Players, Rova-Arts, and the Eco Ensemble.

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