Matthew H. Fields (1961- )
Matthew H. Fields was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, grew up in
Deerfield, Illinois, and earned degrees in music composition
from Oberlin Conservatory, Stanford University, and University
of Michigan, as well as a degree in mathematics from Oberlin
College. Over the years, Fields has maintained affiliations with
ASCAP, AMC, SCI, ACF, BIMC, Kalvos and Damien, the National
Center for Science Education, and Sierra Club, among others. The
winner of the Colorado State Music Teachers Association
Composers Commission (2014), Second Prize in the Composers
Competition of the Michigan Music Teachers Association (2012),
The League of Composrs-ISCM Composers' Competition (2006), a
spot at Minnesota Orchestra Composers Institute and Reading
Sessions (2006), First Prize in the Ferruccio Busoni Society
Composition Contest (1991), the Regents' Fellowship at
University of Michigan, The Johnson-Maile Fellowship at
Stanford, and various other honors. Fields, who now lives in Ann
Arbor, Michigan, is an independent composer by night and a
computer programmer by day.COMPOSITIONS Fields Links ~ ~ ~ Works by Genre
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Vindication of Hypatia, 3 trumpets and 3 trombones (1988)
Three Origami Figures, string quartet (1991)
The Winds of Springtime, piano (1991)
Call of the Shofar, 4 trombones (1992)
Kabala, clarinet, viola and piano (1993)
Rooster's Court Ball, flute (1993)
Summer Mischief, harpsichord (1993)
Birthday Music, wind quintet and piano (1995)
Cavaliers, clarinet, violin and cello (1995)
Sh`mah, carillon (1995)
Shakespeare's Eighteenth Sonnet, chorus [SATB or SSAATTBB] (1997)
Absinthe, Spirit of Green Dream, clarinet, violin and cello (1997)
Arbor Nocturne, violin and piano (1998)
Sages of Chelm, chamber orchestra (2001)
Accidental Heroes of September 2001 and Every Day, 2 tpt, hn, trom, tuba and bass drum (2002)
Rollerchant, cello (2002)
Dialup Hell, "modems and mental problem" (playback) (2003)
Fireheart, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, marimba/vibraphone and piano (2005)
Progeny of Memory, cello and harp (2006)
Stargazer Serenade, string quartet (2006)
Stargazer String Serenade, string orchestra (2007)
Tidbits, oboe and piano (2007)
Aria, guitar (2007)
Humanist Hymnal Project, chorus and various soloists (2008- )
Space Sciences, orchestra (2010)
Double Cluster, piano and orchestra (2011)
Green Ravine, bassoon and marimba (2012)
Layerscape, clarinet, trumpet, percussion and piano (2014)
Colored Light for Chagall, soprano, baritone, shofar and chamber orchestra (2015)
WORKS BY GENRE Fields Links ~ top of page ~
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Dramatic/Theater
Orchestra
Sages of Chelm, chamber orchestra (2001)
Space Sciences, orchestra (2010)
Stargazer String Serenade, string orchestra (2007)
Band
Soloist(s) w/Orchestra
Double Cluster, piano and orchestra (2011)
Chorus w/Orchestra
Choral
Shakespeare's Eighteenth Sonnet, chorus [SATB or SSAATTBB] (1997)
Humanist Hymnal Project, chorus and various soloists (2008- )
Chamber
Vindication of Hypatia, 3 trumpets and 3 trombones (1988)
Three Origami Figures, string quartet (1991)
Call of the Shofar, 4 trombones (1992)
Birthday Music, wind quintet and piano (1995)
Cavaliers, clarinet, violin and cello (1995)
Absinthe, Spirit of Green Dream, clarinet, violin and cello (1997)
Accidental Heroes of September 2001 and Every Day, 2 tpt, hn, trom, tuba and bass drum (2002)
Fireheart, flute, clarinet, violin, cello, marimba/vibraphone and piano (2005)
Progeny of Memory, cello and harp (2006)
Stargazer Serenade, string quartet (2006)
Green Ravine, bassoon and marimba (2012)
Layerscape, clarinet, trumpet, percussion and piano (2014)
Instrument and Piano
Kabala, clarinet, viola and piano (1993)
Arbor Nocturne, violin and piano (1998)
Tidbits, oboe and piano (2007)
Solo Instrument
Rooster's Court Ball, flute (1993)
Sh`mah, carillon (1995)
Rollerchant, cello (2002)
Aria, guitar (2007)
Piano/Harpsichord
The Winds of Springtime, piano (1991)
Summer Mischief, harpsichord (1993)
Vocal
Colored Light for Chagall, soprano, baritone, shofar and chamber orchestra (2015)
Incidental/Film
Electronic/Electroacoustic
Dialup Hell, "modems and mental problem" (playback) (2003)
MATTHEW H. FIELDS LINKS Works by Genre ~ top of page ~
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Composer's website . . . contact Matthew H. Fields: here
Matthew H. Fields @ American Composers Forum
Matthew H. Fields @ ArtPrize
Matthew H. Fields @ The American Prize
Matthew H. Fields @ Classical Archives
Matthew H. Fields @ Composers Circle
Matthew H. Fields @ Facebook
Matthew H. Fields @ Imagine Music Publishing
Matthew H. Fields @ InstantEncore
Matthew H. Fields @ Kalvos & Damian
Matthew H. Fields @ LinkedIn
Matthew H. Fields @ New Music USA [formerly American Music Center]
Matthew H. Fields @ Price, Rubin & Partners
Matthew H. Fields @ Project Encore
Matthew H. Fields @ Society of Composers
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Publisher
Matthew H. Fields @ Composer's website
Matthew H. Fields @ Imagine Music Publishing
Streaming Audio
Matthew H. Fields @ Composer's website
Matthew H. Fields @ Classical Archives
Matthew H. Fields @ Rhapsody.com
Matthew H. Fields @ Society of Composers
Matthew H. Fields @ SoundCloud
Recordings
Matthew H. Fields @ Composer's website
Matthew H. Fields @ Amazon.com
Matthew H. Fields @ ArkivMusic
Matthew H. Fields @ CD Universe
Matthew H. Fields @ Centaur Records
Matthew H. Fields @ ClassicsOnline
Matthew H. Fields @ itunes
Matthew H. Fields @ Naxos
Video
Matthew H. Fields @ YouTube
Matthew H. Fields @ Google Video
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