Matthew S Quayle

Matthew Quayle is Visiting Assistant Professor of Music Theory and Composition at UNCW. An eclectic and versatile composer, he has received commissions and performances from Akira Saxophone Quartet, Alarm Will Sound, Albany Symphony Orchestra, Allentown Symphony Orchestra, Emanuele Arciuli, Arditti String Quartet, Avalon String Quartet, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, The Brass Project, Claire Chase, eighth blackbird, International Contemporary Ensemble, Gail Levinsky, Locrian Chamber Players, Silverwind Duo, Ashley Sandor Sidon, United States Air Force Strings, Vuorovesi Trio, and Westchester Symphonic Winds. His music has been released on Albany Records (solo piano works), Centaur Records (woodwind chamber music), and Naxos (string quartets, featuring the Avalon Quartet). He also wrote the music and lyrics for Amazed By You, an indie album of original cabaret songs with soprano Marian Murphy. Quayle has performed widely as a pianist and chamber musician. His collaborations include numerous appearances with violinist Michael Emery and cellist Jameson Platte, as the Omega Trio. In 2019 Quayle and Platte released the cello-piano album Entr'acte on Albany Records.

Quayle is Workshop Director of the BAAM Berlin Transatlantic Composers Workshop in Germany, which he founded with conductor Garrett Keast. He is also Composition Faculty at New England Music Camp. Prior to joining UNCW, Quayle was Visiting Assistant Professor at Middlebury College and Composition Program Coordinator of the Atlantic Music Festival. He also taught for over a decade at NYU Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates, where he was Associate Arts Professor of Music and served as Program Head of Music.

Education

Ph.D. in Composition and Theory, New York University
M.M. in Composition, University of Cincinnati
B.M. in Composition and Piano Performance, Oberlin Conservatory

Specialization in Teaching

Composition
Music Theory
Orchestration and Arranging
Songwriting