Matt Carlson

 Matt Carlson is a doctoral student at the University of North Texas, where he studies choral conducting with Allen Hightower, Marques L. A. Garrett, and Jessica Nápoles. He is a graduate of Michigan State University (M.M. Choral Conducting) and Gettysburg College (B.S. Music Education). In his eleven years teaching public school near Gettysburg, he taught general music and choir in grades 4 through 12. He also worked extensively with Gettysburg Children’s Choir, a community music program that served singers from grades 3-12, culminating with performances at the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association State Conference and the ACDA-PA Summer Conference. 

 Matt is also a published composer who draws on his vast experience teaching in public schools, community choirs, and collegiate ensembles to compose works that are both musically enriching and accessible to singers of all ability levels. His music has been commissioned by school, community, and collegiate choirs, programmed for choral festivals across the nation, and is published by Santa Barbara, Walton, and Alfred. His piece “The Little Creek” was recently featured on the program of the ACDA National Grades 5-7 Treble Honor Choir and the Virginia Middle School All State Choir. 

 At UNT, he has served as the conductor of Chorale and the Associate Conductor of the UNT A Cappella Choir. The choir recently performed at the ACDA National convention in Dallas, TX and in a summer European tour in the Czech Republic, Vienna, and Germany.