Matthew Hough composer / guitarist
upcoming concerts:
Mon, March 29
Annie Lyle performs the new and improved “Irreverent Overtones” for bassoon.
Student Composers Concert
Manhattan School of Music
122nd and Broadway, Manhattan
7:30 pm
Free
Fri, May 21
Music = New Works for Solo Electric Guitar
I will premiere solo electric guitar works by Inhyun Kim, Charlie Wilmoth, Andrew Noble and myself.
Cafe Orwell
247 Varet St. (btwn Bogart and White), Bushwick
8 pm
$10
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past concerts:
2.19.10 Music = Ensemble Debut @ First Baptist Church, Manhattan
music by Hough, Kim, Ablinger and Feldman
2.8.10 Improv Extravaganza @ Borden Auditorium, Manhattan School of Music
violin; group improvisation
2.4.10 Welcome, Silent Guest @ The Tank, Manhattan
guitar; music by Juan Calderon
12.22.09 Blarvuster @ Zebulon, Brooklyn
guitar for music by Matt Welch
11.17.09 POWER CONCERT #53 @ Manhattan School of Music
music by Hough
11.6.09 Music = Sight and Sound @ The Tank, Manhattan
music by Hough, Kim, Fueting and Cage
10.26.09 Blarvuster @ Cornelia Street Cafe, Manhattan
guitar for music by Matt Welch
9.25.09 Music = New Sound (Peter Ablinger) @ Cafe Orwell, Brooklyn
music by and discussion with Peter Ablinger
9.23.09 Wet Ink Ensemble @ Saint Peters Church, Chelsea
guitar for music by Ablinger
9.5.09 Music = Fall Benefit Concert and Party @ 131 Boerum St, Brooklyn
music by Hough, Utzinger, Calderon, and Machaut
9.4.09 Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves @ Monkeytown, Brooklyn
guitar and voice, electro-country arrangements by Jeff Snyder
7.19.09 Loadbang Ensemble @ Trinity Concert Series, Freeport, PA
performance of my piece, “Silhouette”, for baritone, bass clarinet, trumpet and trombone
7.18.09 Loadbang Ensemble @ Garfield Artworks, Pittsburgh, PA
performance of my piece, “Silhouette”, for baritone, bass clarinet, trumpet and trombone
7.10.09 Wet Ink Ensemble @ Walden School, Dublin, NH
guitar for music by Walden School Faculty
6.28.09 Loadbang Ensemble @ Vox Novus Composer Series, Manhattan
performance of my piece, “Silhouette”, for baritone, bass clarinet, trumpet and trombone
6.5.09 Dan Lippel @ Wusterhausen Church, Königs Wusterhausen, Germany
performance of hebrew song “Erev Shel Shoshanim” in my arrangement for guitar
6.2.09 Dan Lippel @ Forum Gestaltung, Magdeburg
performance of hebrew song “Erev Shel Shoshanim” in my arrangement for guitar
6.1.09 Dan Lippel @ Steffenshagen Church, Steffenshagen
performance of hebrew song “Erev Shel Shoshanim” in my arrangement for guitar
5.31.09 Dither and Friends @ Bang On A Can Marathon, Manhattan
guitar for music by Eric km Clark
5.31.09 Dan Lippel @ Retschow Church, Retschow
performance of hebrew song “Erev Shel Shoshanim” in my arrangement for guitar
5.30.09 Dan Lippel @ Andy Noble’s Hausmusik, Berlin
performance of hebrew song “Erev Shel Shoshanim” in my arrangement for guitar
5.16.09 Music = Talking Tree, Silent Book @ Café Orwell, Brooklyn
music by Hough, Kim, Yang, Feldman and Chen
5.13.09 Amelia Lukas @ CPP Showcase, Manhattan School of Music
performance of my “Piece No. 4” for solo flute
5.8.09 SURROUND SOUNDS @ The Tank, Manhattan
guitar improv with Sam Pluta, electronics and Dan Peck, tuba
5.3.09 Loadbang Ensemble @ Sci-Fi Philly, Philadelphia
performance of my piece, “Silhouette”, for baritone, bass clarinet, trumpet and trombone
5.1.09 Wet Ink Ensemble @ Saint Peters Church Chelsea
guitar and voice for music by Snyder and Pluta
4.24.09 Blarvuster @ Roulette, Manhattan
guitar for music by Matt Welch
4.17.09 Loadbang Ensemble @ First Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn Heights
performance of my piece, “Silhouette”, for baritone, bass clarinet, trumpet and trombone
4.4.09 FBC Choir @ First Baptist Church, Manhattan
voice for excerpts from Bach’s St. Matthew Passion
2.20.09 MSM Composers Orchestra @ Manhattan School of Music
performance of my piece, “Without Memories, Without Plans” for orchestra
2.8.09 Andy Kozar Trumpet Recital @ Manhattan School of Music
performance of my piece, “Silhouette”, for baritone, bass clarinet, trumpet and trombone
1.21.09 MATA Interval @ Issue Project Room, Brooklyn
guitar for music by Eric km Clark
12.14.08 Red Light New Music @ International House, Manhattan
voice for music by Ted Hearne
11.25.08 Student Composers Concert @ Manhattan School of Music
performance of my “Seven Pieces” for flute and piano
11.16.08 Hunter-Gatherer @ Festival of New American Music, Sacramento, CA
performance of my piece, “When They Say My Number” for two percussionists
11.12.08 Hunter-Gatherer @ 21 Grand, Oakland, CA
performance of my piece, “When They Say My Number” for two percussionists
11.10.08 Hunter-Gatherer @ South Pasadena Music, Pasadena, CA
performance of my piece, “When They Say My Number” for two percussionists
11.2.08 Loadbang Ensemble @ The Stone, Manhattan
performance of my piece, “Silhouette”, for baritone, bass clarinet, trumpet and trombone
10.19.08 Ian Antonio Percussion Recital @ Stony Brook University
performance of my piece, “When They Say My Number” for two percussionists
10.15.08 Wet Ink Ensemble @ Roulette, Manhattan
guitar for music by Jeff Snyder
10.9.08 Wet Ink @ The Kitchen, Manhattan
guitar for music by Leroy Jenkins
9.27.08 What We Want!!! @ MOMAR, Brooklyn
performance of my piece, “When They Say My Number” for two percussionists
6.21.08 What We Want!!! @ Ceres Gallery, Manhattan
performance of my piece, “Mime” for solo tenor saxophone
5.3.08 Wet Ink Ensemble @ Saint Peters Church Chelsea
performance of my piece, “Step Into the Fun Zone” for ten instruments
4.25.08 Blarvuster @ RPI, Troy, NY
guitar for music by Matt Welch
4.19.08 What We Want!!! @ Tompkins Square Gallery, Manhattan
performance of my piece, “Rated G”, for solo cello (John Popham)
4.12.08 What We Want!!! @ Tompkins Square Gallery, Manhattan
performance of my “Piece No. 4” for solo flute (Amelia Lukas)
4.10.08 Wet Ink Ensemble @ The Tank, Manhattan
guitar improv and music by Tenney, Kiyama and Soper
4.5.08 ICE/Columbia Composers @ Merkin Hall, Manhattan
tenor counterveille for music by Jeff Synder
3.26.08 Red Light New Music @ The Tank, Manhattan
performance of my piece, “Rated G”, for solo cello (John Popham)
2.9.08 New Paths, New Music @ Paul Hall, Columbia University
performance of my piece, “Rated G”, for solo cello (Yves Dhamaraj)
12.1.07 Wet Ink Ensemble @ Symphony Space, Manhattan
guitar for music by James Fei and Brian Kane
11.29.07 Blarvuster @ The Stone, Manhattan
guitar for music by Matt Welch
11.12.07 Student Composers Concert @ Manhattan School of Music
performance of my piece, “They Said”, for voices and ensemble
10.16.07 Blarvuster @ Westminster Choir College, Princeton, NJ
guitar for music by Matt Welch
6.6.07 Red Light New Music @ Conservatory “Hanns Eisler”, Berlin
performance of my piece, “Rated G”, for solo cello (John Popham)
5.3.07 Wet Ink Ensemble @ New York Quarterly Meeting House, Manhattan
guitar for music by Soper and Snyder
3.19.07 Wet Ink Ensemble @ Symphony Space, Manhattan
guitar for music by Soper and Snyder
2.15.07 SEM Ensemble @ Willow Place Auditorium, Brooklyn
performance of my piece, “Step Into the Fun Zone” for ten instruments
12.1.06 Wet Ink Ensemble @ New York Quarterly Meeting House, Manhattan
guitar for music by Mincek
7.22.06 Zs @ Cake Shop, Manhattan
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
7.21.06 Zs @ Southgate House, Newport,KY
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
7.20.06 Zs @ The Ground Floor, Belleville, IL
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
7.18.06 Zs @ Icehouse, Kansas City, MO
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
7.16.06 Zs @ Monkey Mania, Denver, CO
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
7.15.06 Zs @ The Trunk Space, Phoenix, AZ
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
7.14.06 Zs @ San Diego Sports Club, San Diego, CA
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
7.13.06 Zs @ The Smell, Los Angeles, CA
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
7.12.06 Zs @ Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco, CA
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
7.11.06 Zs @ 21 Grand, Oakland, CA
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
7.10.06 Zs @ Fools Foundation, Sacramento, CA
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
7.9.06 Zs @ Alibi, Arcata, CA
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
7.8.06 Seductive Sprigs @ Valentine’s, Portland, OR
music by Hough, Looker
7.7.06 Zs @ Foodhole, Portland, OR
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
7.1.06 Zs @ Red Rooster, Aberdeen, SD
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
6.30.06 Zs @ Turf Club, Saint Paul, MN
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
6.29.06 Zs @ Riverwest Commons, Milwaukee, WI
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
6.27.06 Seductive Sprigs @ Modern Formations, Chicago, IL
music by Hough, Looker
6.26.06 Zs @ The Empty Bottle, Chicago, IL
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
6.25.06 Zs @ The Elbow Room, Ypsilanti, MI
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
6.24.06 Zs @ The Church, Cleveland, OH
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
6.24.06 Zs @ Miller-Weitzel Gallery, Cleveland, OH
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
6.23.06 Zs @ Garfield Artworks, Pittsburgh, PA
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
6.22.06 Zs @ The Fire, Philadelphia
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
6.19.06 Zs @ North Six, Brooklyn
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
6.18.06 Zs @ Asterisk Art Project, Brooklyn
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
6.17.06 Zs @ Cake Shop, Manhattan
music by Hough, Looker, Hillmer and Antonio
4.22.06 Seductive Sprigs @ Cake Shop, Manhattan
music by Hough and Looker
3.30.06 Seductive Sprigs @ Asterisk Art Project, Brooklyn
music by Hough and Looker
3.28.06 Seductive Sprigs @ North Six, Brooklyn
music by Hough and Looker
3.26.06 Columbia Composers Ensemble @ Merkin Hall, Manhattan
guitar for music by Lunsqui
3.17.06 Seductive Sprigs @ Cake Shop, Manhattan
music by Hough and Looker
3.10.06 Seductive Sprigs @ Bartlett Hall Arts Space, University of Chicago
music by Hough and Looker
2.25.06 Seductive Sprigs @ Cornell University
music by Hough and Looker
2.14.06 Wet Ink Ensemble @ New York Quarterly Meeting House, Manhattan
guitar for music by Wubbels
2.3.06 Wet Ink Ensemble @ Philosophy Hall, Columbia University
guitar improvisations
1.27.06 Wet Ink Ensemble @ Greenwich House Music School
guitar improvisations
1.12-1.29.06 Scenery Ensemble @ LaMama, Manhattan
guitar for music by Connelly