Matthew Herman holds a Doctorate of Musical Arts in
composition from Temple University.  Previous degrees were
earned at Bowling Green State University and The College of
Wooster.  His teachers have included Samuel Adler, Burton
Beerman, Richard Brodhead, Wallace DePue, Jack Gallagher,
Matthew Greenbaum, Marilyn Shrude and Maurice Wright.  He has
also participated in masterclasses with Claude Baker, Don
Freund, Karel Husa, Gunther Schuller, and Jan van der Roost.
    Dr. Herman’s first orchestral composition, “The War
Prayer,” was featured on a 1998 concert of “Young and Emerging
Composers” by the Cleveland Chamber Symphony.  Since then, his
compositions have been performed throughout the United States
and in Europe.  Recent performances include the premiere of
his Bassoon Sonata at the International Double Reed
Conference, the premiere of his oboe sonata at Carnegie Hall,
and a performance of his choral anthem “A Field Afar” on a
WVIA television special of the same name.
    Dr. Herman has earned numerous accolades for his teaching
of music theory and composition, including the prestigious
Stimson Carrow Tribute Award at Temple University.  West
Chester University named him an Outstanding Educator of the
Year three times in five years.  Dr. Herman is currently on
the faculty of Temple University.