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“Startlingly immediate” - Wall Street Journal
 “Darkly brilliant” - Classical Review
 “Gritty, colorful, often profane and clearly true-to-life” - Opera News

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Upcoming PERFORMANCES
Ensemble NEO - Folkoperan, Stockholm
Ben Goldscheider Trio - Ljusdal
Ben Goldscheider Trio - Sandviken
Ben Goldscheider Trio - Ronneby
Seminar - "Text and Texture in Choral Composition"
Theo Hillborg, Lövstabruk Kammarmusikfestival - world premiere
Theo Hillborg, Lövstabruk Kammarmusikfestival - world premiere
RECENT PERFORMANCES
Ben Goldscheider Trio - Hudiksvall
Ben Goldscheider Trio - Halmstad
Ben Goldscheider Trio - Hässleholm
Stockholms Saxofonkvartett - Visby
Stockholms Saxofonkvartett - Duvbo Kyrka
VOIR DIRE - Boston Conservatory at Berklee
VOIR DIRE - Boston Conservatory at Berklee
An Inner Sky - Oslo
VOIR DIRE - Boston Conservatory at Berklee
VOIR DIRE - Boston Conservatory at Berklee
Sentio Ergo Sum - Uppsala
Sentio Ergo Sum - Uppsala
Sentio Ergo Sum - Uppsala
Indiana University NOTUS - An Inner Sky
Cantate Domino - Stockholm
Sofia Vokalensemble - Stockholm
Sentio Ergo Sum - Dieselverkstaden, Nacka
Sentio Ergo Sum - Dieselverkstaden, Nacka
Sentio Ergo Sum - Dieselverkstaden, Nacka
Sentio Ergo Sum - Fylkingen
WORLD PREMIERE - Carolinae Röster
Sentio Ergo Sum - Fylkingen
Sentio Ergo Sum - Fylkingen
Sentio Ergo Sum - Fylkingen
WORLD PREMIERE - Sentio Ergo Sum - Fylkingen
Guitarist Mårten Falk - Strängnäs
Daniel Larsson and Kristin Uglar - Gävle
Stockholm Saxophone Quartet - Ängby Slott
Stockholm Saxophone Quartet - Katrina Kammarmusik, Mariehamn Finland
WORLD PREMIERE - Malvakvartetten
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Matthew Peterson wins 2023 Swedish MPA Award / Musikförläggarnas Pris
Matthew Peterson wins 2023 Swedish MPA Award / Musikförläggarnas Pris
Matthew Peterson awarded prestigious Carin Malmlöf-Forssling composer prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music
Matthew Peterson awarded prestigious Carin Malmlöf-Forssling composer prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music
Matthew Peterson awarded first Sven-David Sandström Choral Composition Award
Matthew Peterson awarded first Sven-David Sandström Choral Composition Award
Matthew Peterson wins Classical of the Year, Dalecarlia Music Awards
Matthew Peterson wins Classical of the Year, Dalecarlia Music Awards
Sofia Ågren on Matthew Peterson's Ljusfälten: #Swedishchoralmusic 2020
RAVE REVIEWS & VOIR DIRE WORLD RELEASE
RAVE REVIEWS & VOIR DIRE WORLD RELEASE
Voir Dire original-cast album Americas Release
Voir Dire original-cast album Americas Release
BroadwayWorld: Redhouse to release VOIR DIRE August 7 2020
BroadwayWorld: Redhouse to release VOIR DIRE August 7 2020
"Classical of the year" nomination for 2020 Dalecarlia Music Awards
"Classical of the year" nomination for 2020 Dalecarlia Music Awards
Interview with Dalarnas Tidningar
Interview with Dalarnas Tidningar
Interview on 1 Track Podcast
Interview on 1 Track Podcast
Kulturrådet funds Matthew Peterson commission
Kulturrådet funds Matthew Peterson commission
Review: Peregrinations, Södermanlands Nyheter
Peterson wins Washington International Competition
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL Voir Dire Review: True Crime in the Opera House

The Wall Street Journal Review

THEATERJONESTruth Be Told

TheaterJones Review

THE COLUMN Voir Dire - a review

The Column Review

FORT WORTH WEEKLY Just the System

Fort Worth Weekly Review

TEXAS CLASSICAL REVIEW Fort Worth Opera premiere makes the case for darkly brilliant Voir Dire

Texas Classical Review

THE STAR TELEGRAM FW Opera’s Voir Dire tries to do justice to crime-and-punishment tales

The Star Telegram Review

DALLAS NEWS Courtroom dramas, and damaged lives, vividly portrayed in Fort Worth Opera's new Voir Dire

Dallas News Review

FORT WORTH STAR-TELEGRAM Journalist’s case notes get a musical score in Fort Worth Opera’s Voir Dire

Fort Worth Star Telegram Interview

THE STAR TELEGRAM Case closed: Voir Dire sells out ahead of Fort Worth Opera Festival

The Star Telegram Interview

WRR 101.1 Voir Dire - an interview with David Gately, director, Viswa Subbaraman, conductor and Christina Pecce, soprano

WRR 1011 Interview

CLASSICAL VOICE AMERICATrio Of 20-minute Operas Premiered In WNO Showcase

Classical Voice America Review

THE WASHINGTON POSTOpera as lively art - or not so lively

Washington Post Review

Voir Dire premiere mentioned on NPR's "First Impressions"
BROADWAY WORLDWashington National Opera commissions Lifeboat
Fort Worth Business News Broadway WorldFort Worth Opera to stage Voir Dire in 2017 Frontiers Festival

Fort Worth Business News Review
Broadway World Review

Presentation of new Swedish Orchestra music at Malmö Live

RECENT PHOTOS

Who says I can’t multitask. Burning right through naptime, working hard on the new piece for @dalasinfoniettan #composer #dad
It’s the busiest time of year, but the kids and I are still managing to get some time outdoors together - hunting, hiking, and bouncing. #composer #dad
I’ve always been of the opinion that Cantate Domino with @sofiavokalensemble really grooves but I didn’t know it was a jam worthy of playlists “Friday Vibes” or “party Pioneers”. #composer #choir #sofiavokalensembl

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