Everything Band Podcast

Composer and arranger Matt Conaway is the associate director of the Purdue "All American" marching band with his original music and arrangements published by C.L. Barnhouse and Hal Leonard. Topics: Matt’s position at Purdue University. Matt’s musical background including his grandmother who played honky tonk piano. Ways that we can support the careers of aspiring young composers and conductors that find their way into our classrooms. Matt’s education and his teaching position in West Lafayette, Indiana and his move to Purdue University. Matt’s composing including the story of how he got started and his work with C.L. Barnhouse and Hal Leonard. Commissions and some thoughts on the new trend of crowdsourcing consortium commissions. Links: Matt Conaway Purdue University Bands and Orchestras Biography: Matthew R. Conaway was appointed to the Purdue faculty in August 2012 as an Assistant Professor, and was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor with tenure in July 2018. He serves as an associate director