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Matthew Cochran
Guitarist/Composer
Original Compositions
Matthew Cochran's music is published by Les Productions d'Oz and Sacred Black Publications
Like a Bird on the Wing
Fantasy-Variations on the Scottish Traditional “Skye Boat Song for Solo Guitar (9 mins). Commissioned by Stewart Kelly. Premiered at Edinburgh Society of Musicians, Edinburgh, Scotland, November 15, 2024, Stewart Kelly, soloist. Sacred Black Publications, SBP 2504.
Pale Blue Dot
Suite for Two Guitars after Carl Sagan (18 mins). Premiered at Mabry Concert Hall, Austin Peay State University Guitar Festival, March 19, 2024, performed by Cochran & McAllister. Sacred Black Publications, SBP 2503.
As recorded by Cochran & McAllister on their Sacred Black Records release, Pale Blue Dot.
As recorded by Cochran & McAllister on their Sacred Black Records release, Pale Blue Dot.
Prelude and Stomp
For Solo Electric Guitar (4 mins). Premiered February 13, 2022, at Springfield Presbyterian Church, Sykesville, MD, Candice Mowbray, soloist. Les Productions d’Oz, DZ 3968.
The Promise of Something New
For Four Guitars or Guitar Ensemble (3 mins). Premiered at the Alluvion, Traverse City, MI, January 26, 2024, by the Interlochen Guitar Ensemble. Also featured at the 2025 GFA Convention in Louisville, KY, Chuck Hullihan, Conductor. Sacred Black Publications, SBP 25002.
Three Inward Glances
For Solo Guitar (12 mins). Commissioned by Stephen Mattingly in Memory of Bruce Holzman. Premiered July 30, 2025 at the 33rd Iserlohn International Guitar Festival, Oberste Stadkirche, Stephen Mattingly, soloist. Sacred Black Publications, SBP 2506
Three Non-Algorithmic Human Interactions
For Solo Guitar (10 mins). Premiered July 14, 2022, at The Classical Guitar Retreat, Cathedral of the Isles, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland, Matthew Cochran, soloist. Les Productions d’Oz, DZ 3819.
Toccata for Joe
For Solo Guitar (4 mins). Premiered July 14, 2022, at The Classical Guitar Retreat, Cathedral of the Isles, Isle of Cumbrae, Scotland, Matthew Cochran, soloist. Les Productions d’Oz, DZ3884.
Two Young Fish
(After David Foster Wallace) for Solo Guitar (5 mins). Premiered at Comstock Hall, University of Louisville, September 22, 2023, Stephen Mattingly, soloist. Les Productions d’Oz, DZ 4202.
Wherever You Are
For solo guitar (6 mins). Premiered April 12, 2025, for the Louisville Guitar Society at Bird Recital Hall, Louisville, KY, Matthew Cochran, soloist. Sacred Black Publications, SBP 2505.
Winter Was Hard
For Four Guitars or Guitar Ensemble (4 mins). Commissioned by the 2025 Mid-America Guitar Ensemble Festival, Jonathan Marshall, Director. Premiered March 23, 2025, at the Mid-America Guitar Ensemble Festival, St Cecilia Music Society, Grand Rapids, MI, Jonathan Marshall, Conductor. Sacred Black Publications, SBP 25001.
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