Matthew Cochran
Guitarist/Composer
Events
Upcoming Concerts
2026
April 12, University of Miami, world premiere of Sean Hickey’s Congregate Settings for classical and electric guitars and wind ensemble.
March 13, Cochran & McAllister duo recital at Passau International Guitar Festival, Gotisches Langhaus, Passau, Germany.
2025
November 21, Cochran & McAllister at Hallein International Guitar Festival, Keltenmuseum, Hallein, Austria.
August 8, Cochran & McAllister duo recital at Nürtingen International Guitar Festival, Kreuzkirche, Nürtingen, Germany.
July 30, Stephen Mattingly, solo guitar recital, premiering Cochran’s Three Inward Glances, commissioned in memory of Bruce Holzman, 33rd Iserlohn International Guitar Festival, Oberste Stadtkirche, Germany.
July 12, Cochran & McAllister duo recital at Classical Guitar Retreat at Laidlaw Music Center, University St. Andrews, UK.
July 10, Ensemble Dre recital, premiering Cochran’s What Time is Now for violin, piano, guitar, and double bass at Classical Guitar Retreat at Laidlaw Music Center, University St. Andrews, UK.
June 16, Cochran & McAllister duo recital at Guitar Foundation of America Convention, Comstock Hall, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
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June 13, Cochran & McAllister duo recital at GRCC International Guitar Series, Albert P. Smith Music Center, Linn Maxwell Keller Recital HallGrand Rapids, MI.
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June 11, Cochran & McAllister duo recital at Music House Museum, Williamsburg, MI.
April 13, solo and chamber recital at University of Louisville, performing premiere of Landscape with False Memory for Guitar and String Quartet. Comstock Hall, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY.
March 21-23, solo recital and conducting the premiere of Winter Was Hard for Guitar Ensemble, Mid-America Guitar Ensemble Festival, Keller Recital Hall, Grand Rapids Community College, Grand Rapids, MI.
March 16, soloist with Traverse City Philharmonic, Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez, Kevin Rhodes, conductor. Corson Auditorium, Interlochen, MI.
Past Concerts
2024
November 1-3, Cochran & McAllister duo recital, masterclasses, and competition judging at Big Guitar Weekend, Stevenson Hall, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow, UK.
July 9-14, Cochran & McAllister duo recital, clinics, masterclasses, competition judging at Classical Guitar Retreat at Laidlaw Music Center, University St. Andrews, UK.
June 15-20, solo recital, ensemble coaching, masterclasses at Interlochen Classical Guitar Intensive at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen, MI.
May 12, soloist with Kate Botello and Traverse City Philharmonic, City Opera House, Traverse City, MI.
March 25, Cochran & McAllister masterclass at Peabody Institute, Goodwin Recital Hall, Baltimore, MD.
March 23, Cochran & McAllister recital at Skaneateles Library Series, Skaneateles, NY.
March 21, Cochran & McAllister recital at Rauch Planetarium, Louisville, KY.
March 19-20, Cochran & McAllister recital and masterclass at Austin Peay State University Guitar Festival, Mabry Concert Hall, Clarksville, TN.
February 14, solo and chamber recital featuring Matthew Cochran, Kate Botello, and the Interlochen Guitar Ensemble at Creative 360, Midland, MI.
February 11, solo and chamber recital featuring Matthew Cochran, Kate Botello, and the Interlochen Guitar Ensemble Old Art Building, Leeland, MI.
January 26, solo and chamber recital featuring Matthew Cochran, Kate Botello, and the Interlochen Guitar Ensemble Alluvion, Traverse City, MI.
January 25, solo and chamber recital at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen, MI.
2023
June 25, Cochran & McAllister recital at Garden Theater, Frankfort, MI.
June 18, Cochran & McAllister recital at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen, MI.
June 17-22, Interlochen Classical Guitar Intensive, Interlochen, MI.
May 6, chamber recital featuring Manitou Winds performing Matthew Cochran’s Cicadas at the Equinox for Guitar and Wind Quintet at Grace Episcopal Church in Traverse City, MI.
March 12, faculty chamber recital with Nancy Stagnitta (flute) and Matthew Cochran at Dendrinos Chapel and Recital Hall, Interlochen, MI.