Matthew Cochran
Guitarist/Composer
Compositions
Matthew Cochran's music is published by Les Productions d'Oz and Sacred Black Publications (coming soon)
2025
Testament for Solo Guitar (8 mins), Sacred Black Editions. Commissioned by Matthew McAllister. Premiere scheduled for the Classical Guitar Retreat at the Laidlaw Music Center, University of St. Andrews, Scotland, July 12, 2025, Matthew McAllister, soloist.
2024
Landscape with False Memory for Guitar and String Quartet (10 mins), Sacred Black Editions. Premiere scheduled for the Louisville Guitar Society on April 12, 2025, at Comstock Hall, Louisville, KY.
Colossal Wreck, Sonata for Solo Guitar (20 mins), Sacred Black Editions. Premiere scheduled for the Louisville Guitar Society on April 12, 2025, at Comstock Hall, Louisville, KY.
Winter Was Hard for Guitar Ensemble (4 mins), Sacred Black Editions. Commissioned by the 2025 Mid-America Guitar Ensemble Festival, Jonathan Marshall, Director. Premiere scheduled for the Mid-America Guitar Ensemble Festival, March 23, 2025, Matthew Cochran, Conductor.
Three Inward Glances for Solo Guitar (12 mins), Sacred Black Editions. Commissioned by Stephen Mattingly in memory of Bruce Holzman. Premiere scheduled for the 33rd Iserlohn International Guitar Festival, July 30, 2025, Oberste Stadtkirche, Stephen Mattingly, soloist.
Like a Bird on a Wing (Fantasy on a Scottish Theme) for Solo Guitar (8 mins), Sacred Black Editions. Commissioned by Stewart Kelly. Premiered at Edinburgh Society of Musicians, Edinburg, Scotland, November 15, 2024, Stewart Kelly, soloist.
2023
Two Young Fish (After David Foster Wallace for Solo Guitar (5 mins), Les Productions d’Oz. Premiered at Comstock Hall, University of Louisville, September 22, 2023, Stephen Mattingly, soloist.
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Pale Blue Dot, for Two Guitars (18 mins), Sacred Black Editions. Premiered at Mabry Concert Hall, Austin Peay State University Guitar Festival, March 19, 2024, performed by Cochran & McAllister.
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Tears from a Star for Two Guitars (six and 10-string) (10 mins). Unpublished.
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The Promise of Something New for Guitar Ensemble (3 mins). Les Productions d’Oz (coming soon). Premiered at the Alluvion, Traverse City, MI, January 26, 2024. Performed by the Interlochen Guitar Ensemble.
2022
Hope Begins in the Dark for Solo Electric Guitar and Electronics (5 mins). Les Productions d’Oz. Commissioned by Chase Bliss Audio. Premiered November 1, 2022, at Christopher Newport University, Newport News, VA, Tom Clippinger, soloist.
Prelude and Stomp for Solo Electric Guitar (4 mins). Les Productions d’Oz. Premiered January 22, 2022, at the Marlow Guitar Series, Cultural Arts Center, Montgomery College, Silver Spring, MD, Candace Mowbray, soloist.
2021
Toccata for Joe for Solo Guitar (4 mins). Les Productions d’Oz. Premiered July 14, 2022, at Classical Guitar Retreat, Cathedral of the Isles, Isle of Cumbre, Scotland, Matthew Cochran, soloist.
3 Non-Algorithmic Human Interactions for Solo Guitar (10 mins). Les Productions d’Oz. Premiered July 14, 2022, at Classical Guitar Retreat, Cathedral of the Isles, Isle of Cumbre, Scotland, Matthew Cochran, soloist.
Wherever You Are for Electric Guitar and Electronics (6 mins). Unpublished. Premiered July 14, 2022, at Classical Guitar Retreat, Cathedral of the Isles, Isle of Cumbre, Scotland, Matthew Cochran, soloist.
2015
Cicadas at the Equinox for Guitar and Wind Quintet. Unpublished. Premiered May 6, 2023, at Grace Episcopal Church in Traverse City, MI, performed by Matthew Cochran and Manitou Winds.