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Matthew Brooks

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Matthew Brooks

Matthew Brooks

  • Assistant Professor
  • Director of Orchestral Activities in Music & Medicine

email:
matthewbrooks@unomaha.edu
office:
  • SPAC 223
  • Strauss Performing Arts Center
office phone:
402-554-3015
personal website:
http://www.matthewjbrooks.com
areas of focus:
  • Music Theory
  • Conducting

Additional Information

Matthew J. Brooks is Assistant Professor and Director of Orchestral Activities in Music & Medicine at University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) where he teaches graduate orchestral conducting and undergraduate music theory in the School of Music. As part of a collaboration between the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) and the UNO School of Music, Dr. Brooks was critical in creating the Nebraska Medical Orchestra, for which he is the founding music director and conductor. He is a courtesy faculty member in the UNMC College of Medicine and serves on the UNO Medical Humanities faculty. From 2018-2020, he was the Director of Orchestras, leading UNO's Heartland Philharmonic and Chamber Orchestra. In his current role, he is charged with continuing to develop more academic, musical, and research collaborations between faculty, staff, and students at UNMC/Nebraska Medicine and UNO as part of UNMC’s Music & Medicine program.

Dr. Brooks previously served on the music faculties of Shasta College, Mary Baldwin University, Bridgewater College, and University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Highlights from his academic conducting include leading the James Madison University Orchestras in a number of regular performances, including annual concerts as part of Carnegie Hall’s Link Up program. As the associate conductor of the UNLV Symphony, he was involved in collaborations with Samuel Ramey, Frank Huang, Edgar Meyer, and Peter Schickele. During this time, he was invited to conduct the orchestra for the 2003 and 2004 Nevada Artist-Entertainer Hall of Fame ceremonies honoring George Sidney and Tony Curtis, respectively.

Dr. Brooks maintains an active schedule as a guest conductor, clinician, and adjudicator working with musicians and ensembles both here and abroad. Recently, he guest conducted an Omaha Symphony Music Mentors program in addition to numerous middle school and high school honor orchestras. He has presented at state, national, and international conferences on topics ranging from conducting pedagogy to medical humanities. He is currently engaged in research related to music and wellness in addition to participating in UNMC medical student research projects.

Dr. Brooks serves as the Assistant Editor for the College Orchestra Directors’ Association (CODA) Journal and Editor for the Nebraska Chapter of American String Teachers Association. He is the co-founder and board member of the National Association of Medical Orchestras (NAMO). He also holds affiliations with National Association for Music Education (NAfME), Nebraska Music Education Association (NMEA), American String Teachers’ Association (ASTA), National Organization for Arts in Health (NOAH), and Pi Kappa Lambda -- the National Music Honor Society.

www.matthewjbrooks.com

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