Matthew Burtner
Composer
Matthew Burtner is an Alaskan-born composer, sound artist and eco-acoustician whose work explores embodiment, ecology, polytemporality and noise. His music has been performed in concerts around the world and featured by organizations such as NASA, PBS NewsHour, the BBC, the U.S. State Department under President Obama, and National Geographic. In 2020 he received an Emmy Award for “Composing Music with Snow and Glaciers” a feature on his Glacier Music by Alaska Public Media. His music has also received honors and awards from the Musica Nova (Czech Republic), Bourges (France), Gaudeamus (Netherlands), Darmstadt (Germany), and The Russolo (Italy) international music competitions. Burtner is the Eleanor Shea Professor of Music at the University of Virginia where he Co-Directs the Coastal Future Conservatory. He also is founder and director of the environmental music non-profit organization EcoSono. His new album Icefield is out now on Ravello Records.
This Artist performs in the following events:
Virginia Soundscape 2, Who's Afraid of New Music