Dr. Michael K. Mathews

Dec. 29 - All That Jazz - Mike Mathews, members, and Rev. Eller
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Jazz professor and church member Mike Mathews and students and members will be performing Jazz for the New Year.
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LRE celebrations were made possible this year (once again) only because of a lot of behind the scenes help: Neshae Wells, Sharon Cassity, Carolyn Pajor, Kathy Burns, Allison Hedgepeth, Mia Hedgepeth-Guerra, Kass Wright, Karen Neal, Marcia Wells, Jane Gilbreath, Julie Milner, Brad Cox, Jo Maxwell, Maria Sprague, Mike Mathews, Lola Butcher, Tom Gilbreath, Sara Grier, Linda Jones, Carrie Bader, Bill Knapper, Jim Neal, Claudine Thomas, Megan Kraus, Charlie Truitt and many others.

It has performed at state and regional conventions and premièred commissioned works by internationally known composers such as John Bacharet, Donald Patriquin and Stephen Paulus as well as local composer Michael Mathews.

Dr. Michael K. Mathews

Michael K. Mathews, director of instrumental studies and professor of music at MWSC, teaches music theory and low brass.He holds the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in trombone performance, music theory and music history from Michigan State University.He has been on the music faculty at MWSC since 1978.Dr. Mathews has been an active solo and ensemble performer for over forty years, performing in many parts of the world in a wide variety of styles from symphony orchestra to polka band and from Dixieland jazz to jazz-rock fusion.Dr. Mathews is also an active composer and arranger who has written commissioned works for the Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Tucson, Arizona, Symphony Orchestras and for the First Presbyterian Church of St. Joseph, Missouri.He has a number of published works for solo low brass instruments and brass ensembles.He is also the author of textbooks for two of his classes at MWSC.Currently he spends his summers as the conductor of the Cameron, Missouri, Municipal Band and arranging for the MWSC Marching Band.

Dr. Michael K. Mathews

Michael K. Mathews , director of instrumental studies and professor of music at MWSC , teaches music theory and low brass.He holds the Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees from the University of Michigan and a Ph.D. in trombone performance , music theory and music history from Michigan State University.He has been on the music faculty at MWSC since 1978.Dr. Mathews has been an active solo and ensemble performer for over forty years , performing in many parts of the world in a wide variety of styles from symphony orchestra to polka band and from Dixieland jazz to jazz-rock fusion.Dr. Mathews is also an active composer and arranger who has written commissioned works for the Grand Rapids , Michigan , and Tucson , Arizona , Symphony Orchestras and for the First Presbyterian Church of St. Joseph , Missouri.He has a number of published works for solo low brass instruments and brass ensembles.He is also the author of textbooks for two of his classes at MWSC.Currently he spends his summers as the conductor of the Cameron , Missouri , Municipal Band and arranging for the MWSC Marching Band.

Mike Mathews has been involved with Unitarian Universalism ever since joining the First Unitarian Church of Ann Arbor, MI, in the late 1950's. Since 1978 he has been on the music faculty of Missouri Western State College in St. Joseph. He teaches low brass and bass, music theory, and jazz.

Mike Mathews has been involved with Unitarian Universalism ever since joining the First Unitarian Church of Ann Arbor, MI, in the late 1950's.Since 1978 he has been on the music faculty of Missouri Western State College in St. Joseph.He teaches low brass and bass, music theory, and jazz.

Dec. 29 - All That Jazz - Mike Mathews, members, and Rev. Eller
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Jazz professor and church member Mike Mathews and students and members will be performing Jazz for the New Year.