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The American choral conductor, composer, producer and educator, Matthew Culloton, obtained Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education from Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota (1994-1998); Master of Music degree in Choral Conducting from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (2006-2008); and his Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Conducting from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities (2008-2011). He has studied conducting with René Clausen, Kathy Saltzman Romey, Craig Kirchhoff, Paul Nesheim, Matthew Mehaffey, Mark Russell Smith, and Bruce Houglum.
From 1999 to 2004, Matthew Culloton was a member of The Dale Warland Singers, having served as Music Adviser to Dale Warland, Assistant Conductor, and Bass Section Leader. As Warland’s Music Adviser, the two worked closely together on artistic programming and recording projects, including the editing preparation for that organization’s final four recordings. Since 2004, he is the Founding Artistic Director and Conductor of The Singers - Minnesota Choral Artists. From 2008 to 2011, he was conductor of the University of Minnesota Women’s Chorus. In August 2010, he became Choirmaster at The House of Hope Presbyterian Church in St. Paul.
As a composer, Matthew Culloton has been commissioned by The Singers - Minnesota Choral Artists, Dale Warland Singers, Choral Arts Ensemble of Rochester (Minnesota), Ames Chamber Artists, Chanson, Minnesota MMEA All-State Choir, and numerous high school, collegiate, and church choirs. He is co-editor of the Matthew and Michael Culloton Choral Series with Santa Barbara Publishing Company. He is also the editor of the Christmas with The Singers Choral Series published by MorningStar Music Publishers.His music is published by Santa Barbara Music Publishing, Hinshaw Music, Mark Foster Music (Shawnee),Kjos Music, and Graphite Publishing.Matthew is a contributing writer to Teaching Music Performance through Literature, Vols. 2 & 3, for which he writes repertoire resource guides in a collection alongside some of America’s most respected choral conductors. He has also been published in the Choral Journal, co-authoring a collection of interviews with some of today’s leading conductors.
Matthew Culloton began his teaching career in the Long Prairie – Grey Eagle School District. From 2000-2006, he was Director of Choral Activities at Hopkins High School, overseeing a choral program of six performing ensembles. His Hopkins Concert Choir performed at the 2002 and 2004 MN ACDA Fall Conventions and the 2005 MMEA Mid-Winter Clinic. In November 2004, he was presented with the MN ACDA Outstanding Young Choral Conductor of the Year Award. In the fall of 2003, he was the recipient of the VocalEssence/ACDA of Minnesota Creative Programming Award for his work at Hopkins High School. An experienced and celebrated music educator, he is also an adjunct faculty member at the University of Saint Thomas in St. Paul, teaching a graduate music course, Choral Repertoire for Mature Adolescent Voices. He currently lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. |
