Matthew Dallman
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download artistic/professional resume (PDF, 128K) Matthew Dallman is a composer, classically trained in the European and American traditions, aesthetics scholar, and also a poet. He is the editor-in-chief of POLYSEMY arts journal, which he founded in 2005, and a student of classical Greek and Latin. He can be reached at matthew [at] polysemy [dot] com He has independently released four albums of original compositions, received commissions to compose for five wedding ceremonies, and has scored five independent films. He has worked with chamber ensembles, vocal ensembles, jazz and rock combos, and solo instruments both acoustic and electronic. His music has been performed in venues in Los Angeles, Milwaukee, St. Louis, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Boston, New York City, Boulder, and Chicago. He scored the film, A Whirling Tango, directed by Hannah Dallman (his wife), which was an Official Selection of the 2005 Chicago International Film Festival as well as other festivals (IMDB Listing). Matthew is the founder, publisher and editor-in-chief of POLYSEMY (see POLYSEMY.org) which is a journal for fine artists. It showcases original commentary, podcasts, blogs, a library of learning resources, and a poetry/photography review. Matthew founded the magazine to support a community of artists who prize genuine, earned depth in their work, and who are interested in interdisciplinary dialogue. For over five years, and for nearly three at POLYSEMY Online, Matthew has maintained his The Daily Goose blog, where he writes for over 4,000 readers per month. Matthew has authored numerous essays and continues in his research phase for a book with a working title, A River of One's Own. An early draft of his essay, "The Artist's Mind", was used in a graduate course in "Integral Studies", offered by Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Matthew's writing is firmly rooted in the lineage of the North American aesthetics tradition, through Camille Paglia, Marshall McLuhan, John Dewey, Mortimer Adler, as well as ancient Greek traditions. He writes with the goal of helping to restore and renew the world of the fine arts. In 1997, he graduated from Washington University in St. Louis, with a degree in English Literature and Creative Writing. While there, he studied poetry with renowned poets Yusef Komunyakaa and Carter Revard. After Wash U., Matthew led a jamband trio in Minneapolis, called Electric Goose. The group performed for two years. Matthew then spent two years in private composition study, one semester at the Aaron Copland School of Music (Queens College, NY), and then to Chicago to resume his private studies, now with his composition teacher, W.A. Mathieu.
Matthew Dallman is the son of Robert and Katherine Dallman, and brother of Christopher Dallman. He is married to Hannah Dallman (nee Pendzich), daughter of Larry and Sheryl Pendzich, and sister of Maggie Pendzich. Matthew and Hannah are the proud parents of Twyla Christine Dallman, Oona Mae Dallman, and Isadora Anne Dallman.
Matthew credits his late grandmother Gertrude for early encouragement and ongoing inspiration in music. It was Gertrude who encouraged Matthew to first take piano lessons. His earliest musical memories are of sitting on the carpet at his grandparents' Shawano, Wisc, home, while Grandma improvised at her Kimball piano for hours at a time: absorbed in tones and alive as music.
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