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List of works



VOCAL

Lullaby “Nana” (2026)  ▶️
Soprano and piano
3 min
O, the unknown, I cry for thee (2025)  ▶️
Soprano and chamber ensemble
9 min
Three German Poems (2025)  ▶️
Baritone and piano
10 min      Der Pilgrim von St. Just
     Gedächtnisfeier
     Salomo

La Jolie Rousse (2024)  ▶️
Tenor and orchestra / Baritone and piano
5 min
A Moon for the Misbegotten, Chamber Opera, Act III excerpt (2024)  ▶️
Soprano, Tenor and piano
8 min
Ave Maria (2022)
SATB Choir, Organ and Tubular bells
4 min
Caligula, Chamber Opera (in progress)


CHAMBER

Preludes (2024)
Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano
5 min
String Quintet No.1 (2023)
8 min
Brass Trio (2023)
5 min
Narcissus (2022)  ▶️
String quartet
11 min

SOLO

Variations on a Theme by Scarlatti, for Piano (2024)
8 min
Intermezzo for Piano and Electronics (2023)
5 min
Blue Impromptu, for Piano (2022)
3 min

ORCHESTRAL

Movement of the Same (2025)
Orchestra, Solo Cello and electronics
8 min
Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra (2024)
10 min
Manhattan, Symphonic Poem (2023)
8 min
Meditrranean Poem (in progress)


THEATER

El Living, incidental music and coreographed songs (2026)  ▶️
50 min      Window coreography
     Typewritter music
     Tango (vocal)
     Tango (instrumental)
     Requiem
     Nana del caballo muerto


FILM SCORING

Teto, Original music (2025)  ▶️
10 min
Twin Sparks (2025)
3 min
Spilled, Original Music (2024)  ▶️
2 min
In This Moment, Breakup Theme (2024)  ▶️
5 min
Jurassic Park, Opening scene (2023)
5 min
Metropolis, Transformation scene (2022)
3 min
Scalae Podcast, Opening Theme (2020)
4 min

POP / MUSIC THEATER

The Sounds that Make Me Dream (2023)
3 min
Momo, it’s you! (2023)
3 min
From the Other Side (2022)
3 min
Santa Barbara (2019)
5 min

Listen



Performances



JUNE IN BUFFALO
Composer/Conductor
Jun 2nd, 2026 - Buffalo (NY)
I conducted my piece for soprano and chamber ensemble, O, the unknown, I cry for thee, with Tiffany du Mouchelle and the Slee Sinfonietta, as part of the June in Bufalo 2026 Festival. // Watch▶️

Pictures by IRENE HAUPT
PARSONS X IMPACT: SEAPORT SATELLITE
pianist
May 16th, 2026 - New York

Catalina Balladares (voice) and myself on the keys performed at the opening night of the interdisciplinary exhibition Seaport Satellite.

Pictures by @ateliernetri
MY COMPOSITION GRADUATION RECITAL !
composer/pianist
May 10th, 2026 - New York

I presented a selection of vocal works in my AD Graduation Recital! Gratefully accompanied by Sohee Kim, Sam Morton Morris and Pablo Giraldo. // Watch full recital▶️



YIFENG XIE’S GRADUATION RECITAL
pianist
May 9th, 2026 - New York

I played the crazy piano part for Mingled Recollections by a Tarn, a chamber piece for pierrot ensemble written by my friend Yifeng Xie.


MANNES UNSILENT: SUNRISE
pianist
Apr 24th, 2026 - New York

Happy to return to UnSilent under David Fulmer’s baton. A thrilling modern score for the 1927 feature Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, by Joe Kraemer. // Watch full concert▶️


EL LIVING
music director/composer/pianist
Mar 7th & 8th, 2026 - New York

Music Director, Composer and ‘Piano man’ on stage. Successful premiere of the visual theater piece El Living, by Pau Zabaleta Llauger, as part of -my second- APEX Festival 2026. See more ...

Pictures by NATHANIEL JOHNSTON
MACE CONCERT
pianist
Feb 13th, 2026 - New York

Played the piano part for Kary Watson’s Oscillations with the MACE, in a concert I was also closely involved with as orchestra librarian and stage manager assistant. // Watch full concert▶️


MACE CONCERT: WORLD PREMIERE
composer
Dec 17th, 2025 - New York

World premiere of my piece for soprano and chamber ensemble, O, the unknown, I cry for thee, with the incredible Adrinelle Chiesa Garcia and the wonderful MACE conducter by David Fulmer. Thrilled to share stage with Augusta Read Thomas and David Bird. // Watch▶️ Watch full concert▶️



MANNES ORCHESTRA AT ALICE TULLY HALL
pianist
Nov 3rd, 2025 - New York

I played the piano part for Hale Smith’s Rituals and Incantation, a complex and challenging score beautifully executed by the Mannes Orchestra, conducted by Shutong Chen.

Pictures by NATHANIEL JOHNSTON
MANNES UNSILENT: SAFETY LAST & KID AUTO RACES
pianist
Apr 25th, 2025 - New York

Thrilled to join my favourite Mannes orchestral cycle as a pianist this time! The piano parts for Carl Davis’ scores are challenging, beautiful and rewarding to play.

Albums









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Reel by MATTHEW EDGINTON

List of works



VOCAL

Lullaby “Nana” (2026)  ▶️
Soprano and piano
3 min
O, the unknown, I cry for thee (2025)  ▶️
Soprano and chamber ensemble
9 min
Three German Poems (2025)  ▶️
Baritone and piano
10 min      Der Pilgrim von St. Just
     Gedächtnisfeier
     Salomo

La Jolie Rousse (2024)  ▶️
Tenor and orchestra / Baritone and piano
5 min
A Moon for the Misbegotten, Chamber Opera, Act III excerpt (2024)  ▶️
Soprano, Tenor and piano
8 min
Ave Maria (2022)
SATB Choir, Organ and Tubular bells
4 min
Caligula, Chamber Opera (in progress)


CHAMBER

Preludes (2024)
Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano
5 min
String Quintet No.1 (2023)
8 min
Brass Trio (2023)
5 min
Narcissus (2022)  ▶️
String quartet
11 min

SOLO

Variations on a Theme by Scarlatti, for Piano (2024)
8 min
Intermezzo for Piano and Electronics (2023)
5 min
Blue Impromptu, for Piano (2022)
3 min

ORCHESTRAL

Movement of the Same (2025)
Orchestra, Solo Cello and electronics
8 min
Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra (2024)
10 min
Manhattan, Symphonic Poem (2023)
8 min
Meditrranean Poem (in progress)


THEATER

El Living, incidental music and coreographed songs (2026)  ▶️
50 min      Window coreography
     Typewritter music
     Tango (vocal)
     Tango (instrumental)
     Requiem
     Nana del caballo muerto


FILM SCORING

Teto, Original music (2025)  ▶️
10 min
Twin Sparks (2025)
3 min
Spilled, Original Music (2024)  ▶️
2 min
In This Moment, Breakup Theme (2024)  ▶️
5 min
Jurassic Park, Opening scene (2023)
5 min
Metropolis, Transformation scene (2022)
3 min
Scalae Podcast, Opening Theme (2020)
4 min

POP / MUSIC THEATER

The Sounds that Make Me Dream (2023)
3 min
Momo, it’s you! (2023)
3 min
From the Other Side (2022)
3 min
Santa Barbara (2019)
5 min

Listen



Performances



JUNE IN BUFFALO
Composer/Conductor
Jun 2nd, 2026 - Buffalo (NY)
I conducted my piece for soprano and chamber ensemble, O, the unknown, I cry for thee, with Tiffany du Mouchelle and the Slee Sinfonietta, as part of the June in Bufalo 2026 Festival. // Watch▶️

Pictures by IRENE HAUPT
PARSONS X IMPACT: SEAPORT SATELLITE
pianist
May 16th, 2026 - New York

Catalina Balladares (voice) and myself on the keys performed at the opening night of the interdisciplinary exhibition Seaport Satellite.

Pictures by @ateliernetri
MY COMPOSITION GRADUATION RECITAL !
composer/pianist
May 10th, 2026 - New York

I presented a selection of vocal works in my AD Graduation Recital! Gratefully accompanied by Sohee Kim, Sam Morton Morris and Pablo Giraldo. // Watch full recital▶️



YIFENG XIE’S GRADUATION RECITAL
pianist
May 9th, 2026 - New York

I played the crazy piano part for Mingled Recollections by a Tarn, a chamber piece for pierrot ensemble written by my friend Yifeng Xie.


MANNES UNSILENT: SUNRISE
pianist
Apr 24th, 2026 - New York

Happy to return to UnSilent under David Fulmer’s baton. A thrilling modern score for the 1927 feature Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, by Joe Kraemer. // Watch full concert▶️


EL LIVING
music director/composer/pianist
Mar 7th & 8th, 2026 - New York

Music Director, Composer and ‘Piano man’ on stage. Successful premiere of the visual theater piece El Living, by Pau Zabaleta Llauger, as part of -my second- APEX Festival 2026. See more ...

Pictures by NATHANIEL JOHNSTON
MACE CONCERT
pianist
Feb 13th, 2026 - New York

Played the piano part for Kary Watson’s Oscillations with the MACE, in a concert I was also closely involved with as orchestra librarian and stage manager assistant. // Watch full concert▶️


MACE CONCERT: WORLD PREMIERE
composer
Dec 17th, 2025 - New York

World premiere of my piece for soprano and chamber ensemble, O, the unknown, I cry for thee, with the incredible Adrinelle Chiesa Garcia and the wonderful MACE conducter by David Fulmer. Thrilled to share stage with Augusta Read Thomas and David Bird. // Watch▶️ Watch full concert▶️



MANNES ORCHESTRA AT ALICE TULLY HALL
pianist
Nov 3rd, 2025 - New York

I played the piano part for Hale Smith’s Rituals and Incantation, a complex and challenging score beautifully executed by the Mannes Orchestra, conducted by Shutong Chen.

Pictures by NATHANIEL JOHNSTON
MANNES UNSILENT: SAFETY LAST & KID AUTO RACES
pianist
Apr 25th, 2025 - New York

Thrilled to join my favourite Mannes orchestral cycle as a pianist this time! The piano parts for Carl Davis’ scores are challenging, beautiful and rewarding to play.


Reel by MATTHEW EDGINTON

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