Matthew Edwards
Matthew Edwards is a San Francisco Bay Area native and spent his formative years under the pianistic guidance
of Sharon Mann and Marta Bracchi-LeRoux and Julian White. Mr. Edwards has appeared as soloist with the
Contra Costa, Solano, and Tassajara Symphonies as well as Berkeley's Bella Musica and the Berkeley Community
Chorus and Orchestra. Edwards' interest in contemporary music is reflected in his regular collaborations and solo
engagements with many Bay Area groups, including Composers Inc., San Francisco Contemporary music Players,
and Santa Cruz New Music Works. In addition to his free-lance work, he is the pianist for the San Francisco Symphony
Chorus and has for many years served as pianist and organist for St. Andrew Presbyterian Church in Pacifica. He
has worked with several Bay Area composers on the presentation and recording of new compositions, and is featured
with violinist Kees Hulsmann in a recent release - Atlantic Crossing - (Lapis Island) of the music of Peter Scott Lewis.
Mr. Edwards' CD of the solo piano works of Julian White (Carmina Romali) was released in June of 2003.