Matthew Hetz is a native to Los Angeles, where he still resides. He began music and piano lessons at age sixteen. Hetz began playing the violin at age twenty-three and is largely self-taught. He occasionally performs in 2nd Violin sections of local orchestras. Hetz was president of the Culver City Symphony Orchestra and Marina del Rey Symphony for sixteen years.
Matthew Hetz attended West Los Angeles College to study music and general course studies, and then attended California State University Dominguez Hills for further studies in music. He graduated with Honors from West Los Angeles College, and cum laude from California State University Dominguez Hills with a Music Major, and a Communications Minor, in addition to the core general education courses required to receive the diplomas. Hetz is greatly appreciative for his education in music, and all fields of study at both schools.
Matthew Hetz has works for solo instruments, songs, chorus, chamber ensembles, string orchestra, symphony orchestra, and a chamber opera.
His works have been performed in the United States and in Europe. His “Elegy for the Victims and Survivors of School Shootings,” was performed by PARMA Records’ virtual concert, MOTO VITRUO II, by Cellist Ovidiu Marinescu. That work was transcribed by the composer for piano and his performance of that work, and performances of other of his work by excellent musicians, are found under the tab "Performance Movies."
He is an instructor at Emeritus/Santa Monica College.
Matthew Hetz devotes himself to environmental causes, and is a mass transit advocate.
Hetz is extremely grateful to PARMA Recordings for the recording of his “Sarajevo Cellist” with Anna Kislitsyna, piano, and Ovidiu Marinescu, cello. Purchasing the work as a CD or on Spotify can be done through the "Recording" tab above. A new recording of his "Concerto for Flute, Celesta and Chamber Orchestra" was recently recorded in the Czech Republic, also by PARMA Recordings, with a release later in 2023.
Matthew Hetz attended West Los Angeles College to study music and general course studies, and then attended California State University Dominguez Hills for further studies in music. He graduated with Honors from West Los Angeles College, and cum laude from California State University Dominguez Hills with a Music Major, and a Communications Minor, in addition to the core general education courses required to receive the diplomas. Hetz is greatly appreciative for his education in music, and all fields of study at both schools.
Matthew Hetz has works for solo instruments, songs, chorus, chamber ensembles, string orchestra, symphony orchestra, and a chamber opera.
His works have been performed in the United States and in Europe. His “Elegy for the Victims and Survivors of School Shootings,” was performed by PARMA Records’ virtual concert, MOTO VITRUO II, by Cellist Ovidiu Marinescu. That work was transcribed by the composer for piano and his performance of that work, and performances of other of his work by excellent musicians, are found under the tab "Performance Movies."
He is an instructor at Emeritus/Santa Monica College.
Matthew Hetz devotes himself to environmental causes, and is a mass transit advocate.
Hetz is extremely grateful to PARMA Recordings for the recording of his “Sarajevo Cellist” with Anna Kislitsyna, piano, and Ovidiu Marinescu, cello. Purchasing the work as a CD or on Spotify can be done through the "Recording" tab above. A new recording of his "Concerto for Flute, Celesta and Chamber Orchestra" was recently recorded in the Czech Republic, also by PARMA Recordings, with a release later in 2023.
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