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Composer and pianist Matthew Schildt hails from Alamosa, Colorado, where he is a professor at Adams State University.

 

The many styles that Matthew is drawn to can be heard in his newest album on Heart Dance Records, This Little Light, released in 2016 and recorded at Howlin’ Dog Studio in Alamosa, CO. The album features uplifting, rhythmic, and lushly arranged compositions with a stellar group of musicians; Don Richmond on acoustic guitars and mandolin, Kyrstyn Pixton on wordless vocals, John Michel and Michael Jude on drums and bass, Stephen Brannen on electric guitar, and James Doyle on percussion.