Matthew Goodheart is a composer, improviser, and sound installation
artist who has developed a wide body of work exploring the relationships between
performer, instrument, and listener over his 30-year career. His diverse creations
range from large-scale microtonal compositions to open improvisations to immersive
sound installations, often focused on the interrelationship between instrument
design, acoustics, and compositional/improvisational constraints. His
electroacoustic technique called āreembodied soundā resonates acoustic instruments
using surface transducers so that they sound autonomously. This practice has
provided multiple directions for his work for over a decade, finding its expression
in electroacoustic chamber compositions, algorithmically generated improvisation
structures, site-specific installations, and binaural fixed-media works. His awards
and honors include the Berlin Prize in Music Composition, a Civitella Ranieri
Fellowship, and a Fulbright Grant. A lifelong teacher, he is Assistant Professor of
Music Composition at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
