A native of Wichita, Kansas, Matthew M. Honas has been lauded for his emotional sensitivity, dramatic lyricism, and seamless integration of new techniques. Honas received his doctorate in composition at UW-Madison and his bachelor’s in music from Kansas State. He studied composition with Laura Schwendinger and Craig Weston.
Recently, Matthew M. Honas was selected as the 2023 KMTA Commissioned Composer of the year, won the 2022 WiSH award, honorary mention in the UW-Madison Concerto Competition, and the 2020 Mullen Prize. He has been performed at the New York Flute Fair, the Madison Flute Festival, the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, the Moreau Center for the Arts, and the Hamel Music Center.