Joseph Matthews, D.M.

Joseph Matthews, D.M., Professor Emeritus of music in piano at Chapman University, received both his Bachelors and his Masters degrees from the University of Missouri and received his Doctorate from Indiana University.  His former piano instructors include Abbey Simon, Sidney Foster and Gyorgy Sebok. As a vocal accompanist, he has played for Eleanor Steber, Gianna D'Angelo, Agnes Davis, and Walter Bricht.

Dr. Matthews remains an active member of the Music Teachers' Association of California.  His students have received high honors from Music Teachers Association of California, as well as at numerous international, state and local competitions. 

In 1982 he was one of ten West Coast college and university professors selected by Pomona College and the American Council of Learned Societies to receive the Arnold L. and Lois P. Graves Award for outstanding teaching in the humanities. He has recently appeared as piano soloist with the Long Beach Community, the Saddleback and the Chapman Symphonies, and in duo piano recitals with Karen Knecht.