About Matthew Dutczak

​Matthew Dutczak is a freelance bassoonist, reed maker, conductor, and educator based in Tucson, Arizona. He has studied with John Gaudette at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Beth Giacobassi at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and Dr. Marissa Olegario at the University of Arizona.

As a bassoonist, Matthew has performed with several ensembles in Arizona including the Tucson Symphony Orchestra, Tucson Repertory Orchestra, Sierra Vista Symphony Orchestra, Arizona Philharmonic Orchestra, and Flagstaff Masterchorale. He also performs and assists with the bassoon studio at Birch Creek Music Festival in Wisconsin. Previously a member of the Fred Fox Wind Quintet, he has performed both locally in Tucson and abroad at the Festival Musica Malicorne at the Château de Malicorne-sur-Sarthe in France.

As a Conductor, Matthew has studied with Dr. John Climer, Dr. Jose Riojas, Margery
Deutsch, and Javier Mendoza. He worked with the UIC Wind Ensemble, UWM Wind
Ensemble, UWM Symphony Band, UWM Community Band and Orchestra, contributed
to creating and conducting inaugural performances of the Wabash Winds, now the Chicago Cosmopolitan Orchestra.
 
Matthew was chosen as the winner of the 2022 White Mountain Symphony Orchestra Solo Competition and has competed in several others at the University of Illinois at Chicago, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and the University of Arizona.