1997年後，他再到比利時皇家音樂學院修讀作曲系，師從Jan Van Landeghem和Daniel Capelletti教授。在2001年6月，他以一等榮譽的成績獲得作曲碩士學位。此外，他也曾經參與多位知名作曲家教授開設的大師課程，例如：Brian Ferneyhough, Daan Manneke, Zoltan Janey, Peter Eötvös , Salvatore Sciarrino, Henri Pousseur 和 Hanspeter Kyburz。
演出日期：
2009/10/23(Fri.)19:30
2009/10/24(Sat.)14:30
演出地點：
國立臺北藝術大學音樂廳
演出人員：
北藝大擊樂團師生
~不僅僅是演出
由本校音樂學院擊樂組老師共同策劃，並率領音樂學院擊樂團結合卓別林等影像的演出。
這不僅是一場演奏與影像結合、視覺與聽覺雙重享受的擊樂演出，更透過演出型式的不同，穿插演出曲目的賞析與擊樂發展的介紹。
演出曲目：
櫻井弘二/銀河鐵道的另一夜
Koji Sakurai/ The Night Train to the Star
保羅．佛勒/卓別林
Paul Fowler / Benzi： Chaplin
和田薫/犬夜叉
Kaoru Wada/ Inuyasha
黃堃儼/白雪公主
Kuen-Yean Hwang /Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
奈久‧維斯雷克/隱形人
Nigel Westlake/ The Invisible men for Percussion Quartet
Matthew Lata is the Director of Opera at Florida State University. One of America’s most respected directors of opera, he has directed more than one hundred productions with leading opera companies throughout North America, including the Lyric Opera of Chicago (Aida, Die Zauberflöte, Don Giovanni), The Washington Opera (Don Giovanni), Florida Grand Opera (Cavalleria Rusticana, Pagliacci, La Forza del Destino, Otello, Il Trovatore), Anchorage Opera (Gianni Schicchi), Baltimore Opera (Carmen), Connecticut Opera (Turandot and Il Trovatore),Chattanooga Opera (Rigoletto), Chautauqua Opera (Tosca), Cleveland Opera (Cavalleria Rusticana, Pagliacci), Opera Columbus (Madama Butterfly, Rigoletto, Il Trovatore, L'Italiana in Algeri), Lyric Opera of Kansas City (Romeo et Juliette, La Cenerentola, Madama Butterfly, and Die Zauberflöte), Hawaii Opera (Andrea Chenier, Un Ballo in Maschera, Die Fledermaus, Don Giovanni, L'Italiana in Algeri, Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Le Nozze di Figaro and Die Zauberflöte), Michigan Opera (Il Trovatore), Mobile Opera (Carmen), Opera Pacific (Turandot), Opera de Puerto Rico (Tosca, Turandot), Orlando Opera (Susannah) Portland Opera (Der Rosenkavalier, Romeo et Juliette), Opera Carolina and Toledo Opera (Susannah), Tulsa Opera (Tosca), Utah Festival Opera (Carmen, Madama Butterfly, La Traviata), and Wolf Trap Opera (L'Italiana in Algeri). He also directed the world premiere of Anton Coppola’s Sacco and Vanzetti to international acclaim for the Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, This season includes productions of Faust in Memphis, Don Giovanni in New Orleans, and L’Elisir d’Amore in Grand Rapids in addition to productions at Florida State University.. Mr. Lata began his career as a director on the staff of the Lyric Opera of Chicago for five seasons. During that time he directed revivals of several productions and special productions for the Lyric Opera of Chicago Center for American Artists. He served as an apprentice with Frank Corsaro and Lotfi Mansouri under the auspices of the National Opera Institute and as production stage manager and assistant director for an number of theaters prior to joining the staff in Chicago. He has been a script consultant for various theaters, including the New Playwright’s Theater in Washington and the Rosa Parks Museum in Montgomery, Alabama. He has served as Director of Opera and Associate Professor of Music at the University of Missouri/Kansas City, a member of the adjunct faculty of Northwestern University, and as a guest director at the Academy of Vocal Arts, Yale University Illinois State University, and others. Mr. Lata is a graduate of Brandeis University and studied voice and Music at Guildhall Academy in London. He is married to noted mezzo-soprano Phyllis Pancella.
※ Prof. Matthew Lata 於系上還有為期兩週的課程，詳情請洽音樂系系辦 教學助理貞吟
2003年11月至2005年4月任澳門樂團副首席，2004年2月受邀於香港無線電視臺文化廣場節目中，演奏帕格尼尼第十七首隨想曲，為第十五屆澳門藝術節宣傳。2006年4月至2008年10月任國立臺灣交響樂團首席一職，2007年起兼任東海大學小提琴及室內樂課程，並受小提琴家胡乃元邀請擔任 Taiwan Connection Festival 弦樂團首席。
贏得奧地利2003年國際比賽 ”Franz Schubert and Music of Modernity International Competition” 大獎，之後被紐約著名藝術機構 Young Concert Artist 及Concert Artist Guild邀請，與旗下簽約之音樂家，於各地巡迴表演; 並為美國小提琴國際大賽Walter W.Naumberg Foundation Violin Competition 指定伴奏。多次受邀於紐約WQXR及芝加哥WFMT廣播電台，全程接受現場採訪及演出; 紐約時報New York Times、華盛頓特報Washington Post、史特拉底瓦雜誌Strad Magazine樂評，皆深獲讚許。在獨奏與鋼琴合作伴奏上邀約之頻繁，使其足跡遍佈於美國、加拿大、歐洲、蘇俄、日本、韓國及台灣國際舞台。
連續2年獲得奇美文化基金會人才培訓獎學金，並獲得第四屆中華蕭邦鋼琴比賽第一名。師事Gilbert Kalish, Jacob Lateiner, Jonathan Feldman, Rolf-Peter Wille魏樂富等老師。曾於Mstislav Rostropovich, Leon Fleisher, Richard Goode, Robert Mann, Kim Kashkashian, James Conlon, Dawn Upshaw等著名大師班上表演。於2008年返國後, 即被邀請與著名中提琴家今井信子Nobuko Imai, Orion String Quartet的小提琴家Daniel Phillips及大提琴家Timothy Eddy合作演出。目前任教於國立台南藝術大學。
演出曲目>>
A.Corelli -- La Folia (arr. by F.Kreisler)
B.Bartok -- First Rhapsody
H.Wieniawski -- Polonaise Brillante in A major Op.21
J.S.Bach -- Ciaccona
I.Stravinsky -- Tango (arr. by Samuel Dushkin)
P.I.Tchaikovsky -- Waltz-Scherzo Op.34
P.Sarasate -- Introduction and Tarantella Op.43
J.Brahms -- Hungarian Dance no.17 (arr. by F.Kreisler)
A.Dvorak -- Slavonic Dance in G major (arr. by F.Kreisler)
演出曲目： 莫札特：《女人皆如此》序曲 W. A. Mozart：“Così fan tutte”Overture
莫札特：「看她多迷人」、「我喜歡那個褐皮膚的男人」，選自《女人皆如此》 W. A. Mozart：“Ah guarda, sorella”,“Prenderò quel brunettino”from “Così fan tutte”
浦契尼：「親愛的爸爸」，選自《強尼．史基基》 G. Puccini：“O mio babbino caro” from “Gianni Schicchi”
馬斯卡尼：「這只是少許的花」、「早安！蘇才爾」，選自《好友弗瑞茲》 P. Mascagni：“Son pochi fiori”,“Suzel buon di o”from “L’Amico Fritz“
小約翰史特勞斯：《蝙蝠》序曲 J. Strauss Jr.：“Die Fledermaus”Overture
小約翰史特勞斯：「我會扮演清純的鄉下姑娘」、「家鄉的音樂」，選自《蝙蝠》 J. Strauss Jr.：“Spiel’ ich die Unschuld vom Lande”,“Klänge der Heimat”from “Die Fledermaus”
雷哈爾：「蘋果花環」、「我見到你……是誰將愛情深植我們心中？」、「我想要再一次見到家鄉」，選自《微笑之國》 F. Lehár：“Von Apfelblüten einen Kranz”,“Dich sehe ich......Wer hat die Liebe uns ins Herz gesenkt”,“Ich möcht wieder einmal die Heimat sehn”from “Das Land des Lächelns”
2009關渡藝術節~卓別林，勿語，請擊樂！
