Dave Matthys


Biography

Dave Matthys has been involved in music education for 44 years. Retiring from Lake Oswego High School where he was the band director and also district music coordinator, his concert and marching bands were recognized for their excellence. This past year he was awarded the John McManus Distinguished Teacher Award from the Oregon Music Educators. Other awards include the Outstanding Music Educator Award by the National Federation of High Schools (2015), first recipient of the Mary Dodge Outstanding Music Program (2008), and being the Oregon representative of 50 band directors who make a difference in the national publication School Band and Orchestra (2008). He has served on the Oregon Music Educators board (OMEA) and is a past president of the Oregon Band Directors Association. Besides being an active clinician and adjudicator, he enjoys cooking, traveling, and is also a working actor seen in both television commercials and film.