Matthew Salvaggio is the Music Director and Conductor of the Euclid Symphony Orchestra, University Heights Symphonic Band, and Orchestra 19, a 19th-century historical performance practice orchestra. His previous academic appointments include professorships at Hiram College and Lakeland Community College, and he is very involved in the commissioning of new works. Matthew and I are collaborating on a performance of the Sejourne Marimba Concerto with the Euclid Symphony Orchestra on October 27.