Peter Matz

Peter Matz (November 6, 1928 – August 9, 2002) The couple remained together until Matz's death in 2002. He served as both conductor and arranger for the Burt Bacharach and Hal David musical On the Flip Side which starred Ricky Nelson and Joanie Sommers.

Over the years, Matz worked with a number of prominent artists, including Tony Bennett, Bing Crosby, Lena Horne, Peggy Lee, k.d. lang, Bette Midler, Rosemary Clooney, Liza Minnelli, Elaine Paige, Chicago, Dolly Parton, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Sarah Vaughan and Dionne Warwick. He also composed music for a number of films and television series. Albums Noel Coward at Las Vegas (1955–56) – arranger and conductor (recorded live in 1955 at the Desert Inn, Las Vegas, and in 1956 at a New York recording studio) Noel Coward in New York (1956) – arranger and conductor No Strings (1962) - arranger and conductor (Broadway musical, music composed by Richard Rodgers) The Barbra Streisand Album (1963) – arranger and conductor The Second Barbra Streisand Album (1963) – arranger and conductor People (1964) – arranger and conductor Liza! Liza! (1964) – arranger and conductor Second to None (Carmen McRae) (1964) – arranger and conductor Tom Jones the Musical (1964) - arranger and conductor Ruth Brown '65 (Mainstream, 1965) – arranger and conductor Color Me Barbra (1966) – arranger and conductor It Amazes Me (1965) – arranger and conductor Peter Matz Brings 'Em Back (1967) - arranger and conductor Tony Bennett: Tony Sings the Songs of Today! (1969) – arranger and conductor Quadraphonic Spectacular (1972) - arranger and conductor The Ethel Merman Disco Album (1979) – arranger, conductor, and producer The Broadway Album (1985) – arranger, conductor, and producer Samuel Ramey Sings Rodgers and Hammerstein (1989) – arranger and conductor Melissa Manchester:Tribute (1989) – arranger, conductor, and producer Listen to My Heart (1995) – arranger and conductor

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