Peter Matz

Peter Matz was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on November 6, 1928, to Louis N. Matz and Alice (née Krieger) Matz. 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 (1966) 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. Toward the end of his career, Matz and his wife, singer Marilyn Lovell, gave a series of benefit concerts in Los Angeles for people with HIV/AIDS, for which he received a Special Los Angeles City Council Award. In mid-2002 he finished his last work, the arrangements for the Symphony Pop Production My Paris for singer Tony Sandler. Matz died of lung cancer on August 9, 2002. A memorial concert in his honor was held at the University of California, Los Angeles, on November 25, 2002 and featured, among others, Carol Burnett and Burt Bacharach. ==Selected credits==

Source: Film Reference ;Television series • Hullabaloo (1965–66) – music director • Kraft Music Hall (1967–71) – music director • The Carol Burnett Show (1971–78) – music director • Detective School (1979) – music composer and director • ''Amanda's'' (1983) – theme music composer • ''Mama's Family'' (1983) – theme music composer ;Television specials • My Name Is Barbra (1965) – music director • Color Me Barbra (1966) – music director • On The Flip Side (1966) - conductor and arranger • Once Upon a Mattress (1972) – music director • Eunice (1982) – music composer • The Carol Burnett Show: A Reunion (1993) – conductor and arranger • Carol Burnett: The Special Years (1994) – conductor ;Films • Bye Bye Braverman (1968) – music composer and director • Marlowe (1969) – music composer and director • Rivals (1972) – music composer • Funny Lady (1975) – music adapter, arranger and conductor • Alice in Wonderland (1976) – music director • The Call of the Wild (1976) – music composer • The Great Houdini (1976) – music composer • The Last Hurrah (1977) – music composer • The Man in the Santa Claus Suit (1979) – music composer • White Mama (1980) – music composer • The Private Eyes (1980) – music composer and director • Lust in the Dust (1985) – music composer and director • Torch Song Trilogy (1988) – music adapter • Stepping Out (1991) – music composer ;Theater • Sail Away (1961–62) – musical director and dance arranger • No Strings (1962) – musical director, conductor, and dance arranger • The Boys from Syracuse (1963) – ballet music composer • Hallelujah, Baby! (1967) – orchestrator • Girl Crazy (1985) – orchestrator • Grand Hotel (1989) – orchestrator ;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 ==Awards==