MATTHEW PEACEMAN studied modern and baroque oboe with Henry Schuman and Marc Schachman at the Aaron Copland School of Music of the City University of New York where he received both the Bachelor of Music and Master of Arts degrees. Since 1980, Mr. Peaceman has lived in Europe where he performs extensively as a soloist with a wide variety of baroque orchestras and chamber ensembles. He has also done extensive work in contemporary music. A good part of this has been compositional and improvisatory and often includes the use of historical instruments in a contemporary context. He has toured as a performer, conductor and teacher in Germany, Russia, USA, Israel, Luxemburg, Holland, France, Spain, Italy, Switzerland, Sweden, Poland, Belgium and Croatia. He has made recordings for radio and can be heard on compact disc. He holds master classes in baroque performance practice and is a member of the faculty in baroque and modern oboe at the Peter-Cornelius Conservatory in Mainz, Germany. Matthew Peaceman is the author of the book: "Technical Exercises for Baroque Oboe" and several articles on historical performance practice.