Matthew Hindson AM (b. 1968, Wollongong) is one of Australia’s most performed and most commissioned composers. He studied at the universities of Sydney and Melbourne with mentors including Peter Sculthorpe, Ross Edwards and Brenton Broadstock. His music, often drawing energy from popular styles within a classical framework, has been played by every Australian symphony orchestra and by ensembles abroad, among them the London Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Royal Philharmonic, and has accompanied ballets for companies such as the Birmingham Royal Ballet and San Francisco Ballet. In 2006 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for service to music education and composition. His Saxophone Concerto (2019) was shortlisted for the 2022 Paul Lowin Awards. Hindson is Deputy Dean and Associate Dean (Education) at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music. His works are published by Faber Music.