Matthew Lyons and Stephen Krishnan are long-time collaborators in performance and composition. Together they have premiered large works by Matthew including a guitar concerto (Presented by UT New Music Ensemble and featuring Stephen as the soloist) and a sold-out series of an original, live film score for the 1925 silent film “Phantom of the Opera” (co-presented by Austin Classical Guitar and Austin Chamber Music Center, featuring Sandy Yamamoto and Annie Jacobs-Perkins). As the Austin-based Moontower Duo, they are dedicated to presenting original works that stretch the boundaries of the classical guitar repertoire.
Matthew Lyons is an Austin-based composer and guitarist whose diverse musical output strikes a balance between accessibility and complexity. He is a long-time collaborator of Austin Classical Guitar, and was commissioned in 2024 to write a live score for the famous silent film “The Phantom of the Opera”. His work “The Portal”, a genre-bending song-cycle inspired by Arundhati Roy’s essay “The Pandemic is a Portal”, premiered in 2022 at the Draylen Mason Recording Studio through local arts organizations Density512 and Less Than 10.
Pre-Performance Talk in the Miller Conference Room
Performance in the Draylen Mason Music Studio
New Music Mixer in the Coltman Shay Reception Lobby
