Wendy Matthews 

Music

Director of the School of Music

Biography

Dr. Wendy K Matthews joined the growing School of Music in July 2025 and is widely recognized as an educator, conductor, researcher, author and musician. She came to Lipscomb from Kent State University, where she served as the Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Assessment in the College of Arts and director of the Kent State Youth Winds. Her research spans a wide variety of topics, including group dynamics in large ensembles, sports psychology principles in conducting, and the study of various learning theories. 

Matthews has served as a clinician in around 60 festivals and honor ensembles with students, making her well-versed in the world of student music. Matthews was invited to travel to Mumbai, India, in May of 2025 to conduct the American Schools in India Activities Conference (ASIAC) concert band in that nation’s only music festival for middle school students operated in American-style international schools. This was her second invitation to conduct at the ASAIC music festival in India, as she was also a clinician in 2017.