Matthew Pierce is celebrated for his new classical scores commissioned and performed by major American ballet companies. Born in Brooklyn in 1968, Pierce grew up in Seattle, studied violin at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore and moved to New York where he began writing music for the theatre. Alice (in wonderland), with choreography by Septime Webre has been produced by 13 companies with more than 100 performances. The Wizard of Oz is the fifth full length production with this longtime collaborator.