About Matthew

Doctoral composer and organist, based in London. Graduate of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, PhD student at Queen's, Belfast.

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Composer

London

I was previously composer in association with the City Chamber Choir and have had my music performed by the likes of the BBC singers, musicians from the LPO and the contemporary pianist Satoko Inoue. I studied organ through the Royal College of Organists at the University of Sussex under James Lloyd Thomas and under Simon Williams at St George's, Hanover Square. As an organist and conductor, I've played and conducted at Cathedrals such as Westminster (Cathedral and Abbey), Southwark, St Pauls, Canterbury, Peterborough, Liverpool, St Albans, Rochester, Guildford, Winchester, Salisbury, Belfast, Oxford, Hereford and abroad in Paris and Belgium. In 2017, I founded the Guildhall Schola Cantorum, who regularly sing Evensong in Cathedrals when the Cathedral choirs are away. I am a Fellow of the Society of Crematorium Organists (FSCO) and a member of the Royal College of Organists. In 2019, I was fortunate enough to be chosen for BBC Radio 3 Next Generation Voices, searching for new presenters and speech contributers for broadcast. I also manage and host the Kennington Park Recital Series, based at St Agnes Church, Kennington. My recent projects include writing an opera (funded through the Barbican and the coLABorate scheme), a monodrama on psychotic depression and some smaller chamber pieces. As well as music, I spend time cycling, visiting Churches and learning French. I live in Moorgate, central London and am currently in formation of becoming professed as a tertiary in the Third Order of the Society of St Francis.

Matthew's Song list

(Example list)

J.S. Bach:

Chorale Prelude ‘Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme’, BWV 645

Chorale Prelude ‘Wer nur den lieben Gott lässt walten’, BWV 647

Chorale Prelude: Fugue on the Magnificat ‘Meine Seele erhebet den Herren’, BWV 733

Fantasia in G, BWV 572

Fugue in G minor, BWV 578

Prelude and Fugue in A, BWV 536

Prelude and Fugue in C, BWV 545

Trio Sonata no.1 in Eb, BWV 525

Buxtehude:

Passacaglia in D minor, BuxWV 161

Praeludium and Fugue in D, BuxWV 139

Praeludium and Fugue in G minor, BuxWV 148

Petr Eben: A Festive Voluntary (UMP)

Franck:

3 Pièces

3 Chorals

Langlais: Suite Brève

Mendelssohn: Complete Organ Works

Messiaen: Les Enfants de Dieu: no.5 from ‘La Nativité du Seigneur’

Saint-Saëns:

Fantaisie no.1 in Eb (‘Echo-Fantaisie’) (Billaudot)

Carnival of the Animals

Vierne Symphonie no.1 in D minor, Op.14

Widor Symphonie no.6 in G, Op.42

Musicianship

Genres:

Christmas, Contemporary Christian, Military, Traditional church music, Classical, Baroque, Classical crossover, Contemporary classical, Early music, Fanfare, Film / TV music, Medieval music, Musical theatre, Opera, Renaissance, Electronic, Ambient, Breakbeat, Deep house, Drum 'n' Bass, Dubstep, EDM, Electro-Swing, Electronica, Garage, House, IDM, Industrial, Jungle, Techno, Triphop, 1920s era music, 1930s era music, 1940s era music, 1950s era music, 1960s era music, 1970s era music, 1980s era music, 1990s era music, Pop, Acoustic, Ambient pop, Americana, Covers, Disco, Funk, Funk rock, Hip Hop, Karaoke, Motown, R&B, Soul, Top 40, Tribute, Vintage, Avant garde, Easy listening, Experimental, Light music, Marching, Noise music, Originals, Jazz, Blues, Cabaret, Dixieland, Gypsy jazz, Jazz fusion, Latin jazz, Modern jazz, Postmodern jukebox jazz, Ragtime, Swing, Barbershop, Gospel, Folk, Bluegrass, Ceillidh, Country, Folk rock, Irish rock, Rockabilly, Traditional English folk, Traditional Irish folk, Traditional Scottish folk, Rock, Alternative rock, Britpop, Classic rock, Glam rock, Hard rock, Hardcore, Heavy metal, Indie, Pop rock, Post rock, Power rock, Progressive rock, Punk rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Synth rock, World music, African music, Afrobeat, Arabic, Argentinian, Armenian, Asian music, Australian music, Balkan, Bavarian oompah, Bollywood, Bossa nova, Brazilian music, Calypso, Caribbean music, Choro, Cuban music, Cumbia, Flamenco, French music, German music, Greek music, Hawaiian music, Indian music, Italian music, Jewish music, Klezmer, Latin, Mariachi, Merengue, Polish music, Polka, Polynesian music, Reggae, Russian music, Salsa, Samba, Scottish music, Ska, Skiffle, Spanish music, Tango

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Instruments:

Composer, Organ, Piano

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Event types:

Church service, Wedding, Wedding proposal, Funeral / Memorial service, Hotel / Restaurant event, Bar / Club / Venue event, Private event, Corporate event, Charity event, Concert, Recording session, Theatre / Show, Burns night, Birthday party, Christmas party, New Year's Eve

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Other skills:

Arranger, Composer, Orchestrator, Songwriter, Transcription, Musical comedy, Fluent sight-reader, Fluent improviser, Repetiteur, Instrumental teaching, Theory teaching, Composition teaching, Animateur, Accompanist

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