Early Life
Matthew began playing trombone at age 8. He played in the Cleethorpes District Youth Orchestra, Kingsway Printers Cleethorpes Band & the Market Rasen Brass Band. A-level subjects: Music, Psychology, English literature, Philosophy & Cultural beliefs. ABRSM Grade 8 singing and Grade 8 Bass trombone. He studied music at the University of Huddersfield where he gained his BMus (Hons) and MA in Musical Performance. In 2011 he gained a Master of Music with Distinction on completion of the opera course at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama.
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