About me
Matt completed his training at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama in 2004 and is now a freelance pianist living and working in Stourbridge and the West Midlands. He covers Stourbridge, Kinver, Dudley, Birmingham, Worcestershire, Warwickshire, Shropshire, Lichfield and Gloucestershire and has played regularly for weddings and functions at Hagley Hall.
His experience has encompassed playing the piano in almost every performance scenario imaginable including accompaniment, solo recitals, orchestral piano, chamber music, piano teaching and playing for weddings and engagement parties.
Special Offers
Matt hopes that you will enjoy having a browse, and please feel free to contact him here. If you need a pianist for any concert, wedding, choir rehearsals, recitals or services, then he will be happy to have a chat with you.
Services
Rehearsal Piano
Matt is happy to be able to offer diversity as an accompanist. It may be that you’re looking for someone to work with you towards your exam grades/diplomas or degree recitals – or are looking for someone to duo with for classical recitals. Whichever the case, he is likely to be able to help you.
Teaching
Matt’s piano teaching experience spans over 20 years, and welcomes students from ages 7 – 105! He has taught beginners, both children and adults with students achieving great success at grade 8 and diploma level. A number of his students have gone on to study music at the UK’s Universities and Conservatoires
Organ & Accompaniment
Matt is currently Associate Organist at Holy Trinity Church in Wordsley, and is available to play for weddings, funerals, Christenings and most services within the Anglican and Roman Catholic tradition. He has also played for Welsh Chapel services in the past, so has a broad knowledge of relevant hymns.
Recordings
To enjoy a flavour of what Matt can offer, please do have a listen to his recording demos. More to follow, soon.
Recitals
Matt did his training in piano performance and teaching diplomas at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama (Coleg Brenhinol Cerdd a Drama Cymru), in Cardiff. Whilst there, he was awarded the Laura Ashley Memorial Scholarship and the John Morgan Lloyd Prize for performance. One of Matt’s biggest ambitions, is to bring classical music to a younger generation, playing a healthy mix of traditional sonatas and smaller scale works; combined with his locally renowned improvisations on popular themes as selected by the audience.
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Testimonials
“I just wanted to say a big thank you for playing at our wedding. The music was beautiful. Pleased to hear you didn't mind our guests saying hello; I think one of them was my mother-in-law who was very impressed by your playing.”
“I had the best birthday present ever from Matt, which was experiencing his tremendous musical talent. Listening to the beautiful music he played made my summer evening party magical. My guests thought he was wonderful, charming and truly gifted. The night was simply perfect. “
“I simply cannot reccomend Matt enough, we had the pleasure of listening to Matt through our champagne reception and he completely set the atmosphere and made the day for us, the music was absolutely beautiful . All our guest were extremely impressed by how amazing he was, if you are looking for a pianist for any occasion you do not need to look any further, I would highly recommend! ”
“I just wanted to say a big thank you for playing at our wedding. The music was beautiful. Pleased to hear you didn't mind our guests saying hello; I think one of them was my mother-in-law who was very impressed by your playing.”
“I had the best birthday present ever from Matt, which was experiencing his tremendous musical talent. Listening to the beautiful music he played made my summer evening party magical. My guests thought he was wonderful, charming and truly gifted. The night was simply perfect. “
“I simply cannot reccomend Matt enough, we had the pleasure of listening to Matt through our champagne reception and he completely set the atmosphere and made the day for us, the music was absolutely beautiful . All our guest were extremely impressed by how amazing he was, if you are looking for a pianist for any occasion you do not need to look any further, I would highly recommend! ”
