Matt Ward, percussion

Matt Ward has performed with groups such as the Boston Symphony, Albany Symphony, New World Symphony, New Music Consort and Associated Solo Artists. Mr. Ward has received a bachelor of music degree from the Manhattan School of Music where he studied with Duncan Patton and Chris Lamb. He has a masters degree from the State University at Stony Brook under the direction of Ray DesRoches and is currently enrolled in the school's DMA program. Through organizations such as Arts Connection, Flushing Council on the Arts, Young Audiences, and Marquis Studios, he has actively been working with elementary school children throughout New York City. He has also been working as a chamber and sectional coach with the Empire State Youth Orchestra, New York Inter-School Orchestra and the Greater Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Ward was the recipient of the Ridley-Tree Fellowship at the Music Academy of the West in 1998 and in 1999 he participated in the Tanglewood Music Center under the direction of Seiji Ozawa and returned the following year as a member of the 60th Anniversary TMC Alumni Concert. Recent performance highlights include a concert with Emmanuel Ax on the Great Performers series at Lincoln Center as well as a concerto performance with the North Shore Philharmonic. He can be heard on the recording labels Argo, Newport Classics, and Winston Ma.