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Matthew Martin


Assistant Master of Music, Matthew Martin.
Matthew Martin was born in 1976 and read music at Magdalen College, Oxford where he was Organ Scholar. After graduating in 1998, he went on to the Royal Academy of Music as a post-graduate student winning all the prizes in organ playing. He subsequently continued his studies in Paris with Marie-Claire Alain.

Matthew is in much demand as a recitalist and has played in some of the UK’s most prestigious venues and festivals. These have recently included the Cheltenham Festival, St John’s, Smith Square and the London Bach Festival.

He is also increasingly active as a composer and has recently received commissions from the Cardinall’s Musick, the Edington Festival and the Choir of Westminster Abbey.

From 2000 to 2002, Matthew was Organist and Choirmaster at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford. During this time he was also Assistant Organist at New College, Oxford where he toured with the choir to Japan, Poland, France and the USA.

Since September 2004 Matthew has been Assistant Master of Music at Westminster Cathedral where he works with the world famous choir of men and boys in the daily liturgies as well as broadcasts and recordings for the Hyperion label. He had previously been Assistant Organist at Canterbury Cathedral where he played the organ for the enthronement of Dr Rowan Williams as Archbishop.


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