Matt Anderson

Southern California native Matthew Anderson has performed under the baton of such conducting luminaries as Zubin Mehta, Andre Previn, Carl St. Clair, Mehli Mehta and Charles Dutoit.  He has also performed with such varied artists as Barry Manilow, Michael Kamen, Take 6, Nancy Wilson, Doc Severinson, Natalie Cole, Rita Moreno, Randy Newman and Burt Bacharach.  Mr. Anderson is a veteran orchestral horn player, having played in the Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute, The Young Musicians Foundation Debut Orchestra and The American Youth Symphony as well as with most of the regional professional orchestras from the Central Valley of California, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties including playing on the Grammy nominated recording of Respighi’s Church Windows with the Pacific Symphony.  He also performed at Disneyland for many years with many groups and has played on numerous recordings and musical theater productions.  He has participated in international and national tours with orchestras including a groundbreaking world premiere performance of Aida in Mexico City.  In 2013 Mr. Anderson relocated to Seattle to pursue the Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Washington.  The 2015-16 school year will mark his third and final year in the program in pursuit of that dream.