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Matthew A. West
percussion / timpani
- Matthew recently earned his master’s degree at The Juilliard School studying with Gregory Zuber and Markus Rhoten;
- Matthew has performed with the Metropolitan Opera, Juilliard, Columbus Philharmonic, and Terre Haute Symphony orchestras;
- He was also the winner of the 2021 percussion audition for The Orchestra Now;
- In 2018, he received Indiana University's Performer Certificate Recipient for "recognition of outstanding musical performance in percussion."