Bio

Phillip Matty is a composer, performer, and mathematician currently based in London.


Graduating with a distinction in a Masters of Music in Composition at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire studying under the tutelage of Andrew Hamilton and Andrew Toovey. Previous teachers include Seán Clancy and Ed Bennett. He has also had masterclasses/lessons with Bee Tuan Koh, Richard Ayres and Geoff Hannan. In the summer of 2022 he was shortlisted for YLSS (Yorkshire Late Starter Strings) New Music Competition and received tutoring by Nicola LeFanu.


Phillip enjoys working with conventional notation, graphic scores and a range of other mediums. He has worked in a number of collaborative partnerships, most recently with Catherine Mole for the CODA festival. Other aspects of his work includes Theatre as a form, writing music for plays and writing operatic works. In the summer of 2023 he attended a course at CAMPFR hosted by Philip Venables on Composing for Stage.


Photo of four men singing. Photo Courtesy of Harry Hextall.

As a singer he is currently a Baritone in The Elgar Scholars and the CBSO chorus. Having previously sung in RBC Chamber Choir and Camerata, Animas, University of York Cathedral Singers, University of York University and Chamber Choir. He has also worked as a freelance Bass/Baritone deputising in Churches and Cathedrals across the UK from Bradford Cathedral to Birmingham Oratory.

In 2021 he was interviewed by the Arc Project for their composers spotlight you can read it here.

A Full CV can be found here

British Music Collection