Bio
Phillip Matty is a composer, performer, and mathematician currently based in Cambridge. He is studying an MPhil with Richard Causton at the University of Cambridge.
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. Before embarking on his career as a composer he completed a Masters of Mathematics at the University of York. 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.
As a singer he is currently a Decani Bass in the Choir of Clare College Cambridge. He is also 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.
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