Matt Harrison

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Matt was born and raised in Cornwall and attended Bodmin College. After trying out a variety of musical instruments, he eventually settled on the trombone, as he has quite long arms.  After graduating from the Royal Northern College of Music in 2002, and winning the Terrance Nagle Prize for Trombone, he began work as a freelance musician in Manchester with the Hallé Orchestra, Opera North and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2004 he was appointed Co-Principal Trombone of the Kwa-Zulu Natal Philharmonic Orchestra in Durban, South Africa.

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Returning to the UK in 2006, Matt continued to work as a trombonist, working with the illustrious Royal Shakespeare Company and the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra. He toured the UK with theatrical productions of Guys & Dolls, Anything Goes, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Scrooge and Evita. 

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In 2012, Matt returned to his roots and came home to Cornwall. Believing passionately in the benefits of music education, he began to work closely with organisations such as Cornwall Music Service Trust, Music For Youth and with South West Music School. 

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Matt performs regularly alongside colleague Patrick Bailey, working together on a number of different large scale projects, including performances at the Eden Project Christmas shows 2018-2024, The Minack Theatre shows and the 2024 Uk tour of The Christmas Orchestra.  He is currently the conductor of Truro Sinfonia, an Associate of the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.

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And now Matt has been Musical Director of Loveny MVC since 2023. He enjoys the camaraderie of the choir where he strives for high quality music making, good repertoire choices and tries to make the rehearsals enjoyable for all.