About

Sometimes silly, sometimes serious, Matthew Wright plays in the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and his solo performances include baroque, high modernism, folk, pop, romantic, and some odd things he think you might like to hear.

"He makes the smallest thing sound like a million bucks."
-Martin Bresnick

"A Matt Wright recital is not to be missed."
-Chris Cerrone

"That's the strangest thing I've ever heard."
-Ingram Marshall

"It wasn't Jeremy, but I loved it anyway."
-Jeremy's mom

Music

Programs can include:

The Original Matt Wright Band: Bach rubbing against Depeche Mode rubbing against Leonard Bernstein rubbing against Luciano Berio rubbing against Georg Telemann rubbing against Bob Dylan

A History of the Trombone: More information about the trombone than anybody ever wanted! Stories and demos about where the trombone originated.

The Singing Trombone: Exploring the vocal qualities of the trombone, music by Poulenc, Lassen, Schumann, Mahler, Saint Saens, and others (requires piano)

Sound Massage Parlor: A guided meditation with the healing power of music

Repertoire includes: Bach, Dylan, Rzewski, Bernstein, Newman, Lennon/McCartney, Berio, Feldman, Ives, Massenet, Faure, Carmichael, Mahler, Paus, Mellits, Schnyder, Pastorius, Hindemith, Martin, Part, Radiohead, Debussy, David, Pergolesi, Telemann, Schumann, Poulenc, Depeche Mode, Saint Saens, York, and some stuff by me.

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