Dr. Matthew Van Emmerik, Phd Email and Phone Number

Born in Bendigo, Victoria, Australia in 1978 – Matthew started playing at age 7. He is the former principal euphonium player with the Central Band of the Royal Air Force based in London, United Kingdom and all Royal Australian Navy Bands.He has held high profile recording and principal/section positions on euphonium, tuba and bass trumpet with the world’s leading bands and orchestras including: Black Dyke, Fodens, Leyland, Desford Colliery, Brighouse and Rastrick, Cory, Dalewool (NZ), Woolston (NZ), Victoria Brass, National Band of Australia and the Fountain City Band (U.S.A) – Australian Pop’s Orchestra, Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia, Melbourne Symphony, Sydney Symphony, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, the Malaysian Philharmonic, the Oporto National Orchestra – Portugal, the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, the Singapore Symphony and the Louisville Orchestra (U.S.A).Matthew has adjudicated contests and festivals all across Australia, New Zealand, the U.S.A and Europe. He has conducted many high-level wind and brass bands in Australia and overseas. Matthew has recorded four commercially available CDs: ‘Neath Austral Skies, ‘Utaki – The Sacred Grove’, ‘Homeland’, and Matthew’s latest research CD project; ‘Preserving Code’, included recording and compiling all of the 11 solos by famed Australian composer, conductor and instrumentalist; Percy Code, for the first time in history and was released on the Potenza Music label (U.S.A). Matthew’s CD release ‘Utaki’ and his latest project ‘Preserving Code’ received the coveted ‘CD of the Month’ Award in the Brass Band World Magazine (UK) and was also a finalist for the ‘Solo CD of the Year’ Award in the same Magazine.Since 2006, Matthew has been the euphonium, tuba, low brass professor and ensemble conductor at the Sir Zelman Cowen School of Music, Monash University. Matthew has held full-time positions as Director of Bands, Director of Music and Head of Music positions both in the U.S.A and Australia.In December 2016 Matthew performed with the world renowned ‘Chicago Symphony Orchestra’ Brass section at the opening concert of the Midwest Conference at Symphony Center, Chicago.Matthew is proud to be a Shires and Eastman Musical Instrument Company Brass Artist and Clinician and an endorsee of Reunion Blues gig bags. Matthew uses his own VAN EMMERIK signature mouthpiece range when performing.http://www.matthewvanemmerik.comhttps://web.facebook.com/DrMatthewVanEmmerik