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Celebrating 63 Years of Inspired Music Making!

June 22 – July 27, 2024

Matthew Decker

MATTHEW DECKER (percussion) was appointed assistant principal timpanist/section percussionist in the Seattle Symphony in 2016. Before joining Seattle, Decker spent two seasons as assistant principal percussionist of the North Carolina Symphony. He was also a fellow of the New World Symphony during the 2013-2014 season. His resumé includes concert appearances with the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony, and the Malaysian Philharmonic.  Decker was a 2011 fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center and spent summers at the Music Academy of the West and Round Top Festival. He was an EMF student (‘08) before joining the EMF faculty in 2016.  Decker studied at the Manhattan School of Music with Christopher Lamb, Duncan Patton and She-e Wu. He attended Roosevelt University, where he studied with Vadim Karpinos. A native of Seymour, Indiana, he began his musical training with Paul Berns of the Indianapolis Symphony.