Bassoon with Matthew F.

Matthew is a bassoonist and woodwind doubler located in the Las Vegas area. Matthew has performed with or been a part of multiple ensembles including the University of Wyoming (UW) Symphony Orchestra, the UW Wind Symphony, the UW Jazz Ensemble II, the Flatirons Community Orchestra, and the KKΨ & TBΣ National Intercollegiate Band. As part of these groups, Matthew has been able to perform and work with reknowned composers, soloists, chamber ensembles, and conductors including the Boston Brass, Julie Giroux, P.D.Q. Bach, Clint Ashlock, Gerard Schwartz, and many more. Matthew’s primary bassoon instructor is Kaori Uno-Jack. He has also taken masterclasses with Dr. Brian Jack, Dr. Yoshiyuki Ishikawa, Dr. Saxton Rose, Dr. Kristen Wolfe-Jensen, Darrel Hale, and Dr. Susan Hess. His primary saxophone instructor is Dr. Jennifer Turpen. His primary clarinet instructors include Dr. Blake McGee and Dr. Mara Plotkin. As an educator, Matthew has upwards of five years of experience working with students in the public schools, at the collegiate level, and in private lessons. As a student at the University of Wyoming, Matthew taught the bassoon section of the woodwind methods course to undergraduate music education students. He student-taught in a small school district in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming where he taught K – 12 students in general music, band, and choir. Matthew has served in staff and counselor positions at different summer music camps including the University of Wyoming Drum Major/Leadership Camp and the University of Wyoming Summer Music Camp. Students that have taken private lessons or coaching with Mr. Fox have gone on to receive superior ratings at solo/ensemble festivals. Starting in August 2017, Matthew will attend the University of Nevada – Las Vegas pursuing a Master of Music in Multiple Woodwind Performance. Matthew graduated from the University of Wyoming in 2017 with a Bachelor of Music in Music Education. Matthew currently resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife, Allison Fox. They are recently got married this summer and are ready to begin their lives together in Las Vegas!