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Biography
Short Biography (250 words)
Dr Matt Geer (b. 1996) is composer, conductor-organist and artistic manager. His research interests lie in the philosophy of art aesthetics and experimental music composition. He studied classical music composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (ranked the top music conservatoire in the UK) and in 2024 completed a PhD in music composition and its philosophical implications at Queen's University Belfast (ranked 9th in the world for research output). His music has been performed at world-class venues like the Barbican Centre, various cathedrals (St Paul's, Southwark, Belfast, Brussels, Rochester) the Museum of London, the Grimeborn Opera Festival, the Royal College of Music and Harvard University. As a conductor-organist, he has performed at most major UK Cathedrals and champions organ music of young up-and-coming composers as an organist. Currently, Matt is Executive Producer of the Southern Cathedrals Festival (SCF), based at Winchester, Salisbury and Chichester Cathedrals. Prior to this, he worked at the Ulster Orchestra in Belfast both in the fundraising team and within the Learning and Community Engagement (LCE) department. Outside music, he is interested in a broader study of philosophy and is an Anglican Tertiary in the Third Order of the Society of St Francis (TSSF).
Dr Matt Geer (b. 1996) is composer, conductor-organist and artistic manager. His research interests lie in the philosophy of art aesthetics and experimental music composition. He studied classical music composition at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (ranked the top music conservatoire in the UK) and in 2024 completed a PhD in music composition and its philosophical implications at Queen's University Belfast (ranked 9th in the world for research output). His music has been performed at world-class venues like the Barbican Centre, various cathedrals (St Paul's, Southwark, Belfast, Brussels, Rochester) the Museum of London, the Grimeborn Opera Festival, the Royal College of Music and Harvard University. As a conductor-organist, he has performed at most major UK Cathedrals and champions organ music of young up-and-coming composers as an organist. Currently, Matt is Executive Producer of the Southern Cathedrals Festival (SCF), based at Winchester, Salisbury and Chichester Cathedrals. Prior to this, he worked at the Ulster Orchestra in Belfast both in the fundraising team and within the Learning and Community Engagement (LCE) department. Outside music, he is interested in a broader study of philosophy and is an Anglican Tertiary in the Third Order of the Society of St Francis (TSSF).
Copyright © Matt Geer, 2025.
Reviews
"The talented Geer’s very personal experience was so vividly and so imposingly envisaged in this work"
Maryam Philpott, The Reviews Hub
Sane and Sound Opera by Matt Geer, 2018. Performed at the Arcola Theatre.
Maryam Philpott, The Reviews Hub
Sane and Sound Opera by Matt Geer, 2018. Performed at the Arcola Theatre.
"Powerful, provocative and beautifully performed throughout. This was a work of challenging technical genius from the creators, delivered to a very high standard."
Rachel, Audience Member
With Mixed Effects, 2019. Performed at the London Centre for Peace and Reconcilliation.
Rachel, Audience Member
With Mixed Effects, 2019. Performed at the London Centre for Peace and Reconcilliation.
"I was engrossed from start to finish. It was highly emotional and brutally honest. It moved me to actual tears!!"
Sarah, Audience Member
Sane and Sound Opera by Matt Geer, 2018. Performed at the Milton Court Theatre.
Sarah, Audience Member
Sane and Sound Opera by Matt Geer, 2018. Performed at the Milton Court Theatre.