Matthew Decker

Matt Decker began his position as Assistant Principal Timpani and Section Percussion in the Seattle Symphony in the 2016/2017 season. Before joining the Symphony, Decker spent two seasons as the Assistant Principal Percussionist of the North Carolina Symphony and also had a season-long fellowship with the New World Symphony. His resume includes concert appearances with the New York Philharmonic, Cleveland Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony, Malaysian Philharmonic, Columbus Indiana Philharmonic and the Battle Creek Symphony in Michigan, with which he made his solo debut in 2009. Decker was a 2011 fellow at the Tanglewood Music Center and also spent two summers at the Music Academy of the West and Round Top Festival. He holds a Bachelor of Music with Honors from Roosevelt University and a Master of Music from Manhattan School of Music. Some of his teachers include Chris Lamb, Duncan Patton, She-e Wu, Vadim Karpinos and Paul Berns.