Matthew Gordon has recently won a euphonium position with the United States Navy Fleet Bands. He will begin basic training in June. Afterwards, he will spend several weeks at the Navy School of Music in Virginia Beach before receiving his station and officially beginning the job. His duties will include performing in the Wind Ensemble, Parade Band, and chamber ensembles. Matthew, a native of Mount Prospect, IL, is currently a 4th-year undergraduate majoring in music education at the University of Georgia, and he will graduate in May. He has been active in numerous solo, chamber, and mock audition competitions, including winning 2nd prize in the student division at the Falcone Festival in 2016, advancing to the finals in multiple ITEA regional competitions in 2020, and winning 3rd prize in the inaugural Stars and Shipes e-mock audition in the summer of 2020. His principal teachers have been David Zerkel, Dr. Matthew Shipes, Josh Wirt, and Jared Bulmer.
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