Matt Sharrock is a versatile marimbist and percussionist.  As a soloist, chamber musician, and section percussionist, he has performed with a variety of notable ensembles including Juventas New Music Ensemble, the Boston Opera Collaborative, Lowell House Opera, and the Video Game Orchestra.  In addition, Sharrock currently performs in duos with clarinetist Amy Advocat and percussionist Karlyn Mason, and he is a founding member of Boston Percussion Group (BPeG) and Front Street Percussion Quartet.  A passionate educator, Sharrock is currently a teaching artist for the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and he presents master classes and educational concerts with BPeG and Front Street.  Also interested in adult music education, Sharrock was the percussion instructor for the Baldwin-Wallace College New Horizons Band Program, teaching group lessons, coaching rehearsals, and organizing, programming and conducting a percussion ensemble of students over the age of 50.

Sharrock was a founding member and acted for two years as music director and principal conductor of l(a contemporary music ensemble, a new music group in residence at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, OH. Currently, Sharrock is an organizer and performer for Equilibrium Concert Series and serves as principal conductor for The Fifth Floor Collective, a consortium of Boston-area composers.

Sharrock holds an M.M. in Marimba Performance from The Boston Conservatory and a B.M. in Music Performance (Percussion) from Baldwin-Wallace College.  His primary teachers include Nancy Zeltsman and Jack Van Geem (marimba);  Keith Aleo, Josh Ryan, and Sam Solomon (percussion); John Grimes (timpani), Sharan Leventhal (chamber music), and Dwight Oltman (conducting).  (www.mattsharrock.com)