Meet the Artists

Hila Plitmann

Ola Gjeilo

THREE

Andrew Cyr

Ricardo Romaneiro

Ryan Francis

Leo Leite

Mike Atkinson

Thomas Boulton

Jack Chou

Sean Connors

Rachel Drehmann

Jonathan Greenberg

Nate Hepler

Tom Hutchinson

Danielle Kuhlmann

Britton Matthews

Katie Miller

Rajesh Prasad

Luke Rinderknecht

Annie Stevens

Jason Sugata

Alana Vegter

Britton Matthews
percussion

Britton Matthews is an active performer in the New York City orchestral percussion scene. Currently residing in Astoria, NY, Britton appears regularly as the principal percussionist for the Astoria Music Society's Symphony Orchestra and the Lost Dog New Music Ensemble. She is a founding member of the Broadway Reading Orchestra and a featured guest performer with Exit 9 Percussion Group of New Jersey.

A recent graduate of the Master of Music program at Rutgers University, Britton has performed alongside internationally renowned performers such as Bob Becker, She-e Wu, and Rolando Morales-Matos. She appeared with the legendary Ms. Wu in a showcase concert at the 2005 Percussive Arts Society International Convention (Columbus, Ohio), and made her European debut in 2006 in the 4th Annual Paris Marimba Competition. She is featured on the Public Broadcasting System's HDTV musical celebration Christmas at Baylor, as well as on KWBU's Music at Baylor, performing Leigh Howard Stevens's Rhythmic Caprice. Britton has more than ten years of teaching experience across Texas, New Jersey and New York, including two years on the instructional faculty of the Leigh Howard Stevens Pre-College Summer Marimba Seminar.  She is currently on faculty as the percussion instructor at the Judith G. Wharton Music Center in New Providence, NJ.

With a passion for contemporary music, Britton regularly works with both established and emerging composers, such as Steven Stucky, David Del Tredici and Bruce Hamilton, to commission new literature. She is also involved in performing arts management, including concert planning, promotion and booking at Carnegie Hall. Originally from Dallas, Texas, Britton received her Bachelor's of Music Education from Baylor University. Her teachers include She-e Wu, Bob Becker, Chris Deviney, Todd Meehan and the late Dr. Larry Vanlandingham.