Member Since: 21/08/2006
Band Members: In 1996 Matthew Allsop made his professional debut with the organ and electric guitar work Uncarved at the church of Saint-Roche, Paris. He studied composition and guitar at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music & Drama, winning the Dinah Wolfe Award for composition. Subsequently he undertook further study at Berklee College, Boston.
Recent work has included a commission for Brass quintet and a solo guitar concert at the Villa Giustiniani in Treviso, Italy, in which he performed pieces by Villa-Lobos, Lauro, Brouwer and others. Matthew has worked extensively in contemporary music as a guitarist, performing in Boston, Paris, Glasgow, Edinburgh and London.
Type of Label: Major