Ed Matthew

Ed Matthew has served as guest-principal clarinetist with Tafelmusik, Philharmonia Baroque, The American Classical Orchestra, Opera Lafayette, Washington National Cathedral, Pacific MusicWorks, and Musica Angelica. He has performed with Apollo’s Fire, Handel & Haydn Society, Portland Baroque Orchestra, Washington Bach Consort, and other period ensembles. He is on Bach Choir of Bethlehem’s premiere recording of Felix Mendelssohn’s reconstruction of J.S. Bach’s St. Matthew Passion. He was in the orchestra of Broadway’s The Phantom of the Opera for two decades, followed by the Tony Award-winning revival of Parade. The New York Times praised his “seductive saxophone work” with the Pit Stop Players. He premiered Joan Tower’s Island Prelude with the award-winning Quintessence. For the 150Music label, he recorded Passages, Gary William Friedman’s clarinet concerto and is on RCA, Naxos, and other labels. He designs original soundscapes for New York City theater companies.