Matt Hoormann holds a Doctor of Musical Arts in Trombone Performance from the University of California Los Angeles and has spent more than two decades performing and teaching across the country.
On stage, he has performed with the Boston Brass, the San Diego Symphony Pops, and Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, and toured with the United States Air Force Band of Mid-America as a civilian contractor. His performances have taken him across the United States, England, and France. He released his debut solo album, Somniloquy, in 2019. Matt is an Endorsing Artist for Best American Craftsman (BAC) and King/Conn Trombones, and a Signature Artist for Warburton Mouthpieces, for whom he designed the Matt Hoormann model trombone mouthpiece.
In the classroom, Matt serves on the music faculties at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and Missouri Valley College, teaching applied trombone, brass ensemble, and music history and appreciation courses. Before that, he spent thirteen years at Lindenwood University — ultimately as Associate Professor and Music Program Coordinator — where he co-developed the Music Business & Entrepreneurship program and the Jazz and Contemporary Music curriculum from the ground up.
He is currently completing The Modular Trombonist, a pedagogy text for collegiate and adult brass players built around a framework for designing and adapting your own practice — rather than following someone else's.
"I have had the good fortune of knowing and working with Matthew Hoormann in many educational and performance situations. Not only is his playing top-notch, but his interaction with students is superb. He gets his points across very effectively and with positive energy and enthusiasm."
- Scott Whitfield, Los Angeles trombone soloist and band leader