Guest Artist: Matthew Meadows, horn

About the event

Originally from Jasper, Alabama, Matthew Meadows joined the United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” in April of 2025. He remains in-demand as a soloist, chamber musician and clinician. In recent years, he has earned top prizes in numerous solo competitions. In 2019, he was awarded second-prize in the International Horn Competition of America University Division. Most recently, he was named the “National Winner” in the MTNA Young Artist Competition, winner of the International Phoenix Music Competition for Horn Duos, winner of the 2021 Southeast Horn Workshop Graduate Solo Competition, winner of the 2021 Kappa Kappa Psi Biennial Solo Competition, winner of the 2022 FOOSA Philharmonic Concerto Competition, and winner of the 2022 United States Army Band “Pershing’s Own” National Collegiate Solo Competition.

Matthew earned his Doctor of Musical Arts Degree in May 2026 under the instruction of Charles “Skip” Snead and also earned a Secondary Concentration in Wind Conducting with Dr. Ken Ozzello. He also earned a bachelor’s degree in music education and master’s degree in horn performance from the University of Alabama.