Dr. Matt Stratton

Dr. Matt Stratton serves as Director of Bands and hold the Charlene Hawkins Chair of Instrumental Music at the Olivet Nazarene Univeristy School of Music where he gives leadership to the Tiger Marching Band and conducts the University Wind Ensemble. In addition, he teaches the tuba/euphonium studio and teaches courses in the education and theory curricula as necessary.

Matt has been involved with the marching arts for 30 years. He has taught drum corps with Patriots, Magic, Blue Stars, Bluecoats, and Cadets.

Matt is an artist clinician for Yamaha and a founding member of the Ultimate Drillbook Education team. He maintains an active calendar presenting clinics, judging, and offering instruction on behalf of those organizations.

He shares, “I’m excited and grateful for the opportunity to join the great team assembled at the Cavaliers as a brass ensemble consultant!”