Matt Hare is well known as a performer and educator. He has been on faculty at Luther, Cornell, and Wartburg Colleges and the Lutheran Summer Music Academy and Festival. He recently relocated from the Midwest to Southern California to become the first director of educational programs at Lemur Music.

He has been a regular member of the bass sections of the Quad Cities and Peoria Symphonies, and has played in the sections of many symphonies in Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. He frequently gives recitals and masterclasses that often include his own transcriptions and arrangements.

He holds a BA from Bloomsburg University, an MM from Butler University, and a DMA from the University of Iowa. His major teachers were Mark R. Jelinek, Diana Gannett, David Murray, and Volkan Orhon.

Matt currently teaches Double Bass, Electric Bass and Guitar at Premier Music on Mondays...call 714-744-8100 or email premiermusic@sbcglobal.net for available lesson times!