Matthew Greer

Matthew Greer was appointed Artistic Director of Quintessence in 2009. In 2012, he was among the recipients of Creative Albuquerque’s Bravos! Awards, honoring artistic innovation, entrepreneurship, and community impact. He has recently served as a guest conductor for the New Mexico Philharmonic and for the UNM Concert Choir. He also serves as Director of Music and Worship Arts at St John’s United Methodist Church, where he directs several choirs and oversees a comprehensive music program. In 2004 and 2007, he was a Melodious Accord Fellow, studying song-leading and score analysis with Alice Parker. A native of Kansas City, he has degrees in music education and theology from Trinity University and Boston University.