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Annapolis, MD-based trumpeter Matt Harriman maintains an active schedule as a performer and clinician across the United States. His extensive performance history spans a wide range of genres, collaborating with notable musicians and ensembles such as the Washington National Opera, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Alicia Keys, Peter Erskine, the Columbus Symphony Brass Quintet, and the faculty brass quintets at The Ohio State University and Otterbein University. Matt’s studio experience in Los Angeles and Washington D.C. includes recording for CDs, TV shows, radio jingles, movies, video games, and various music publishers and composers. He is also a sought after musician for musical theater productions in the DMV area.

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Currently, Matt is the Principal Trumpet of the United States Naval Academy Band(USNAB), a Washington D.C.-area "premier" military band. Within the USNAB he has served in multiple roles, including the commercial lead trumpet for the Wind Ensemble, lead trumpet for the Big Band The Next Wave, lead trumpet for the rock band The Electric Brigade, lead trumpet for the Bravo Zulu Brass Band, and Unit Leader of the USNAB Brass Quintet. The USNAB frequently performs for the President of the United States and other high-ranking state and military officials.​​

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​Career highlights with the USNAB include performing at the International Trumpet Guild Conference in Los Angeles, CA alongside legendary trumpeter Malcolm McNab; giving the world premiere of Voyages, a work for solo trumpet and brass ensemble, at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; serving as principal trumpet in a joint performance with His Majesty's Royal Marines Band; and performing principal trumpet on Benjamin Britten’s War Requiem for the USNA Distinguished Artist Series at the Strathmore, which featured members from multiple premier U.S. military bands. Matt also provided funeral honors for Senator John McCain and sounded “Attention” for President Joe Biden at the U.S. Naval Academy Graduation ceremony. Of all these experiences, Matt's most cherished is sharing the stage with his wife, professional flutist Rachael Yokers Harriman, during her appearances as a guest musician with the band.

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A passionate advocate for music education, Matt previously served as Director of Instrumental Music at Maywood Academy High School, a visual and performing arts lottery school in the Los Angeles Unified School District. There, he contributed to writing the school’s music curriculum for WASC accreditation. Additionally, Harriman has appeared as a guest soloist, clinician, or performer at more than 40 colleges and high schools nationwide.

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Matt holds a Master’s Degree in Trumpet Performance from the University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, where he studied with former LA Philharmonic trumpeter and Hollywood recording legend Boyde Hood. He earned his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from The Ohio State University, where he was honored with the "Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement Award" while studying with Roy Poper, Tim Leasure, and Russel Mikkelson. Harriman later returned to Ohio State University on a full scholarship as the trumpet studio’s Graduate Teaching Assistant while pursuing his Doctorate of Musical Arts.