Matt Sellick is a flamenco guitarist, composer, and recording artist from Thunder Bay, Ontario. He takes a unique approach to traditional flamenco and instrumental music. He has studied flamenco in Spain with with some of the world’s greatest flamenco guitarists, in particular Oscar Herrero. Matt has performed as a featured soloist with the Thunder Bay Symphony Orchestra and Consortium Aurora Borealis, played in the band of Canadian guitarist Jesse Cook, and accompanied performances of the Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Company in Toronto. He has also performed in the Montreal Flamenco Festival. With the help of grants from the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts, Matt has produced two solo records (Nocturne and After Rain) and has written a suite of orchestral arrangements for his own guitar pieces. His most recent recording project is called North Shore and has been funded by the Ontario Arts Council. It took place in summer 2018 and was composed and recorded in the parks around Lake Superior. Matt is a graduate of the Music program at Lakehead University.

Research and Innovation Week 2019

New solo and electroacoustic music works by:
Jordyn Cockell, Daniel Racco, Adam Smith

Performed by:
Chris Elrick, clarinet - Hannah Tabachak, violin - Jordyn Cockell, piano

Thursday, February 28, 2019
12:30 pm, Jean McNulty Recital Hall
William H. Buset Centre for Music and Visual Arts

Free Admission