Matt Hart is a stage and production manager, assistant, and festival director based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Matt is currently the Vice President of Operations for the New Mexico Philharmonic, Choirs of America, and stage manager of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra during their summer season.   During his first four years at the Aaron Copland School of Music (ACSM) he pursued a degree in Music Education. While at ACSM he was the president of the NAfME Chapter 504. He managed the extensive performance collection while simultaneously being the librarian for the Queens College Symphonic Wind Ensemble and Orchestra.    Through his work at Chautauqua he has been fortunate to work with some of the big names in music such as Yo-Yo Ma, Silkroad Ensemble, Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Joshua Bell, David Krakauer, Ray Chen, and Chris Botti. He has worked with many highly skilled orchestral conductors such as Rosen Milanov, Roberto Minczuk, Tania Miller, and Gemma New.   Working with Choirs of America he has been able to work with the titans of choral music and education such as Anton Armstrong, Andre Thomas, Jake Runestad, Z Randall Stroope, and Rollo Dillworth.    He completed his first tour with the Silkroad Ensemble on their Southeast tour as a production assistant and back line technician in Spring 2019. He was able to work with several talented musicians, Cristina Pato, Joseph Gramley, Haruka Fujii, Shawn Conley, Sandeep Das, Nora Fischer, and Johnny Gandelsman.    He started with the New Mexico Philharmonic in September 2019 and has gained increased skills in orchestral stage management in unconventional performance and rehearsal spaces. Due to the current pandemic and subsequent pause to in person performances he has become responsible for the majority of digital content production for the Philharmonic. Now in his third year with the Philharmonic, he is excited to begin as Vice President of Operations.   Matt is the son of a highly acclaimed music educator and gives a lot of credit for his success at a young age to his father for allowing him to be the person he wanted. He is looking forward to continuing his work with the many organizations that have become a family to him and is excited for future endeavors!