Matthew Boatmon

Master of Music, Canon Musician

Mr. Boatmon is currently the Canon Musician and Associate Organist at the Cathedral Church of Saint John. In addition to his experience as a church musician, Mr. Boatmon has concertized frequently as an organ soloist as well as a piano accompanist for instrumentalists and vocalists. Mr. Boatmon has won several local and national competitions. In 1987, he won the first prize of the Arthur Poister Scholarship Competition in Syracuse, New York and in 1984 he represented Region V of the American Guild of Organist at the national Playing Competition in San Francisco. Mr. Boatmon received his Masters of Music degree and Performer’s Certificate at the Eastman School of Music and Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Evansville, Indiana. Noted organ teachers include Russell Saunders, Douglas Reed, Wilma Jensen, and Mark X. Hatfield. When Mr. Boatmon is not at the Cathedral serving as Canon Musician, he works as a Financial Advisor for American Express Financial Services.