Dr. Matthew Geiger is the Assistant Professor of Music and the Director of Percussion at the University of Kentucky. Along with recent international performances in Ecuador, Spain, Sweden, and China, he has performed and presented at prestigious conferences around the globe, such as the Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic and the Percussive Arts Society International Convention. A former performing member of the Santa Clara Vanguard Drum and Bugle Corps, he also has served as an instructor for DCI World Class finalists, The Cadets and The Academy. He has recorded for the Naxos and Mark Records label, including performing as percussionist and timpanist on the Grammy nominated recording of Darius Milhaud’s “L’Orestie, d’Eschyle”. Matthew received his DMA along with dual Bachelor’s degrees in Music Performance and Mathematics – along with a Spanish minor – at the University of Kentucky. He received his Master’s degree in percussion performance at the University of Michigan. Matthew Geiger is a Yamaha Performing Artist and educational artist for Zildjian Cymbals, Innovative Percussion, and Black Swamp Percussion.