Matt Putnam
Musician, Music Director
Chelsea, MA (512) 913-7991

Summary

Matt has been playing piano since kindergarten, trumpet since middle school band, horn since college, and now many more members of the woodwind and brass family. He has played in wind ensembles, orchestras, jazz bands, theater pits, rock bands, and more. Nowadays he spends most of his time in musical theater, usually as a pit musician but occasionally as a music director, and rarely as a stage director, sound engineer, or other techie.

Instruments

Piano Since 1992 Comfortable with keyboard programming
Trumpet Since 1998 Including piccolo, flugel, and all keys of trumpet
Horn Since 2005
Clarinet Since 2014 Own all typical sizes from E♭ soprano to contrabass
Saxophone Since 2014 Own all sizes from sopranino to bass
Can also play percussion, low brass, a few other woodwinds, bass guitar, harp, and a few others if the part isn't too hard

Music Directing Credits

The Fantasticks MIT Musical Theatre Guild September 2023
The Trail to Oregon! MIT Musical Theatre Guild September 2022
Willy Wonka Bishop Fenwick High School November 2022
Into The Woods MIT Musical Theatre Guild April 2022
Pippin MIT Musical Theatre Guild January 2022
Firebringer MIT Musical Theatre Guild November 2021
Into The Woods True Rep Theatre August 2021
Pippin Broken Leg Productions January 2020
A Chorus Line MIT Musical Theatre Guild November 2019
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee MIT Musical Theatre Guild September 2019
Children of Eden Theatre Company of Saugus February 2019
You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown MIT Musical Theatre Guild September 2018
Avenue Q MIT Musical Theatre Guild September 2017
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee MIT Musical Theatre Guild September 2015
A Chorus Line Emerson Musical Theater Society Fall 2014
Next Thing You Know Emerson Musical Theater Society Spring 2014
In Trousers Emerson Rareworks Fall 2013
Avenue Q MIT Musical Theatre Guild September 2013
Into The Woods MIT Gilbert and Sullivan Players August 2012
Urinetown MIT Musical Theatre Guild April 2012
Children of Eden MIT Musical Theatre Guild November 2011
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee MIT Musical Theatre Guild September 2011
Guys and Dolls MIT Musical Theatre Guild November 2010
Jesus Christ Superstar MIT Musical Theatre Guild September 2010
Evil Dead: The Musical MIT Musical Theatre Guild April 2010
Into The Woods MIT Musical Theatre Guild September 2008

Selected Performance Credits

Phantom of the Opera Harp Weston Drama Workshop July 2024
Chicago Trumpet 1 MIT Musical Theatre Guild February 2024
Chicago Reed 2/3 Stage 284 March 2023
A Chorus Line Trumpet 1 BU on Broadway April 2022
Assassins Trumpet, Clarinet, Alto Sax Arts After Hours June 2019
Mamma Mia! Keyboard 2 Stage 284 March 2019
Honk! Trumpet The Footlight Club November 2018
Into The Woods (Jr.) Trumpet, Horn, Clarinet Wheelock Family Theatre,
Teen Performance Ensemble
May 2018
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee Keyboard 2 Theatre Company of Saugus April 2018
9 to 5 Trumpet Arlington Friends of the Drama March 2018
In The Heights Trumpet Wheelock Family Theatre October 2017
Chess (London version) Trumpet 1, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet MIT Gilbert and Sullivan Players August 2017
Barnum Trumpet, Bass Clarinet Moonbox Productions April 2017
Big! The Musical Keyboard 2 The Footlight Club November 2016
The Wild Party (Lippa) Trumpet/Reed 3 MIT Musical Theatre Guild April 2016
The Full Monty Trumpet 2 The Wellesley Players Spring 2016
The Wedding Singer Trumpet MIT Musical Theatre Guild April 2013

For a full list of performance credits, see my CV