Matt Sullivan is Professor of oboe at Long Island University, has performed as soloist on four continents, and is recognized internationally as both an important advocate for the modern oboe and an innovative teacher. In 1999 Mr. Sullivan's 50th Birthday Concert was broadcast live on WNYC in New York City.
Matt Sullivan's innovative recitals and solo appearances range from Broadway and Carnegie Hall to the Knitting Factory and CBGB's Gallery. He has recorded for Columbia, RCA, Virgin Atlantic, CRI, New World, Opus One, XLNT, O.O. Discs record labels. Matt Sullivan is a performing Artist for Buffet Crampon, a division or Boosey & Hawkes Musical Instruments.
As a composer/ improviser, he has created several works for oboe, English horn and digital horn which, along with chamber music and solo performances, have been featured on National Public Radio and internationally on Voice of America.
Mr. Sullivan maintains an active and unusually varied performance schedule, ranging from Broadway pits to solo performances at Carnegie Hall, plus downtown avant-garde venues. He is also a member of Helios, Musicians' Accord and the Queens Symphony Orchestra.
He is on the faculties of the European Mozart Academy in Warsaw. Sullivan has recorded for CBS Masterworks, RCA, Virgin Atlantic, New World, Opus One, Newport Classics, Mode, XLNT, and oodiscs record labels.
