Matt Merten is a graduate of St. John’s University in Collegeville, Minnesota where he earned a degree in Music Education and Trombone Performance. After teaching in the public schools of Saint Cloud and Albany (MN), he earned a Master of Music in Trombone Performance and Literature from the University of Notre Dame. He has performed with the St. Cloud Amadeus Orchestra (MN), Minnesota Center Chorale, and Regis Philbin’s Pop Orchestra. At Notre Dame, he directs the New Orleans Brass Band, Trumpet Ensemble, Trombone Choir, co-directs the Brass Ensemble, Jazz Bands and teaches applied low brass lessons.

Mr. Merten is very active in music technology at Notre Dame. In addition to teaching portions of the Music Through Technology Course, he offers private instruction in multi-track recording and software synthesizers. He is also responsible for the production of the Notre Dame Band’s audio recordings.