Flutist Matthew Angelo is a versatile performer, arts leader, and travel advisor based in Easton, Pennsylvania. His career spans performance, education, and entrepreneurship, with appearances across the United States and internationally, including performances in China at the 2018 Lianhuashan Glades Music Festival, France at the Cité Internationale des Arts and Fondation des États-Unis, and the Czech Republic. In March 2026, he will make his Carnegie Hall debut as a Judges’ Distinction Award Winner of the 2025 American Protégé Competition. 

Matthew is a founding member of Newfound Chamber Winds, where he performs and coaches during the ensemble’s annual chamber music and composition fellowship programs in Norfolk, Virginia. In December 2025, Newfound Chamber Winds was a featured ensemble at The Midwest Clinic in Chicago. His dedication to chamber music also led him to co-found the Manor Winds woodwind quintet, performing year-round throughout central and eastern Pennsylvania. From 2021 to 2024, he served as flutist of the NakedEye Ensemble, appearing at the DiMenna Center for Classical Music in New York City with Tribeca New Music. 

An active orchestral musician, Matthew serves as flute and piccolo with the Pocono Pops, Pennsylvania Philharmonic, and Allegro Orchestra Lancaster. His orchestral experience also includes performances with the Delaware Symphony Orchestra, Reading Symphony Orchestra, Bay-Atlantic Symphony, and Northeastern Pennsylvania Philharmonic. As a soloist, he has appeared with Newfound Chamber Winds (formerly Maryland Chamber Winds), the historic Quakertown Band, and the West Chester University Symphony Orchestra. 

Matthew has performed at the 2016 and 2018 National Flute Association Conventions and the 2015 Navy Band International Saxophone Symposium, and has served as a guest clinician for the Chester County and York Youth Symphonies. His recordings include Three-Nine Line: Music of Nicole Chamberlain (MSR Classics), alongside flutists Mary Matthews and Nicole Chamberlain, and Preludes & Recitations and Kairos (Tonsehen Records) with Newfound Chamber Winds. A passionate advocate for contemporary music, he has premiered more than 25 works by prominent American composers. 

In arts administration, Matthew served as Executive Director of Newfound Chamber Winds from 2019 to 2023 and has held leadership roles with the Allentown Symphony Orchestra, Bach Choir of Bethlehem, and Hartford Independent Chamber Orchestra. In 2020, he participated in the Akropolis Reed Quintet’s Mastermind Program, developing entrepreneurial and leadership skills tailored for today’s musicians. 

Alongside his musical career, Matthew is also a professional travel advisor. Drawing on years of international performance travel, residencies, and touring, he specializes in designing highly personalized travel experiences for artists, creatives, and culturally curious travelers. His work in travel reflects the same values that define his musicianship: thoughtful planning, collaboration, cultural immersion, and attention to detail. 

Dedicated to mentoring young artists, Matthew presents his workshop, Taking it Offstage: Essential Careers in Music, at institutions including Tennessee Tech University and West Chester University of Pennsylvania, focusing on arts management, career diversification, and applying business skills to musical careers. 

Matthew began studying flute at age ten and holds a Master of Music degree from The Hartt School and a Bachelor of Music degree from West Chester University of Pennsylvania. His principal teachers include Dr. Kimberly Reighley and Janet Arms. He lives with his husband, Matt, and their golden doodle, Dakota, and values building meaningful connections—onstage, offstage, and around the world.