Bass, Jazz Ensemble Coach Matt Stavrakas is from Medfield, Massachusetts, and began playing the upright bass at age 15. After participating in the nationwide Essentially Ellington competition at Lincoln Center with the Medfield High School jazz band, Matt knew he wanted to pursue a career in music. Matt graduated from the New England Conservatory of Music in 2014, where he …
Matthew Heck
Director of the Conservatory Program at The Rivers School Matt Heck, the director of the Conservatory Program at The Rivers School, is a musicologist, writer, violinist, DJ, drummer, voiceover artist, singer, and actor. After attending Oberlin College, where he earned a BA in music, he went on to graduate studies in musicology at Brandeis University and completed a PhD. His …