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Matt Shipton – Project Manager
Pianist/ Programme Director
Matt is an accomplished pianist and musician, who has taught piano and music performance in higher education for a number of years. He has been actively involved with the Sacconi Quartet as Chair of Trustees for Sacconi Chamber Music Festival, successfully fundraised for major new chamber music commissions, was instrumental in establishing Sacconis as ‘quartet in residence for the town of Folkestone’ and now manages a number of projects relating to the development of music in Folkestone.
Matt has had a particular interest in Music and Health for many years, and was business development manager for the Sidney De Haan Research Centre for Arts and Health between 2005 and 2019. He is now Programme Director for the Sing to Beat project, that operates a national network of singing groups for people with Parkinson’s and other chronic health conditions across the UK.
