Matt Consul

About Matt

Matt Consul is a violist, multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter based in Freeport, Maine. He has built his career in orchestral and classical music, and has been writing his own songs for years. Now he is bringing that music into the spotlight.

Matt plays viola with the Portland Symphony Orchestra, subs with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops, and has appeared as guest violist with the Portland String Quartet. He trained at New England Conservatory, earning a Bachelor's in Viola Performance and a Master's in Contemporary Improvisation on mandolin and violin.

Beyond the orchestra, he plays guitar, mandolin, violin and bass, and arranges and records string parts for other artists' songs. He is a member of jazz composer Miho Hazama's Grammy-nominated ensemble m_unit, was a member of the Laura Grill Band, and has toured, recorded and performed with a wide variety of notable artists and bands, including Kurt Elling, The Dear Hunter, Bent Knee and Streetlight Manifesto.