2026 Adjudicators

Matthew Pope, DMA, is a solo and collaborative pianist, adjudicator, and teacher in London, Ontario. A graduate of the DMA program at Western University (London, ON), Dr. Pope's research and performance interests focus on French repertoire of the late 19th- and early 20th-centuries, with a particular focus on the works of Gabriel Fauré (1845-1924) and Claude Debussy (1862-1918).

During his academic career, Dr.  Pope studied with John-Paul Bracey, Dr. Brett Kingsbury, and Stephan Sylvestre, and won numerous scholarships and awards including the UWO Gold Medal for Piano Performance in 2013, and two Ontario Graduate Scholarships (2014 and 2018). He also spend three weeks studying with Jean-Paul Sevilla in France during the summer of 2021, and is a former student of pianist, Ron Greidanus (Georgetown, ON). Dr. Pope enjoys working in collaborative settings as a pianist and orchestra continuo player (both on harpsichord and organ) and has worked with conductors Lydia Adams, Charles Demuynck, Mervin Fick, Ron Greidauns, Simone Luti, Dr. Patrick Murray, Tyrone Paterson, Stephanie Potvin, and Robert Raines (1947-2011).

Matthew is an avid performer as a pianist, harpsichordist, and organist, and has performed as a soloist and/or ensemble player with numerous groups in the GTA, including the Georgetown Bach Chorale, the Bach Elgar Choir (Hamilton, ON), the Masterworks of Oakville Choir, the Oakville Chamber Orchestra, the Mississauga Chamber Sings, and the Brampton Symphony Orchestra, and Kammerchor London and Magisterra Solists in London, ON. A standout of his most recent engagements includes appearing as a soloist in a performance of all three double harpsichord concertos of JS Bach with Kammerchor London in May, 2025. In addition, Dr. Pope is President for the Ontario Registered Music Teachers Association's London Branch, and Director of Music at St John the Evangelist Anglican Church in Strathroy, ON.