Matthew Tichy

Matthew Tichy is thrilled to be joining The Cavaliers brass education staff this season. Matthew currently serves as a band director at Mill Middle School in Williamsville, New York where he teaches fifth and sixth grade band, instrumental group lessons, brass choir, and jazz band. His bands and students have received Outstanding ratings at both state major organization and solo festivals and the Mill Middle 6th Grade Band was featured at a Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra Community Spotlight concert performance in June of 2026.

Matthew earned his bachelor's degree in music education, trombone performance, and jazz studies from The Crane School of Music at SUNY Potsdam. After serving as an interim-band director at Orchard Park (NY) High School, Matthew completed his graduate work at Northwestern University studying trombone performance under a consortium of trombone faculty led by Michael Mulcahy and Timothy Higgins of the Chicago Symphony, as well as advanced course study in conducting with Dr. Mallory Thompson. While at Northwestern, Matthew performed as a member of the internationally renowned symphonic wind ensemble and was a graduate conducting assistant with the Northwestern Athletic Bands. Matthew has also performed as a substitute and extra musician with both the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra and the Syracuse Orchestra.