Matt Luca began his journey with the organ at the age of thirteen. Within one year of study, Matt applied for his first local chapter AGO scholarship with a program that included Franck’s Pastorale, Op. 19, and in the second year auditioned with Bach’s Prelude & Fugue in G, BWV 541, and Hindemith’s Sonata No. 2. At sixteen, Matt was accepted into the pre-college division at Juilliard, where he spent two years as a pupil of Dr. Matthew Lewis. In 2018, Matt was named Holy Cross Organ Scholar, Class of 2022, studying under Dr. Ezequiel Menéndez. During his time at Holy Cross, Matt had the opportunity to work with various performers through the school’s Chapel Artist Series, including organists such as: Arvid Gast, Craig Cramer, Nathan Laube and Olivier Latry. Matt was in charge of music selection for morning Mass at the college, and directed a quartet of singers as well. Matthew recently attended the Jacobs School of Music as the Organ Graduate Assistant while earning a M.M. in Organ Performance and Sacred Music, working with Professor Christopher Young. There he was also the Music Director and Organist at First Presbyterian Church in Martinsville, IN, where he led the choir and was in charge of music selection. In 2024, Matthew began his studies at the Eastman School of Music in pursuit of a DMA in Performance and Literature, under the direction of Professor Nathan Laube. During his second year, Matt was awarded first prize in the Arthur Poister Scholarship Competition in Syracuse, NY. Matt enters his third year of studies at the Eastman School of Music this year.