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Matt Naughtin's stylish, informative and lighthearted program notes have been a welcoming feature of orchestral program books for many years. Their breezy, non-academic approach makes them ideal for new concert-goers while the thorough historical and musicological research beneath the surface gives sophisticated listeners all the tasty nuggets of information that enhance their enjoyment of symphonic music.

The notes include all vocal and choral texts with English translations. They are delivered digitally to your orchestra's promotions department via e-mail as Microsoft Word RTF files, ready to be formatted and inserted into your program book. Upon request, a Program Page can be included for each concert with conductor and soloist information along with the repertoire with all movements listed. For a small additional fee, you may include the program notes on your orchestra's web site.

The average length of the notes for individual compositions is between 500 and 1,000 words. Lengthy, important works can run to 1,500 words or more. Notes are available for all standard Symphonic, Chamber Orchestra and Chamber Music repertoire. Notes are not available for Pops concerts, but notes for individual pieces that are in the symphonic repertoire can be obtained.


To see a typical file of program notes for a full concert as they are delivered via e-mail, please click here:

To see individual examples of program notes, select from the list below:
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Notes for single composition: $50.00
(includes composer/title/movements listing and vocal texts with English translation)

Notes for full concert program: $150.00
(includes all of the above - a full program page can be formatted on request)

Send orders to:

Matthew Naughtin
184 Funston Ave., #12
San Francisco, CA 94118

To order by phone, call 415-831-8058 and leave a message. Be sure to state your address and phone number. An invoice will be sent with the order. I accept payments via check or PayPal for phone orders.

Orders may also be placed via E-mail. My E-mail address is: mattmus@mindspring.com.

For e-mail orders you may pay either by check or by credit card or bank account transfers via PayPal.

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Please have available a complete listing of the compositions you are performing. If you are performing a new work, have the composer's complete name and contact information available. If you wish to order notes for several concerts or a complete season, it is most expeditious to e-mail the repertoire.