Who is Matthew?
In short time, tenor, Matthew Newhouse, has established himself as a powerful storyteller in concert and historical performance.
A sought after soloist, this previous season saw Matthew debut with the Tucson Symphony for Handel’s Messiah, Utah Symphony and the Rochester Philharmonic for their respective performances of Mozart’s Requiem, and the Baltimore Symphony in Dame Ethyl Smith’s Mass in D. This season, Matthew debuts with Apollo’s Fire, ARTEK Early Music, Ars Lyrica Houston, Emmanuel Music Boston, Duke Chapel Music Series, and the Bach Virtuosi Festival. In May 2024, Matthew premiered to great acclaim in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium performing emmy-winner Jeff Beal’s reimagined film score to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Matthew’s evocative storytelling lends well to narratorial roles and has been heard as Evangelist in Heinrich Schütz’s Weihnnachtshistorie with Harmonia Stellarum and in J.S. Bach’s Weihnnachtsoratorium with ARTEK Early Music and Emmanuel Music Boston. Other recent soloist engagements include Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang (Norfolk Chamber Festival), Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 (Bach Akademie Charlotte), and J.S. Bach’s Magnificat (TENET Vocal Artists).
Equally accomplished as an ensemble singer, Matthew is a core member of The Leonids and 4th Wall Ensemble NYC. Matthew has ongoing collaborative relationships with Apollo’s Fire, Artefact Ensemble, Harmonia Stellarum, Clarion Choral Society, TENET Vocal Artists, Evergreen Ensemble, and The Thirteen. Matthew can be heard on Clarion Choral Society’s 2025 GRAMMY nominated album, Requiem of Light. He attributes this chamber singing success partially to his time inaugurating the first cohort of US Voces8 Scholars, a training programme devised by British vocal sensations, Voces8.
Matthew’s accolades corroborate his musical prowess. He is the proud winner of the 2019 Semper Pro Music Competition where he gave his Carnegie Hall debut in Weill Recital Hall. Matthew was honored to be a Fellow for the Virginia Best Adams Masterclass at the 2023 Carmel Bach Academy. He is the 1st prize winner of the 2019 TEXOMA NATS Regional competition. Matthew competed and successfully advanced to the second round of the International J.S. Bach Competition Leipzig to much acclaim.
A seasoned scholar, Matthew has devout interest in Nordic Art Song Literature (especially that of Iceland) and Margaret Bond’s extensive vocal repertoire. Matthew served as a research assistant in Song Helix’s efforts to creative a Nordic Song Compendium. He strives to incorporate Icelandic and Danish song into his own vocal exploits. Matthew has also conducted extensive research on Margaret Bonds and her relationship with Langston Hughes, specifically highlighting her recently resurfaced cantata, Simon Bore the Cross.
Matthew holds a Master of Music in Early Music Voice from the Yale School of Music and a Bachelor of Music in Applied Music: Voice from Baylor University. When not singing, you can find Matthew baking bread, bubbling curries, or taking extensive hikes in nature.