University of Delaware Violin Studio Recital
Bayard Sharp Hall 23 South Main St., Newark, DEMasters Degree Recital: Daniel Seymour, violin
Gore Recital Hall University of Delaware, Newark, DEWashington College Honors Recital
Hotchkiss Recital Hall Washington College, Chestertown, MD, United StatesMatthew will collaborate with students at Washington College who were selected by audition for this opportunity to showcase their talent!
Shanghai Sonatas: World Premiere of a New Musical
Mitchell Hall University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United StatesMatthew will be playing in the pit for this new musical, based on memoirs of Jewish refugee musicians who fled to Shanghai from Nazi Germany and trained the first generation of Western Classical musicians in China. More information can be found here: http://shanghaisonatas.com/
Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia: Á la Française
Perelman Theater - Kimmel Center 300 South Broad St. , Philadelphia, PAMatthew will be playing celeste in Ravel's Tzigane as part of an all-French program at the Kimmel Center. Tickets and information can be found here: https://chamberorchestra.org/#1920
The Who’s Tommy at Washington College
Hotchkiss Recital Hall Washington College, Chestertown, MD, United StatesMatthew will join fellow Washington College students and faculty in the pit orchestra as a keyboard/synthesizer player for four performances of The Who's Tommy. Tickets and info can be found here: https://www.washcoll.edu/live/events/22701-the-whos-tommy
College Music Society Northeast Regional Conference
Temple University Boyer College of Music and Dance 2001 North 13th Street, Philadelphia, PAMatthew will be collaborating with sopranos Sylvia Stoner and Anne Jennifer Nash and mezzo-soprano Sharon Campbell to present scenes from Sister - Show Me Eternity, written in a new music theater genre that weaves art songs together into a larger narrative based on Emily Dickenson's life.
Colgate University Vocal Master Class
Colgate University 13 Oak Drive, Hamilton, NYLecture: Taking the Lied on a New Genre: Poetry in Song
Colgate University, Max-Kade CenterMatthew will be giving a lecture for Colgate University's German Department on German Lieder, including significant composers and examples of their works and how they shaped the art song genre.
3rd Annual Washington College Piano Festival (CANCELED due to COVID-19)
Washington College 300 Washington Ave, Chestertown, MDDue to the coronavirus (COVID-19) and the need for social distancing, this year’s Washington College Piano Festival has been canceled. While we were looking forward to this year’s events, which included a master class, improvisation workshop, student concert, and guest artist recital, we know this is the right decision for the everyone’s health. Stay safe, […]
Washington College Premier Artists Series: Carmina Burana (CANCELED due to COVID-19)
Decker Theatre Washington College, Chestertown, MD, United StatesCome join us for a colossal event as Matthew and the Washington College Chorus team up with the Annapolis Chorale for a performance of Carl Orff's classic Carmina Burana!
Master Players Concert Series: Backstage Pass Webinar
The University of Delaware's Master Players Concert Series presents a free webinar as part of their new Backstage Pass Online series. Violinist Xiang Gao will perform live via Zoom over Matthew's remotely recorded piano accompaniments. More information can be found here: https://www.masterplayers.udel.edu/outreach/backstagepassonline
Sacred and Profane – Carmina Burana with the Annapolis Chorale (CANCELED due to COVID-19)
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts 801 Chase St., Annapolis, MDMatthew joins the Annapolis Chorale and the Washington College Chorus for another performance of Carmina Burana at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts.
Washington College Voice Department Recital (CANCELED due to COVID-19)
Hotchkiss Recital Hall Washington College, Chestertown, MD, United StatesPrince George’s Music Teachers Association Piano Competition
Due to COVID-19, Matthew will be virtually adjudicating the piano competition for high school students for Prince George's County, Maryland.
Collaborative Piano Institute at Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University Baton Rouge, LAMatthew is excited to be joining the esteemed faculty of this summer’s Collaborative Piano Institute at Louisiana State University, which will take place online due to COVID-19. He will be giving lectures, teaching private lessons, and coaching up-and-coming pianists from around the world. Check out his faculty profile here: https://www.collaborativepianoinstitute.org/faculty/piano-faculty/matthew-brower-piano/
International Conference of Europeanists at the University of Iceland (CANCELED due to COVID-19)
University of Iceland ReykjavíkMatthew will be traveling to Reykjavík to co-present a paper with Didem Uca entitled “Little Women and Mansplaining: Mignon’s Ventriloquist Act”.
Midsummer Night Soirees: 6-WIRE World Music Band (POSTPONED DUE TO COVID-19)
Gore Recital Hall University of Delaware, Newark, DE6-wire will kick off the Master Players Concert Series' new Midsummer Night Soirees series at the University of Delaware. The band will perform new compositions and feature the return of tabla virtuoso Sandeep Das, member of the Silk Road Ensemble.
University of Delaware Master Players Concert Series (CANCELED due to COVID-19)
Gore Recital Hall University of Delaware, Newark, DE6-wire will present a program featuring new compositions and arrangements as part of UD's 2020-2021 Concert Series entitled Prisms of Sound.
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Annapolis Chamber Orchestra (CANCELED due to COVID-19)
Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts 801 Chase St., Annapolis, MDIn celebration of the composer's 250th birthday, Matthew will be the soloist for Beethoven's 2nd Piano Concerto with the Annapolis Chamber Orchestra, under the direction of J. Ernest Green.