Performances

Here is a printable one-page resume.

Performance Highlights:

2010

Solo Recital: Songs of Finzi and Britten with Alice Mikolajewski, Piano - Alexandria, VA
Vespers 1610, Claudio Monteverdi- Artek and the National Gallery of Art Vocal Ensemble, Performances in New York City and Washington, DC :

“...tenor Matthew Smith ... gave a clear, vibrant rendition of ‘Nigra sum’ and was seconded ably by tenor Philip Anderson in ‘Duo seraphim.’”
- Washington Post, Jan 2010

“...Matthew Smith and Philip Anderson doing good work in the extended and challenging tenor parts.”
- New York Times, Jan 2010

“Singers weren't the dutiful conservatory grads often heard in Europe's early-music festivals, but more seasoned singers who clearly had something personal to bring to the music - and did, particularly tenor Matthew Smith.”
- Philadelphia Inquirer, Jan 2010
Cathedral Lenten Series - Washington National Cathedral, Lent 2010 - Soloist in Bach's St. Mark Passion, Leighton's Crucifixion, and Scarlatti's Stabat Mater

2009

Vespers, Sergei Rachmaninoff - National Philharmonic, Strathmore Hall, Rockville, MD - Review 1, Review 2
Vespers, Sergei Rachmaninoff - Washington Chorus, St. Peter and Paul's Orthodox Church, Potomac, MD
St. John Passion, J. S. Bach - Washington National Cathedral Choir, Washington, DC

2008

Carmel Bach Festival - Adams Vocal Master Class Fellow - Performed twice weekly Master Classes and a Showcase Recital at the Sunset Center with selections from various Bach Cantatas
What's Opera Bach! - Washington Bach Consort - Harman Center for the Arts, Washington, DC
Pirates of Penzance, by Gilbert & Sullivan - role of Frederic, Washington Savoyards, 16 performances at Atlas Theater in Washington, DC
Love's Comedy - by Kim Sherman, role of Lind, George Mason University, VA

2007

Magnificat - J.S. Bach - Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC
Serenade to Music - Ralph Vaughan Williams - Cathedral Choral Society, Washington National Cathedral, Washington, DC
Cantata BWV 23 - J.S. Bach - Washington Bach Consort, Church of the Epiphany, Washington, DC
Various Opera Scenes - Washington Concert Opera, The Kreeger Museum, Washington, DC