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Praised by the Boston Globe for her “pristine timbre and expressive face,” Ms. Matthews is a highly sought-after soprano, choral musician, and
teacher of both voice and Alexander Technique.
This season, Ms. Matthews has been featured as a soprano soloist in Brahms’ Requiem with Quincy Choral Society, Haydn Lord Nelson Mass with Boston University Choir, and as the title role in Elena Ruehr’s Cassandra with Cappella Clausura.
Previous solo concert work includes Bach St. John Passion, Mozart Missa Brevis in F, Haydn Little Organ Mass, Handel Messiah, Vivaldi Gloria, Finzi In terra pax, Bach Magnificat, Respighi Lauda per la natività del Signore, Allegri Miserere, and the Fauré Requiem.
As an ensemble member, she is a core roster of both Cappella Clausura and Labyrinth Choir, and has been seen with Skylark, Schola Cantorum of Boston, Nightingale Vocal Ensemble, Church of the Advent Choir, and Trinity Church in the City of Boston.
Ms. Matthews was a winner of Boston University’s Spotlight at Carnegie Competition, making her hall debut there, and placed first in the New England Region of the National Association of Teachers of Music Artist Award (NATSAA) Competition. This year, she was also awarded fifth place in the NATSAA National Finals.
On the opera stage this season, Ms. Matthews appeared with Enigma Chamber Opera in their production of Oblivion, as well as with Boston University Opera Institute as Annu in their production of Thumbprint.
In previous seasons, she has also been seen with Guerilla Opera in their premiere of “The Thrilling Adventures of Lovelace and Babbage,” Enigma Chamber Opera as Flora in The Turn of the Screw, Promenade Opera Project as Marzelline in Beethoven’s Fidelio & Noémie in Massenet’s Cendrillon, and with Boston Conservatory Opera as both Despina in Mozart’s Così fan tutte and Lucinda in Muhly’s Dark Sisters.
Multiple festivals have featured Ms. Matthews, including Operaworks, where she was an Emerging Artist, Opera Steamboat, where she was seen as Oberto in Handel’s Alcina, and Opera Breve Vocal Institute, where she delighted audiences as Miss Wordsworth in Britten’s Albert Herring. Other notable appearances include Olympia in Offenbach’s Les contes d’Hoffmann and Johanna in Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd with the University of North Texas Opera, and with the Musical Theatre of Denton as Maria in Bernstein’s West Side Story and Cosette in Les Misérables.
Ms. Matthews, a native of Dallas, Texas, has been ensconced in music from an early age, beginning on violin, which she played for ten years, and teaching herself piano to accompany herself.
She gained bachelor’s degrees in both Voice Performance and French at the University of North Texas. She then relocated to Boston to pursue her M.M. Opera at the Boston Conservatory of Berklee.
In addition to her degrees, Ms. Matthews holds her 1600 hour Alexander Technique Teaching Certificate, obtained under Debi Adams at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee,andher 200 hour RYT yoga teacher certificate, obtained from YogaWorks.
A passionate student of pedagogy and body work, Ms. Matthews now teaches at the Winsor School in Longwood, Boston University, and privately, in addition to performing full-time in the New England area.
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