November 2017
University of Delaware Fundraiser with 6-wire and Vice President Joe Biden
6-wire performs for a second time for Vice President Joe Biden as part of the University of Delaware's $750 million fundraising campaign. To date the university has already raised $565 million.
Find out more »Get Pegged Cabaret
Again as part of Philadelphia's Fringe Arts series, Matthew and Cookie DiOrio will be performing together to support the William Way LGBTQ Community Center.
Find out more »Voices United: Benefit Concert for Puerto Rico
Matthew joins singers Jean Bernard Cerin and Cookie DiOrio in concert to support hurricane relief in Puerto Rico. Donations will help Operation Agua provide clean water to the island.
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February 2018
I, Too, Sing America: Black History Month Benefit Concert
Matthew will join singers Cookie DiOrio, Veronica Chapman-Smith, and Shahara Benson in a charity concert to honor Black History Month.
Find out more »March 2018
College Music Society 2018 Northeast Regional Conference
Matthew will be an active participant in this year's conference, presenting a talk entitled "Including Collaborative Training in the Solo Piano Studio" and performing composers' new works.
Find out more »April 2018
6-wire Trio at the Historic Milton Theatre
Tickets can be found here: https://www.miltontheatre.com/event/1592625-6-wire-milton/
Find out more »Washington College Piano Festival
Join us for a piano extravaganza at Washington College as the inaugural Washington Piano Festival kicks off! The day will include a piano competition, master class and concert with guest artist Lydia Artymiw. Students are encouraged to apply and can find more information here: https://www.washcoll.edu/live/events/19705-washington-college-piano-festival
Find out more »Master Players Chamber Music Concert
Returning to the University of Delaware's concert series, Matthew will perform Brahms' Piano Quartet No. 1 in G minor with violinist Xiang Gao, violist Sheila Browne, and cellist Bo Li.
Find out more »May 2018
June 2018
Shanghai Oriental Art Center
Matthew will perform with Chinese musicians and members of the University of Delaware Symphony Orchestra.
Find out more »July 2018
Concert with Cellist Larry Stomberg
Matthew will join University of Delaware Cello Professor Larry Stomberg in concert at McDaniel College as part of their summer Chamber Music on the Hill concert series.
Find out more »September 2018
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center Naming Ceremony
Violinist Xiang Gao and Matthew (both alumni) are special guest performers.
Find out more »October 2018
Music:Eyes Interactive Performance with Violinist Etienne Abelin
Matthew will be performing with Swiss violinist Etienne Abelin for a ceremony honoring the Maurice Rohrbach Fund for Swiss-American Cultural Exchange. Among those in attendance will be Honorary Consul of Switzerland in Philadelphia Christine Pfister. Using a platform called Music:Eyes, they will visually represent scores of Bach violin sonatas in real time as they play.
Find out more »Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia: Annenberg Center for Performing Arts
Origins & Diaspora: West African solo piano and piano trio repertoire with members of the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia. Tickets and information can be found here: https://www.annenbergcenter.org/event/origins-diaspora
Find out more »November 2018
6-wire at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
6-wire will be performing at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology to celebrate the inauguration of the university's president, Professor Wei Shyy.
Find out more »December 2018
A Holiday in Greece: University of Delaware Master Players Concert Series
Matthew joins Greek soprano Irini Kyriakidou for an afternoon of art songs, arias, holiday music, and traditional Greek songs. Tickets and information can be found here: https://www.masterplayers.udel.edu/events/a-holiday-in-greece
Find out more »January 2019
“Can’t Help Singing”: Music of Jerome Kern with Raissa Katona Bennett
Matthew joins Broadway singer Raissa Katona Bennett in concert at Washington College featuring music of Jerome Kern. Tickets and information can be found here: https://www.washcoll.edu/live/events/20896-raissa-katona-bennett-vocalist
Find out more »February 2019
Carnegie Hall (Zankel Hall): 6-wire and Friends
6-wire's Carnegie Hall debut will include a world premiere of Meridian Flux, a trio written for 6-wire by Mark Hagerty, in addition to collaborations with the University of Delaware Chorale. Tickets and information can be found here: https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2019/02/16/6-wire-and-Friends-0730PM
Find out more »March 2019
Performance on WRTI, Philadelphia’s Classical Music Radio Station
Matthew will join guitarist Jordan Dodson live in Philadelphia's WRTI studio to perform excerpts of Andrea Clearfield's new Concerto for Electric Guitar and Chamber Orchestra. Matthew will be performing with Jordan and the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia in the world premiere performance on March 31st at the Kimmel Center. Tune in to see this exclusive preview!
Find out more »“Shalom Shanghai”: Arizona Science Center Planetarium
Matthew will join violinist Xiang Gao and members of the Baltimore and Tucson Symphonies in a theatrical concert based on memoirs of Jewish refugees who fled to Shanghai from Nazi Germany. Concerts will be held Saturday March 23rd at 8pm and Sunday March 24th at 6pm. Tickets can be purchased here: https://tickets.azscience.org/auxiliary/PSDetail.aspx?psn=85149
Find out more »Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia at the Kimmel Center
Matthew joins the Chamber Orchestra at the Perelman Theater in the Kimmel Center for two concerts entitled "The Americas", featuring Manuel de Falla's El Amor Brujo Suite and the world premiere of Andrea Clearfield's Concerto for Electric Guitar and Chamber Orchestra. The first concert is March 31st at 2:30pm and the second is April 1st at 7:30pm. More information and tickets can be found here: https://chamberorchestra.org/cop/the-americas/2019-04-01/
Find out more »April 2019
2nd Annual Washington College Piano Festival
Join us for the 2nd annual Washington College Piano Festival featuring a master class and recital with guest artist Yong Hi Moon, Professor of Piano from the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University! In addition to the master class, students will have an opportunity to perform in our Festival Competition Concert in Hotchkiss Recital Hall, take lessons with Washington College faculty, and take guided campus tours with family. Students are encouraged to apply and can find more information here: https://www.washcoll.edu/live/events/19704-washington-college-piano-festival
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