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Stearns Matthews | |
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Born | Paul Stearns Matthews |
Education | Bachelor of Music in Music Theater, Westminster Choir College |
Board member of | Manhattan Association of Cabarets |
Spouse | Michael Hetrick (2007-present) |
Musical career | |
Genres | Pop standards, showtunes |
Website | www |
Stearns Matthews is an American, New York-based cabaret singer, recording artist, director, teacher, and pianist. He has performed throughout the United States as well as the United Kingdom.
As a teenager, Matthews was a voice student of Linda Benanti (mother of Laura Benanti). [1] He completed his undergraduate studies at Westminster Choir College. During his four years there, he sang in the Westminster Symphonic Choir and in ensemble and as a soloist with the esteemed Westminster Choir at such venues as Carnegie Hall, Riverside Church, NJPAC, and Spoleto Festival USA under the batons of Dr. Joseph Flummerfelt, Harry Bickett, David Robertson, and Dr. Joe Miller. He graduated from Westminster Choir College in 2008 with a BM in Music Theater. [2]
Matthews made his Manhattan cabaret debut in 2008 at the historic club Don't Tell Mama. His subsequent NYC appearances have included The Duplex, The Laurie Beechman Theatre, [3] [4] Metropolitan Room, Feinstein's/54 Below, [5] Jazz at Lincoln Center, and The Town Hall.
He won two Manhattan Association of Cabaret Awards in 2015 (Best Male Vocalist and LaMott Friedman Award for Best Recording). He was a MAC Award nominee in 2009 (Best Male Debut), 2011 (Best Male Vocalist), 2013 (Best Musical Comedy Performer), 2017 (Best Male Vocalist), and 2018 (LaMott Friedman Award for Best Recording). [6] [7]
His debut album, Spark, also won the 2015 Bistro Award for Outstanding Recording. [8]
He has directed musicals in New York City, New Jersey, and Virginia. [9] He also maintains a private vocal studio, with students ranging from beginners to experienced professionals. [10]
Matthews is an active Unitarian Universalist musician, serving as Director of Music Ministries at the Morristown Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (MUUF) in Morristown, NJ. [11] Previously, he has served as Assistant Music Director at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Montclair. [12] He also teaches musical theatre students at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. [13]
Matthews was born in Hartford, Connecticut. His family moved in 1997 to Kinnelon, New Jersey, where he graduated from Kinnelon High School. [18] He graduated from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey in 2008 with a BM in Music Theater. Matthews has served on the board of directors of the Manhattan Association of Cabarets since 2012. [19] He currently resides in the greater New York City area.
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