A sought-after soloist, Matthew Newhouse has performed with the Tucson Symphony for Handel’s Messiah, Utah Symphony and the Rochester Philharmonicfor their respective performances of Mozart’s Requiem, and the Baltimore Symphonyin Dame Ethyl Smith’s Mass in D. Mr. Newhouse also performs with Apollo’s Fire, ARTEK Early Music, Ars Lyrica Houston, Emmanuel Music Boston, Duke Chapel Music Series, and the Bach Virtuosi Festival. In May 2024, he premiered to great acclaim in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium performing Emmy-winner Jeff Beal’s reimagined film score to The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Mr. Newhouse’s evocative storytelling lends well to narratorial roles and has been heard as Evangelist in Heinrich Schütz’s Weihnnachtshistorie with Harmonia Stellarum and in J.S. Bach’s Weihnnachtsoratorium with ARTEK Early Music and Emmanuel Music Boston. Other recent soloist engagements include Mendelssohn’s Lobgesang (Norfolk Chamber Festival), Monteverdi’s Vespers of 1610 (Bach Akademie Charlotte), and J.S. Bach’s Magnificat (TENET Vocal Artists).
Equally accomplished as an ensemble singer, Mr. Newhouse is a core member of The Leonids and 4th Wall Ensemble NYC. He has ongoing collaborative relationships with Apollo’s Fire, Artefact Ensemble, Harmonia Stellarum, Clarion Choral Society, TENET Vocal Artists, Evergreen Ensemble, and The Thirteen. He can be heard on Clarion Choral Society’s 2025 Grammy-nominated album, Requiem of Light. He is the proud winner of the 2019 Semper Pro Music Competition, where he gave his Carnegie Hall debut in Weill Recital Hall. He was honored to be a Fellow for the Virginia Best Adams Masterclass at the 2023 Carmel Bach Academy, and he is the first-prize winner of the 2019 TEXOMA NATS Regional competition. He competed and successfully advanced to the second round of the International J.S. Bach Competition Leipzig to much acclaim.
A seasoned scholar, Mr. Newhouse has devout interest in Nordic art song literature (especially that of Iceland) and Margaret Bond’s extensive vocal repertoire. He holds a Master of Music in early music voice from the Yale School of Music and a Bachelor of Music in applied music: voice from Baylor University.