Matthew Dean
As a performer of early music, Matthew Dean is a versatile tenor and countertenor regarded for his “ringing sound, cantorial fluency, and elegance.” In new music idioms he has been cited for his “stellar” vocal advocacy and commissioning of new choral works. Based in Chicago, he is a regular member of The Newberry Consort, Transept, Bella Voce and The Oriana Singers. With the Rockefeller Chapel Choir and Grace Lutheran Vespers he has performed as Evangelist in the Bach Passions and soloist in cantatas and oratorios from the Baroque to the present.
As a program curator, his work with The Rose Ensemble, Schola Antiqua, and His Majesty’s Men has been highlighted by the The New Yorker, the BBC, and WFMT. Trained in anthropology, art history, and humanistic leadership, he served on the faculty of the Madison Early Music Festival, and has created in-gallery audio recordings and performances to illuminate artifact collections at The Art Institute, The Met Cloisters, The Newberry Library and The Morgan Library. As a visual arts curator, storyteller, and researcher in art-making ethics, he is a member of the NeuroArts Resource Center and the American Alliance of Museums.