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The Amewrican tenor, Matthew Nedvin, studied at Rome High Schoo in Rome, Georgia (Classof 2015). Since August 2015, he is pursuing a Bachelor of Music in Music Education at the Eastman School of Music in Rochestere, New York, where he studies with Dr. Jonathan Retzlaff (expected graduation in My 2019). Awards include: 1st Place at Literary Men's Solo Compeition--Georgia (2015); 1st Place at "Song of the Seven Hills" Competition--Rome, Georgia (2014); 1st Place at Literary Men's Quartet Competition-- Georgia (2013, 2014).
Matthew Nedvin has been featured as a soloist with several instrumental and vocal ensembles, performing repertoire ranging from Rossini to the Beatles. He has enjoyed singing the liturgies of several faiths and regularly acts as High Holy Days cantor for his hometown synagogue. His singing can be heard from New York to the deep south in formats so diverse as chamber choirs and contemporary a cappella groups. He has established high expectations for his young and emerging vocal career.
As a soloist, Matthew Nedvin has performed with the St. Andrew’s Chamber Orchestra, the Eastman Repertory Singers, and the Northwest Georgia Winds. He appeared most recently as a soloist with the Eastman Repertory Singers to perform Haydn’s Requiem in C. Asked by NWGA Winds director Sam Baltzer, who previously had worked with Matthew’s father and fellow tenor Brian Nedvin, Matthew appeared two consecutive years to perform music of the British Isles in their Across the Big Pond concert. In June 2017, he gave a recital of American music with pianist Jennifer Williams in Rome, Georgia and Dalton, Georgia. He has also sung in the services of several faiths, particularly relishing his duties as cantor for Congregation Rodeph Sholom’s High Holy Day services. Matthew has won several competitions, including the Song of the Seven Hills and the Georgia Literary Men’s Solo competitions. He is also fond of singing in men’s quartets and has twice won the Georgia Literary Men’s Quartet competition.
Fully engrossed in both chamber and large ensembles, Matthew Nedvin has performed with dozens of community, school, and professional ensembles. While he performs regularly with the Eastman Chorale, Matthew has also performed with Voices professional chamber choir under the baton of William Weinert. From performing with Voices, he discovered a love for German chamber music; he has since sought out further opportunity, including a Bach cantata in September 2016 and in March 2017 collaborated with his colleagues in the complete presentation of J.S. Bach's St. Matthew Passion (BWV 244), conducted by David Chin.
A dedicated actor as well as singer, Matthew Nedvin has relished performing in a variety of plays and musicals. His compellingly genuine and nuanced interpretation of a selection from Jodi Picoult’s The Pact won him fourth place state-wide in the GA Literary Men’s Dramatic Interpretation competition. In 2014, Matthew brought his passion for theater to the Roman Court retirement home in Rome, GA for an evening of musical theatre song in collaboration with bass Avery Harris.
Beside singing in St. Matthew Passion, Matthew Nedvin hopes to pursue his love of German music by studying German Lieder, poetry, and language in Graz, Austria at the American Institute of Musical Studies (AIMS) program six weeks in summer 2017. |
