4th Season with Seraphic Fire
Los Angeles, CA
Matthew D. Nielsen is an active conductor, composer, baritone, producer, and sound engineer. He has conducted performances in venues such as St. John’s Smith Square, the Cathedral of the Madeleine, Norwich Cathedral, and St. Giles-in-the-Fields. Matthew is the founder and director of Brevitas, a professional chamber choir in Salt Lake City.
As a professional singer, Matthew has performed with esteemed ensembles such as Seraphic Fire, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Kinnara Ensemble, Bach Collegium San Diego, The Willan Collective, and the San Diego Master Chorale. As a soloist, he has studied with Karen Anderson and Jennifer Welch-Babidge and performed in Ireland, England, Germany, Ukraine and the United States.
Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, he received vocal and instrumental training in both jazz and classical styles. After spending two years living abroad in Ireland, he earned a Bachelor of Music in Sound Recording Technology from Brigham Young University in 2010, and a Masters in Music in Choral Conducting in 2012. In 2017, he completed a Doctorate of Music with an emphasis in choral music from the University of Southern California.
