“December Songs”
Inspired by Schubert’s great masterpiece song cycle, “Die Winterreise,” Maury Yeston’s “December Songs” follows a brokenhearted man as he wanders the snowy paths of Central Park in search of strength and healing. Stick around for a festive holiday set.
“…in a word…sensational.” – David Hurst, NY Arts Review
Stearns Matthews is a MAC and Bistro Award winning vocalist based in Philadelphia whose NYC appearances include The Town Hall, Jazz at Lincoln Center, Feinstein’s/54 Below, and The Metropolitan Room. His critically acclaimed debut album SPARK won the 2015 Bistro Award for Outstanding Recording as well as the LaMott/Friedman Manhattan Association of Cabarets and Clubs Award for Outstanding Recording. He also won the 2015 MAC Award for Best Male Vocalist. Stearns holds a Bachelor of Music in Music Theater from Westminster Choir College in Princeton, New Jersey.
In 2017, Matthews released his recording of the song cycle December Songs, words and music by Maury Yeston. The album was critically acclaimed and marked the first time the cycle has been recorded with a male singer.
Stearns has served on the musical theater faculty at University of the Arts as well as Temple University. His private voice studio has a diverse client list from beginners to experienced Broadway performers. His work as a director has been seen at Emory & Henry College, Narrows Community Theatre, Westminster Choir College, and Smoke Rise Children’s Theatre. Stearns lives in Philadelphia where he serves as the Director of Music Ministries at the Unitarian Society of Germantown. www.stearnsmatthews.com.
Joining Matthews are Dr. Chris Gage, piano, and Alex Dudkin, clarinet.
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