Matthew Hoch

Matthew Hoch (born December 29, 1975 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is an American academic and teacher of singing.

He is currently Assistant Professor of Music at Shorter College in Rome, Georgia, where he serves on the voice faculty and conducts the Shorter Chorus. Before coming to Shorter College, he was Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Choral Activities at the University of Wisconsin-Barron County. Prior to that appointment, he held part-time teaching positions at Central Connecticut State University, Northeastern University, the Hartt School, and the New England Conservatory.

Hoch is the co-host and coordinator of NATS CHATS, a bi-weekly, internet-based program sponsored by the National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS). He is an alumnus of the 2006 NATS Intern Program, and received the 2007 NATS Vocal Pedagogy Award. He has studied with Meredith Monk through the Weill Institute at Carnegie Hall and with Alice Parker on a Melodious Accord Fellowship.

Has a professional baritone, he has performed with the Oregon Bach Festival, the Santa Fe Desert Chorale, Conspirare, the Handel and Haydn Society, and the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleto, Italy. As a regular participant in the Carnegie Hall Choral Workshop, he has performed under the batons of Peter Schreier, Charles Dutoit, and Helmuth Rilling. He has also performed with Ash Lawn Opera, the Hartford Symphony, Santa Fe Pro Musica, and the College Light Opera Company on Cape Cod.

He received a Bachelor of Music degree, summa cum laude, from Ithaca College, a Master of Music degree from the Hartt School, and a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the New England Conservatory. His voice teachers have included Susan Clickner, Joanna Levy, Mark St. Laurent, and Lawrence Weller.

Discography

• Live from Central New York, Cayuga Vocal Ensemble (CVE, 2001)

• Gian Carlo Menotti, The Saint of Bleecker Street, The Choir and Orchestra of the Festival dei Due Mondi (Chandos, 2002)

• Gian Carlo Menotti, Cantatas, The Choir and Orchestra of the Festival dei Due Mondi (Chandos, 2002)

• A Woodland Christmas The Woodland Scholars (Woodland Records, 2002)

• Journeys of the Spirit, Santa Fe Desert Chorale (SFDC, 2003)

• Harmony of the Heavens, Santa Fe Desert Chorale (SFDC, 2004)

• Consiglio, The Song of Luke, The Phoenix Chamber Ensemble and the Santa Fe Desert Chorale (Equilibrium, 2004)

• Choral Holiday, The Choir and Orchestra of the Oregon Bach Festival (SELCO, 2005)

• Schöpfungsmesse, The Choir and Orchestra of the Oregon Bach Festival (Hänssler, 2007)