Matthew Goinz (he/him)
Artistic Director & Founder

Musician and educator Matthew Goinz has performed in venues around the world, created arrangements that have been heard from California to South Korea, and enjoyed collaborations with prominent artists of our day. Based in New York City, Matthew is the Founding Artistic Director and Conductor of “The Sound Between”, a professional ensemble dedicated to creating transformative storytelling experiences through choral music. His multi-faceted career - which began at his hometown theater, The Paul Bunyan Playhouse in Bemidji, MN - has brought him to prominent concert and theatrical venues in Europe, Asia, South America, and across the United States including Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, the Guthrie Theater, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Arts, Brooklyn Academy of Music, the National Sawdust, 54 Below, Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre, and Vanguard Theater. Matthew maintains active performing relationships with several professional classical ensembles including The Choir at Trinity Wall Street, The Clarion Choir, and Skylark Vocal Ensemble and can be heard on a number of Grammy-nominated recordings. From 2014-2018, he was a performing member of and tour manager for the acclaimed tenor/bass ensemble, Cantus. As an arranger, Matthew most recently worked on Mad Gallica’s epic, genre-bending debut EP, “Enter the Vortex.” He holds a DMA in conducting from the University of Maryland where he was Chorusmaster for the Maryland Opera Studio and conducted the University Chorale and Bach Cantata Series. Matthew makes his home in West Harlem with his wife and partner in all things, soprano and actor Sophie Amelkin, and Lucy, the sweetest beagle that ever was. He fancies himself a pretty good cook.

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