Matthew Weaver

His Story

Matt Weaver, an alumnus of Penn State University, has a rich background in both performance and

advocacy within the orchestral and vocal music domain. After graduating in 2013 from Penn State

with a Bachelor's degree in Music Education, emphasizing violin and orchestral studies, Matt has

actively pursued diverse performing and leadership experiences in the New England and Los

Angeles communities.

Matt has sung with the Boston Symphony's Tanglewood Festival Chorus since 2014, having served

as an elected member of the chorus committee due to his leadership contributions. As a violinist, he

performed with the Brookline Symphony Orchestra as well as in the contemporary music scene as a

studio musician and live performer across the rock, pop, indie, and gospel idioms. Matt's

involvement in music extends to the professional a cappella scene, where he both performs and

holds leadership roles.

Matt currently resides in Los Angeles, where he’s pursuing his master’s degree in Arts Leadership at

USC’s Thornton School of Music. His work at USC is focused on making orchestral music more

relevant and accessible to wider audiences, especially younger generations and communities of

color. He works with the Los Angeles-based chamber organization Jacaranda Music as their METRO

Ambassador, where he collaborates with LA-area collegiate music faculty to engage their students

with contemporary and classic chamber music programming. Matt also works with contemporary

chamber organization Brightwork newmusic as their Artist Operations Associate, creating seamless

performance experiences for the organization’s valued collaborators.