Matthew has worked with many Chicago based ensembles, including his work with Chicago Fringe Opera for both their City of Works project as well as being a featured composer for their DeCameron Opera Coalition DOC the Halls  CD project. Passionate about raising marginalized voices, he was proud to have been a resident composer with the LYNX project's Amplify Series, where he collaborated with poet, John-Carlos Schaut to lift nonverbal autistic voices in the art song sphere. His collaborative work for the series, My Still Lips was also featured on Chicago's Rush Hour Concert Series. Other song projects include his work for the Fourth Coast Ensemble's WordSong Commissioning series, an ensemble where he was also a featured winner of the Chicago SongSlam series for How We Hush.  Matthew had his Ravinia debut with his commissioned work, Might be Equal for Ryan Townsend Strand's vocal album, "Letters to Jackie" which was produced by Sono Luminus records. He looks forward to his return to Ravinia this summer where he will have his vocal works presented by soprano, Rachel Blaustein as a part of the Steans Institute. This coming year he will have his vocal works presented by the Collaborative Arts institute of Chicago featuring soprano, Vanessa Becerra. His cantata, The Hollow will also be remounted in Montana this summer with the talented Roots in the Sky choir. Matthew has received his Symphony Hall debut with David Sand's PlayOut! project for his work, Fata Morgana featuring the poetry of Alejandra Villareal Martinez. Matthew recently received his WFMT Chicago premiere for his work, Every Lovely Shining Thing, commissioned by grammy nominated soprano Laura Strickling for her 40@40 project. This was a collaborative project with text by Chicago's own, Jerre Dye. He has collaborated with Chicago based choir Stare at the Sun on multiple projects, including an immersive choral cantata, The Hollow, that explores themes of isolation, depression, emergence and renewal with libretti by Alejandra Villareal Martinez. His other multi-movement choral work Holdfast featuring the powerful poetry of Robin Beth Schaer was commissioned by the ensemble as well. Stare at the Sun will be featuring his work this year at the Ear Taxi Festival. Matthew was a proud resident artist with the West Edge Opera Aperture Program. and a featured composer with New Camerata Opera. He has collaborated on a unique project by Queer In(n) to create a vocal work inspired by the life of trans Chicago icon Mama Gloria who passed shortly after the premiere of this work. This featured an adaptive libretto by Dr. Marquese Carter that included an interview with the Chicago activist and icon.