After a year hiatus, Dr. Matthew Potterton is beginning his tenth year as Professor of Music, conducting Greyscale and teaching voice. Dr. Potterton has conducted choirs and taught voice at Baker University (Baldwin City, KS) the University of California, Irvine, Carroll College (Waukesha, WI), Alverno College (Milwaukee, WI), and Colorado University, Boulder. He has also taught elementary music, middle school choirs, and an award-winning high school choir. Having worked with all ages, he is a frequent clinician, adjudicator, and guest conductor. He holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in “The Literature and Performance of Choral Music” from Colorado University, Boulder, and also has a Master’s Degree (MFA) in both Vocal Performance and Choral Conducting from the University of California, Irvine.
Formerly the director of ETSU Chorale, the group toured nationally and internationally. In 2019, the ETSU Chorale competed in the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod in Wales and placed first in two categories and second in another. In the summer of 2022, the choir competed in Bratislava, Slovakia, winning the grand prize of the competition, the Grand Prix. Under his direction, the choir also toured California, Illinois, and New York.
In addition to conducting, Dr. Potterton has appeared as a tenor soloist in recital and on stage. Productions include Tobias in Sweeney Todd, Alfred in Die Fledermaus, Nanki-poo in The Mikado, Barnaby in Hello Dolly, and Tamino in The Magic Flute. He has appeared as guest soloist for Haydn’s Lord Nelson Mass and Creation, Bach’s B Minor Mass and St Matthew Passion, Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus and Messiah, and Beethoven’s Mass in C Major and Symphony #9. Dr. Potterton has toured internationally with Men in Blaque, a men’s ensemble from Southern CA. This group has won gold medals in world choir competitions and is planning to compete again this summer in Wales.