Matthew R. Dion is appointed organ scholar for Christ Church Cathedral (Episcopal) in Houston, Texas. Serving alongside Canon for Music Robert L. Simpson and Cathedral Organist Daryl Robinson, Dion will serve as the accompanist for the Treble Choir of Houston in addition to assisting with the parish and cathedral choirs.
Dion is a native of Somerset, Massachusetts, and a Master of Music degree candidate in sacred music (organ) at the University of Houston’s Moores School of Music, where he studies with Daryl Robinson. Earlier this year, he earned his Bachelor of Music degree in organ and a minor in music history at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, Ohio, where he studied organ with Jonathan Moyer, James David Christie, and Arvid Gast. Other teachers include Jean-Baptiste Robin, Steven Young, Madeleine Grace, and Normand Gingras.
Matthew Dion has performed throughout the United States as a solo artist and has recently been a featured accompanist and soloist with the West Shore Chorale in Lakewood, Ohio, the Oberlin College Choir/Musical Union, and the Oberlin Arts and Sciences orchestra. He is a founding member and organist in Reeds and Keys, an oboe and organ duo where he performs with his partner and oboist, Anne Pinkerton. Dion serves as sub-dean for the Southeastern Massachusetts Chapter of the American Guild of Organists.
For information: mdionorganist.com.
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