Miami Collegium Musicum and Matthew Brady

Miami Collegium Musicum brings together singers of different ages, professions, and cultural backgrounds through a shared love of choral music. Founded in 1977 by Dr. Donald Oglesby and led since 2023 by Artistic Director Dr. Matthew Brady, the community choir connects audiences with music spanning centuries and continents.

Its repertoire ranges from Renaissance sacred music to contemporary works and the folk traditions of North and South America. Performances have included Brahms’s Requiem, Charpentier’s The Judgment of Solomon, Bach’s Mass in B Minor, and Handel’s Messiah. The ensemble also gave Miami’s first full performance of C. P. E. Bach’s Magnificat, with its own singers performing both the solo and choral parts.

Since 2023, its Serenade to Motherhood: A Choral Celebration programs have highlighted women composers across different eras, including Elaine Hagenberg’s Illuminare, Jennifer Lucy Cook’s They Are Mother, and Lili Boulanger’s Hymne au Soleil. These programs reflect the choir’s interest in bringing familiar masterworks and fresh musical discoveries to its community.

Brady brings an active national and international career to his work with the ensemble. An American conductor, tenor, educator, and clinician, he serves as Assistant Professor and Director of Choral Studies at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, where he conducts the Frost Chorale and leads the undergraduate and graduate programs in choral conducting. He is also Director of Music at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral and frequently appears as a guest conductor and clinician for state, regional, and national honors choirs and festivals.

His recent projects include the world premiere of Shawn Crouch’s Letters Home at Carnegie Hall and a performance tour of Italy culminating in the Monteverdi Festival in Cremona. His collaborations have included Shawn Kirchner, Jennifer Lucy Cook, Sidney Guillaume, and Ivo Antognini. As a professional tenor, he has performed with The Philadelphia Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic, and the Spoleto Festival Chorus. He holds degrees from Westminster Choir College, Western Michigan University, the University of North Texas, and the University of Birmingham in England.