Matthew Swope, tenor, received a M.M. degree in Voice Performance & Pedagogy and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with B.A. degrees in Music and in Classics & Ancient Mediterranean Studies from Penn State University.  A native of Pennsylvania, Mr. Swope is the Director of Choral Activities at Winter Park High School and serves on the voice faculty of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida.

Mr. Swope performs nationally as a choral singer with the Simon Carrington Chamber Singers and Essence of Joy Alumni Singers. Also active as a soloist, he has been featured regionally and nationally in works by composers including:  Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Orff, Vaughan Williams, and Vivaldi.  Mr. Swope has studied voice with Richard Kennedy and Susan Boardman and coached repertoire with Marilyn Horne and Dawn Upshaw.

Mr. Swope is an active adjudicator and choral clinician. He has presented at conferences of the American Choral Directors Association, Florida Music Educators Association, and the Classical Association of the Middle West and South.  Mr. Swope is a member of NATS, MENC, FMEA, ACDA, IMC, and Pi Kappa Lambda.  He currently serves as Repertoire and Standards Chair for Male Choirs for Florida ACDA.