Matthew Ebright

My husband and I both engaged in barbershop quartet singing over the years.  When we were in our twenties, Mark was member of the Motor City Chorus in Detroit, Michigan and I was in a Farmington Hills, Michigan Sweet Adelines Chorus.  After we got married, my husband sang in the Singing Buckeyes in Columbus, Ohio, and I sang in Columbus based, Scioto Valley Chorus of the Sweet Adelines.

Although we don't commit to barbershop singing in our current busy lives, we still love to attend barbershop shows and competitions.  The Society for the Preservation of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America, and Sweet Adelines, have brought us many hours of musical happiness in participating and singing in this amazing art form.

Last weekend, we had the opportunity to attend the Singing Buckeyes performance with the Bishop Watterson High School jazz band.  Both of our children performed in the Jazz Band, and we cannot say enough about the band's director Mike Renzi and his incredible musical talent.

The concert featured both the Singing Buckeyes Chorus, as well as the Watterson Jazz band.  And the concert also featured pianist Matthew Ebright.  Mr. Ebirght has worked as a featured pianist for Prince Cruises as well as being a music director for various theater productions.  He received a Bachelor's Degree in Music from The Ohio State University.  Matthew has also served as accompanist and assistant direct of the Ohio State University Men's Glee Club.

Currently Matthew works as the primary accompanist for several high school choral programs throughout the Columbus metropolitan area.

Matthew played several jazz numbers with great technical prowess.  He also accompanied the Watterson Jazz Band with their rendition of Breaking Up is Hard to Do.  Look for Mr. Ebright to go very far professionally.  With just a small glimpse of his performance style, he seems to be able to move freely through the various musical genres.

It was an incredible evening among amateur musicians who simply love music.