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(Left) Matthew Hua, (Center) Carlos Simon, and (Right) Dan Brown at the Kennedy Center's Washington National Opera April 2023 premiere of "Don't Let The Pigeon Sing Up Late!" This opera is based on the book "Don't Let The Pigeon Stay Up Late!" by a
Matthew Hua conducted The Northern Virginia Community Orchestra in May 2024 for the premiere of his string orchestral piece, "C a Fugue".
The end of a rehearsal with the company of "The Mortification of Fovea Munson", a musical commissioned by The Kennedy Center's Theater for Young Audiences. The musical premiered in February 2023 and was based on Mary Winn Heider's novel of the same
The Kennedy Center's production of "The Ice Cream Truck is Broken & Other Emotional Arias" featured the world-premiere of Carlos Simon's new opera "Don't Let The Pigeon Sing Up Late!" Matthew assisted Carlos in the development of the opera and worke
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Music for The Kennedy Center's "The Mortification of Fovea Munson" was recorded at Bias Studios in Springfield, VA and engineered by Tom Tyra (behind Matthew). Pictured: (front) Steven Tran, (left) Brent Brickhead, (sitting, left) Johnny Walker Jr.
Matthew attended the DC Shorts International Film Festival and continues to volunteer in running the festival.
Matthew worked at The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts to provide quality hospitality experiences for artists and their teams.

Biography

Matthew Hua (he/him) is a hard-of-hearing composer, orchestrator, conductor, and violinist. While his hearing loss is ironic, Matthew’s music draws on his own and others’ experiences to create an emotional instrumental story.

Recent projects include DON’T LET THE PIGEON SING UP LATE (Composer’s Assistant) with Carlos Simon and Mo Willems and THE MORTIFICATION OF FOVEA MUNSON (Music Assistant) with Steven Tran and Justin Huertas, both at The Kennedy Center. The Northern Virginia Community Orchestra has performed world premieres of SOAR, C A FUGUE, and CABIN IN THE SNOW which featured Matthew’s conducting debut.

Matthew also has experience as Orchestra Librarian/Personnel Manager for Capital City Symphony and Orchestra Librarian/Social Media Coordinator for The American Pops Orchestra. He has worked as a Production Assistant on PBS film sets and Live Nation concerts; General and VIP Front-of-House for The Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts and Strathmore Performing Arts Center; and Office Manager for Georgetown University’s Department of Performing Arts. 

Matthew is currently based in Alexandria, VA near his alma mater, Georgetown University. While an undergraduate, he studied under Carlos Simon, Robynn Stilwell, and Angel Gil-Ordonez. When he is not working, Matthew can be found volunteering at The Kennedy Center, introducing friends to new board games, and working out at OrangeTheory Fitness.

Photo (right) by Margot Schulman Photography