Piano Instructor and Songwriting
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Piano Instructor and Songwriting

Matthew V. Stolfi
635 West 170th Street, New York, New York 10032 ? Phone:------------ ? E-Mail: ------------

Profile

Highly motivated musician and recent graduate of NYU, Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program seeking opportunities to apply his talents and gain additional experience as a pianist, composer-lyricist, music director and teacher. Musical skills include:

Lyric and Music Writing
Music Direction
Editing/Criticism of New Work
Teaching and Tutoring
for Piano, Voice,
Music Theory & Composition
Music Sight Reading
Stage Management
Audition Pianist/Accompanist
Education/Training

• NYU, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, NY – Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program 2016 – 2020
• Dramatists Guild 2018 National Conference, New York, NY??????? 2018
• Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA – Music Major, International Studies, Honors Program?? 2012 – 2016
• Greenwich High School, Greenwich, CT – Theatre Program, Student Government, AP courses ? 2008 – 2012
Experience

? Teaching
• Barefoot Summerstock Camp – Round Hill Performing Arts Center, Greenwich, CT Summers, 2017 – Present
• Teaching Assistant – Stillmeadow Elementary School, Stamford, CT???? Summer, 2011
• Teaching Internship – Eastern Middle School, Greenwich, CT????? Spring, 2012
• Youth Music Camp Assistant – Town of Greenwich Music & Art Camp, Greenwich, CT? Summers, 2008 & 2009

? Performing
• Rehearsal Accompanist/Keyboard 1 – Godspell, First Congregational Church, Old Greenwich, CT? March, 2021
• Pianist – Cabarets, Musicals, Youth Programs, Recitals, Auditions, Audition Prep??? 2005 – Present?
• Keyboard 1 – Hairspray! , Greenwich High School Musical Theatre Program ??? Spring 2018
• Solo pianist - Zody’s 19th Hole, Stamford, CT – Weekly gigs???? Summer 2016
• Improviser/Musical Improviser, Boston College CCE – Shows & competitions?? 2013 – 2016
• Tenor, Boston College University Chorale – Concert performances in Boston & Italy? 2012 – 2015
• Actor/Singer – Various Lead and Ensemble roles, Greenwich High School, Greenwich, CT? 2008 – 2012
• Actor/Singer - Les Miserables, Curtain Call Community Theatre, Stamford CT – Foreman ? Summer, 2011
• Tenor, First Congregational Church Youth Choir & Cabaret Fundraisers, Old Greenwich, CT 2010 – 2011?
• Pianist/Singer – Nathaniel Witherall Nursing Home, Greenwich, CT?? ? Winter, 2010

? Music Directing
• Music Director/Accompanist – High School Musical , Greenwich High School Black Box Theater 2018
• Music Directing & Sight Reading – Various student pieces (new work), NYU Tisch?? ? 2018 - 2020
• Music Director/Writer – Lady in Red , Boston College Committee for Creative Enactment (CCE) ?? 2015

? Writing/Composing
• Lyricist – Select songs from Zoomsical the Musical???? July/August 2020
• Lyricist/Librettist – Alli’s Inferno, full-length thesis musical, NYU Tisch, NY, NY ? 2019 – 2020
• Lyricist /Librettist – The Mystery of the Ten-Year Hiatus, 20-minute musical, NYU Tisch, NY, NY?? 2019
• Librettist – Ghost of the Pizzeria, 20-minute musical, NYU Tisch, NY, NY ???? 2017
• Composer/Lyricist/Collaborator – Lady in Red, performed by the Boston College CCE, Boston, MA? 2015

? Show Management
• Stage Manager – Various 20-minute and 90-minute student-written musicals at NYU Tisch?? 2017, 2019
• Visual Presentation Event Engineer – Jason Zivic, LLC, NY, NY????? 2016, 2017
• Director – The Heels Burned In Hell, Boston College CCE, Boston, MA?? ?? Fall 2016
• Thespian Director, Stage Manager - Greenwich High School Theater, Greenwich, CT?? 2008 – 2012
Other Skills, Honors, Affiliations

• Dramatist Guild – Associate Member???????? 2017 – Present
• ASCAP – Member ??????????? 2017 – Present
• International Thespian Society, National Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society ??? 2008 – Present
• Boy Scouts – Awarded Eagle Rank, Order of the Arrow, played various leadership roles? 2001 – 2011
• Conversational Spanish
• Collaborative, Creative, Open-minded, Adaptable, and Problem Solver