Matthew Zwiebel (he/him – Associate Music Director / Keys 2) is a composer, music director, and pianist. He’s a recent graduate of Carnegie Mellon University with a BFA in music composition. Matthew was last seen as AMD/Keys 2 for Coming Home for Christmas at Silver Dollar City and previously performed as Rachmaninoff in Dave Malloy's Preludes at CMU. He is a part of the creative team for Spanglish Sh!t (Ars Nova ANT Fest NYC finalist selection), an in-development musical by Samora La Perdida and music by both Josiah Handelman and him. Matthew premiered two musicals of his own while at CMU: A World Not So Wide and This Side Up. He has extensive music directing experiences across Pennsylvania and also helped develop two sensory-friendly productions with the F. M. Kirby Center of Wilkes-Barre. Matthew is the recipient of the Harry G. Archer Award for Composition and a Residency-In-Your-Room Fellowship. IG @matthewzwiebel