Vocalist · Director · Narrator
Twenty years performing.
Still available.
Bass-baritone stage roles at JSU. Title role in Sweeney Todd. Music director, worship leader, narrator. Nineteen years leading music in church and community settings across Indiana and Alabama.
Book or inquire →Stage
Performance credits
Sweeney Todd
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Jacksonville State University · 2009
Title role. Anniston Star press coverage.
Don Alhambra del Bolero
The Gondoliers
Jacksonville State University · 2008
Gilbert & Sullivan. Bass-baritone lead villain.
Pirate King
The Pirates of Penzance
Jacksonville State University · 2007–2008
Osmin
Die Entführung aus dem Serail
Jacksonville State University · 2007–2008
Mozart bass-baritone villain. The one who gets the best aria in the opera.
Jean Shepherd / Narrator
A Christmas Story: The Musical
Community Production · 2024
Lead narrator role. Speaking and vocal.
Bass-Baritone Recital
Junior Recital
November 8, 2007 · Mason Hall, Performance Center — Jacksonville State University
48 minutes. Schubert, Handel, Mozart, Rossini, Ravel, Barber. Accompanist: Christy D'Ambrosio.
Full recital program →Music Direction
Conducting & worship
- —Choir direction — worship and concert settings
- —Instrumental ensemble direction
- —Chamber ensemble conducting
- —Orchestral ensemble (university and community)
- —Worship leading — 19 years in pastoral ministry
- —Church musical direction — 2008 Red Hill Christmas Musical and others
Video
Live performances
Worship Leading — FBC Muncie
With Sally Barrett, First Baptist Church Muncie.
Junior Recital — Bass-Baritone
Full junior recital, Jacksonville State University, 2007. Schubert, Handel, Mozart, Rossini, Ravel, Barber.
Sweeney Todd — Title Role (JSU 2009)
Matthew Headley as Sweeney Todd, Jacksonville State University, 2009. Audio-enhanced from original recording.
The Gondoliers — Don Alhambra del Bolero (JSU 2008)
Jacksonville State University Gilbert & Sullivan production, January 2008. Matthew Headley as Don Alhambra del Bolero, bass-baritone villain.
Gilbert & Sullivan — JSU Spring 2006
Jacksonville State University Gilbert & Sullivan spring production, 2006. Archived from original DVD.
Hansel and Gretel — Jacksonville State University Opera (c. 2007)
Jacksonville State University opera production of Hansel and Gretel (Humperdinck), circa 2007. Archived from original DVD.
Audio
Recordings (2007–2009)
Archived from recital preparation and production rehearsals. Drive links — requires login as Matt.
Booking
Available for concerts, ceremonies,
and music direction.
Wedding ceremony music · Worship direction · Concert solos · Choir and ensemble conducting · Narration and voice work.