Matthew Hickey

Matthew Hickey
Born 14 May 1975
Ipswich, Australia
Residence Brisbane, Australia
Citizenship Australian
Occupation Barrister
Spouse(s) Bianca Hickey
Children 3
Website Level Twenty Seven Chambers

Matthew Thomas Hickey (born 14 May 1975) is a barrister, singer, songwriter, producer and director.[1]

Education

Hickey was born in Ipswich, Australia. He was educated at St Edmund's College, Ipswich and later attended the University of Queensland, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (majoring in political science), and the Queensland University of Technology, from which he obtained a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Master of Music.[2]

Music career

Hickey started his career as a boy soprano, training with Blodwyn Whitehead OAM.[3] In 1988, he made his professional debut with the St Lucia Orchestra in the Concert Hall at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre and, in the same year, appeared as a treble in Opera Queensland's production of Tosca. In 1990 he made his debut at the Sydney Opera House, performing as a featured soloist with the Australian National Youth Choir.

Later, Hickey studied towards a Bachelor of Music in opera at the Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University, where he was a student of Professor Janet Delpratt AM. He won numerous prizes and awards, and appeared in masterclasses with the likes of Dame Joan Sutherland and Olaf Bär. As an operatic tenor, he performed with Opera Queensland, the Queensland Symphony Orchestra, the Queensland Philharmonic Orchestra, the Queensland Pops Orchestra and various chamber ensembles.[4]

In 1998, while an undergraduate, together with fellow students, Hickey developed The Ten Tenors, of which he was a member, director and executive producer until 2010. During that time, The Ten Tenors: were awarded numerous gold and platinum albums in Australia and abroad; recorded at Abbey Road Studios and at Sir George Martin's Air Studios, London; collaborated with Oscar-winning composer John Barry and Grammy-award winning producer Simon Franglen; and performed at high-profile venues worldwide, including the Royal Albert Hall in London, the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, the Deutsches Schauspielhaus in Hamburg and the Sydney Opera House.

Hickey toured extensively with the ensemble all over the world, particularly in the USA and Europe, performing an estimated 1500 shows with them, and he performed on or produced (or both) the following:

CD

VHS/DVD

In 2001 he was awarded the Centenary Medal for distinguished service to the Australian music industry.[5]

Since 2010, Hickey has practiced as a barrister in Queensland. He is a member of Level Twenty Seven Chambers. In 2016 he was recognised by Doyle's Guide to the Australian Legal Profession as one of Queensland's leading building and construction barristers.[6]

Public life

Hickey is a member of the board of the Breast and Prostate Cancer Association of Queensland.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Review: The Ten Tenors". Variety. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Matthew Hickey". Level Twenty Seven Chambers. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Farewell Blodwyn Whitehead OAM". Blackstone-Ipswich Cambrian Choir. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  4. ↑ "Matthew Hickey". Level Twenty Seven Chambers. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
  5. ↑ "It's an Honour". It's an Honour. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  6. ↑ "Leading Construction Barristers - Queensland, 2016". Doyle's Guide to the Australian Legal Profession. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "About Us". Breast and Prostate Cancer Association of Queensland. Retrieved 31 August 2016.
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