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Colin Matthews

Composer

It is fascinating how Matthews can use, almost entirely, dark and subtly shifting colours …

— David Denton, Tempo

Fanfare and Flourish (with Fireflies) (2005). Orchestra

Fanfare and Flourish (with Fireflies) is a combination of two works: Fanfare in Sea, and Flourish, with Fireflies.

It incorporates Fanfare in Sea and an orchestrated version of Flourish, with Fireflies  (originally written for 16 players for Olly Knussen’s 50th birthday).

It was written for the 2005 Aldeburgh Festival and is dedicated to Olly Knussen. It was first performed by the BBC Symphony Orchestra under Edward Gardner.

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10 December, 2019 - Hidden Variables
LA Phil New Music Group, Susanna Mälkki (conductor)
Walt Disney Concert Hall, LA

21 February, 2020 - Hidden Agenda
London Bridge Trio
Wye Valley Chamber Music Festival, Hay-on-Wye, Wales

20 March, 2020 - La Puerta del Vino / Les collines d’Anacapri (Debussy/Matthews)
San Antonio Symphony
H-E-B Performance Hall, Tobin Center, San Antonio, USA

31 March, 2020 - Hidden Agenda
London Bridge Trio
Wigmore Hall, London

28 July, 2020 - The Great Journey
Roderick Williams (tenor), Adrian Partington (conductor), Philharmonia Chamber Players
Three Choirs Festival, Worcester

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