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Colin Matthews

Composer

Matthews’ statement has a power and elegance that are quite his own.

— Paul Driver, The Sunday Times

Variation on ‘Sumer is Icumen In’ (1987). Orchestra

One of a set of variations on the popular medieval theme ‘Sumer is Icumen In’, written for the Aldeburgh Festival in 1987 – a collaboration with David Bedford, Alexander Goehr, Robin Holloway, Oliver Knussen, Robert Saxton and Judith Weir.

Available on NMC Recordings – Themes and Variations. 

Unpublished – contact me for more info.

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NMC Recordings (2001)

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14 May, 2026 - Berceuse and Sarabande
Folkestone New Music
The Green Room at the Grand, Folkestone

26 July, 2026 - Fantazia 13
The Happenstancers
Carlton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, Ottawa, Ottawa Chamberfest

7 March, 2027 - Paraphrases
Leila Josefowicz (violin), John Novacek (piano)
Wigmore Hall, London

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