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Colin Matthews

Composer

Matthews invests much of his music with enormous energy and momentum …

— Stephen Pettitt, artspages.com

Ravel : La Vallée des Cloches – from Miroirs (2016). Orchestra

An orchestration of La Vallée des Cloches (the valley of bells) from Ravel’s suite for solo piano, Miroirs.

Commissioned by BBC Radio 3. First performed at the Bridgewater Hall in Manchester by the BBC Philharmonic under Nicholas Collon in January 2017.

View the score (published by Faber Music)

Categories: Arrangements and orchestrations, Orchestra

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27 November, 2025 - Two Part Invention
Timothy Lines (Director and Conductor), New Perspectives, Matthew Bottaro (Flute), Anthony McKenna (Clarinet)
Amaryllis Fleming Concert Hall, Royal College of Music, London

8 February, 2026 - Oboe Concerto (World Premiere)
London Symphony Orchestra, Olivier Stankiewicz (Oboe), Elim Chan (Conductor)
Barbican Hall, London

19 February, 2026 - Pluto the Renewer
The Hallé Orchestra, The Hallé Choir, Kahchun Wong (Conductor)
The Bridgewater Hall, Manchester

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

20 September, 2026 - Paraphrases
Leila Josefowicz (violin), John Novacek (piano)
Wigmore Hall, London

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