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Colin Matthews

Composer

He has … brought musical architectronics to a personal pitch of mastery.

— Paul Driver, The Sunday Times

Pavan: St Thomas Wake! (2016). Ensemble

This arrangement for 7 players was made for a concert given as a tribute to Peter Maxwell Davies by the English Chamber Orchestra at Kings Place, London, on November 4 2016. It is based on the same Pavane by John Bull that Max used in his ‘St Thomas Wake : Foxtrot for Orchestra’. It’s a more straightforward arrangement, although I hope it captures some of Max’s subversive spirit.

Categories: Arrangements and orchestrations, Ensemble

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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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