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Colin Matthews

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Matthews generates a sustained span from the most subtly coloured cross-pulsations …

— Bayan Northcott, The Sunday Telegraph

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Pig songs at Magdalen Farm

17 April, 2016

I’ve been writing pieces for the remarkable Magdalen Farm String Course, which takes place each Easter near Winsham in Dorset, since 2009. This year, as…
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Berceuse for Dresden and Pluto at the 2016 Proms

14 April, 2016

The Proms 2016 season has just been announced. The Hallé will be playing Berceuse for Dresden at Prom 41 on August 16th under Mark Elder,…
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The London Symphony Orchestra performing at their Panufnik workshop (Photo: Kevin Leighton)

LSO Panufnik Workshop

2 April, 2016

The LSO’s Panufnik Workshop took place on March 11 at St Luke’s – I’ve been waiting to get photographs of the session before posting anything….
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Movements for a Clarinet Concerto

12 March, 2016

Clarinettist Michael Collins has recently released a second volume of British Clarinet Concertos on Chandos, including a recording of Britten’s Movements for a Clarinet Concerto,…
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Oboe Quartets in Bremen

20 February, 2016

I’m just back from 3 days spent with the Berlin Oboe Quartet recording and performing both of my oboe quartets in the Bremen Sendesaal. The…
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22 May, 2026 - Seascapes
Claire Booth (Soprano), Ensemble 360
Crucible Playhouse, Sheffield

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

5 August, 2026 - La Vallée des Cloches (Ravel/Matthews)
Hallé Orchestra, Kahchun Wong (Conductor)
Royal Albert Hall, London

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

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