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Colin Matthews

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

— David Denton, Tempo

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Royal Philharmonic Society Gamechanger Award

12 March, 2025

At the Birmingham Conservatoire on March 7 where NMC were given the Gamechanger Award, presented by the Board and Council of the RPS to ‘an…
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Panufnik 2025

23 February, 2025

Another year, another group of Panufnik composers, bringing the total who have taken part since 2005 to the remarkable number of 117. They will work…
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A Visit to Friends Part 2

16 November, 2024

We have just had two days of singing through the whole opera with nearly all of the cast, the first time this has been possible…
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Britten Pears Arts Composition and Performance 2024

12 October, 2024

This is one of those photographs that really needs a key to find the six composers who took part in this year’s Britten Pears Arts…
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Panufnik Composers 2024/5

5 September, 2024

  I forgot to post the annual group photo of this year’s composers back in February when we first got together. They are now well…
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14 May, 2026 - Berceuse and Sarabande
Folkestone New Music
The Green Room at the Grand, Folkestone

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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