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Colin Matthews

Composer

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

— Stephen Pettitt, artspages.com

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Line up of the panufnik composers with Colin Matthews. One composer is on a video screen, the rest are there in person.

Latest Panufnik Composers

15 February, 2022

It’s been such a difficult time for the Panufnik Scheme over the past two years, with the 2019 group of composers having to wait a…
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Group of about 25 young musicians at magdalen farm strings, along with teachers and colin matthews

Magdalen Farm Strings

4 August, 2021

Last year’s Magdalen Farm Strings course, which usually takes place at Easter, had to be postponed until July of this year. The first to be directed…
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Performers on stage receiving applause at the end of the Great Journey in Worcester Cathedral

The Great Journey

27 July, 2021

Photo credit: Michael Whitefoot This was the first performance of The Great Journey in 25 years, thanks to the commitment of the Three Choirs Festival, who…
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Tony Payne, standing in front of a lake and mountain view

Anthony Payne (1936-2021)

2 May, 2021

That Anthony Payne has died so soon after the death of his wife Jane Manning is a shock. But, inseparable as they were in life,…
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The Nash Ensemble on stage at the Wigmore Hall - 9 players, 1 singer, 1 conductor

Seascapes

28 April, 2021

The long-delayed première of my new work Seascapes took place in the Wigmore Hall on April 27, with Claire Booth and the Nash Ensemble, conducted…
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Upcoming Performances

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11 March, 2026 - Postludes / Little Continuum
New England Conservatory New Music Ensemble, Stefan Asbury (Conductor)
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory of Music, Boston, USA

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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