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Colin Matthews

Composer

The Isambard Kingdom Brunel of contemporary music …

— Paul Griffiths, The Times

Finzi: To a poet a thousand years hence (2000). Voice & orchestra

An orchestration of Finzi’s setting of a poem by James Elroy Flecker. This is one of a set of orchestrations of songs by Finzi: ‘In Years Defaced’. The others are orchestrated by Judith Weir, Anthony Payne, Christian Alexander, and Jeremy Dale Roberts.

Published by Schott.

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9 July, 2026 - String Quartet No.5

Studzinski Recital Hall. S Brunswick, Maine, USA

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

10 September, 2026 - La Cathédrale Engloutie (Debussy/Matthews)
Berlin Philharmonic, Brett Dean (Conductor)
Philharmonie Berlin, Germany

12 December, 2026 - C.A.N.O.N
Nash Ensemble, Claire Booth (soprano)
Wigmore Hall, London

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