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Colin Matthews

Composer

Raucous, modern, tone-crunching … aggressive, in-your-face music.

— Lawrence A. Johnson, Sun-Sentinel

Flourish, with Fireflies (2002). 16 players

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Flourish, with Fireflies is a 4 minute piece for 16 players, written for Olly Knussen’s 50th birthday. It was first performed by the London Sinfonietta at a 50th birthday concert for Olly at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in London in June 2002.

See also Fanfare and Flourish (with Fireflies).

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London Sinfonietta (2006)

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4 February, 2021 - Eleven Studies in Velocity
Royal Academy of Music
Livestreamed from the David Josefowitz Recital Hall

27 April, 2021 - Seascapes (World Premiere)
Nash Ensemble
Wigmore Hall, London

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