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Colin Matthews

Composer

He has … brought musical architectronics to a personal pitch of mastery.

— Paul Driver, The Sunday Times

Margaret’s Galliard (2002). Ms Cookhorn’s Fancie (2004). Contrabassoon

Margaret’s Galliard (after William Byrd) and Ms Cookhorn’s Fancie (after Giles Farnaby) were written in 2002 and 2003 for Margaret Cookhorn, contrabassoonist of the BCMG and CBSO. Margaret first performed them both at a BCMG concert at the CBSO Centre in Birmingham in March 2004.

I first met Margaret at the Royal Northern College in 1985 when she played in a student performance of Suns Dance – she attacked me with her contrabassoon for having written such a difficult part!

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28 March, 2023 - Time Stands Still, Dual, 23 Frames for Piano, Horn and String Trio
Nash Ensemble
Wigmore Hall, London

28 March, 2023 - Seascapes
Claire Booth (soprano), Nash Ensemble
Wigmore Hall, London

1 April, 2023 - Hidden Agenda
London Bridge Trio
Hall 2, The Sage Gateshead, Tyne and Wear

28 May, 2023 - Mosaics (world premiere)
London Symphony Orchestra, Francois-Xavier Roth
Barbican Hall, London

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