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Colin Matthews

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His work has its own dynamic originality.

— Geoffrey Norris, The Daily Telegraph

Variation on ‘Sumer is Icumen In’ (1987). Orchestra

One of a set of variations on the popular medieval theme ‘Sumer is Icumen In’, written for the Aldeburgh Festival in 1987 – a collaboration with David Bedford, Alexander Goehr, Robin Holloway, Oliver Knussen, Robert Saxton and Judith Weir.

Available on NMC Recordings – Themes and Variations. 

Unpublished – contact me for more info.

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NMC Recordings (2001)

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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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