Matthew Pollard (b.1977)

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Vocal

Departure (2000) 10 mins
(sop., clt., perc., pf., vln., db.)
f.p. Firebird Ensemble cond. Barrie Webb / June 2000, St. Paul’s Hall, Huddersfield

Three Larkin Songs (2001) 6 mins
(bar., pf.)

The Diary
(2002, revised & enlarged 2006) 40 mins
(alto, bar., Bb clt., bass clt., perc., pf., vln., va., vc.)
f.p. (original version) Heather Cairncross, Big City Cabaret Band / Dec. 2002 Joogleberry Playhouse, Brighton

Haiku Songs (2005) 6 mins
MP3 > Haiku song number 5
(sop., ob., mba., vla., va., vc.)
f.p. Elisabeth Wingfield, SPNM Ensemble / Sept. 2005 The Sage Gateshead

Two Stevie Smith Partsongs (2008) 6 mins
f.p. The Rainbow Chorus, Glen Capra (pf), cond. Composer / July 2009, Charleston Farmhouse, East Sussex
(SATB choir, pf.)

This concert will fall in love with you (2010) 40 mins
(speaker, mba., vb., pf., vln., SATB choir)
f.p. Peter Kenny (speaker) / Tacet Ensemble cond. composer / May 2010, St. Michael & All Angels Church, Brighton



Found (2010) 4 minutes
(SATB choir)

Orchestral

A Small Concerto for Orchestra (2001) 8 mins
(2 fl., 2 ob., 2 Bb cl., 2 bsn., 2 F hn., 2 Bb tpt., tbn., tba., timp., strings)
f.p London Gay Symphony Orchestra cond. Peter Crockford / May 2002, St. Mary’s Church, Brighton

Sinfonia (2006) 16 mins
(2 fl., 2 ob., 2 Bb cl., 2 bsn., 2 F hn., 2 Bb tpt., 3 tbn., timp., strings)


Large Ensemble

Chamber Concerto (2001) 8 ½ mins
MP3 > Chamber Concerto
(fl., ob., Eb clt., A clt., bass clt., bsn., c.bsn., 2 F hn, CA., 2 vln., va., vc., db.)
f.p Composers’ Orchestral Project Orchestra cond. Roger Montgomery / Jan. 2001, RAM, London

Sinfonia II (Dance Variations) (2007) 7 mins
MP3 > Sinfonia II
(brass band: Eb sop. cnt., 4 solo Bb cnt., repiano Bb cnt., 2 2nd Bb cnt., 2 3rd Bb cnt., Bb flugel hn., 3 Eb tenor hn., 2 Bb baritone hn., 2 Bb tbn., bass tbn., 2 Bb euph., 2 Eb tba., 2 Bb tba., timp., vb., perc.)
f.p. RNCM Brass Band cond. John Miller / Jan. 2007, RNCM, Manchester

Requiem (2007) 4 -10 mins
MP3 > Requiem
(open instrumentation)
f.p. University of Sussex 21
st Century Ensemble cond. Ben Oliver / June 2007, The Old Market, Hove

Music for Strings (2007) 7 mins
f.p. Musicians of All Saints cond. Jem Muharrem / Sept. 2009, All Saints Centre, Lewes
(min: 4/3/2/2/1)


Chamber Ensemble

Three Pieces (1999) 5 mins
(solo tpt.)
f.p. Steven Altoft / Nov. 1999 St. Paul’s Hall, Huddersfield

Rough Music (2002) 4 mins
(sax. quartet: Bb sop. sax., Eb alto. sax., Bb ten. sax., Eb bari. sax.)
f.p. Paragon Saxophone Quartet / Oct. 2002, Meeting House University of Sussex, Brighton

String Quartet (2003) 7 mins
f.p. Tacet Ensemble / Oct. 2003, St. Mary-de-Haura Church, Shoreham

Weelkes Despatched (2004) 2 ½ mins
MP3 > Weelkes Despatched
(perc. duet: mba., vb.)
f.p. Adam Bushell & Tom Norrell / May 2004, Friend’s Meeting House, Brighton

Gestures (2004) 4 mins
MP3 > Gestures
(fl.clt.vc.perc.)
f.p SPNM musicians cond. Composer / August 2004, The Place, Bedford,


Bridging and Chiming (2005) 5 mins
MP3 > Bridging and Chiming
(2 Bb clt., perc., pf., vln., vc.)
f.p. Tacet Ensemble cond. Composer / May 2005, The Old Market, Hove

The End of the Party (2005) 4 mins
(fl., Bb clt., perc., pf., vln., vc.)
f.p. Lontano cond. Odaline de la Martinez / April 2005, Purcell Room, London

Pastoral (2008) 5 mins
f.p. Ian Glen & Glen Capra / July 2009, Chapel Royal, Brighton
(bsn., pf.)


Piano

Mountains of the East (2006) 1 min
f.p. Andrew Melvin / Oct. 2006, The Steyning Centre, Steyning

Variations (2001) 7 mins


Arrangements

Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps (2005) 3 ½ mins
by Osvaldo Farres
(SATB choir, pf., perc.)
f.p. The Rainbow Chorus cond. composer / Glen Capra / Adam Bushell / May 2006, The Old Market, Hove

Happy Together (2004) 5 mins
by The Mock Turtles
(SATB choir, pf.)
f.p. The Rainbow Chorus cond. composer / Glen Capra / Dec. 2004, St. Andrew’s Church, Brighton

Someone to Watch Over Me (2006) 4 mins
by George & Ira Gershwin
(SATB choir)
f.p. The Rainbow Chorus cond. composer / Dec. 2006, St. Michael’s Church, Brighton

Homophobia
(2007) 2 ½ mins
by Chumbawamba
(SATB choir, pf.)
f.p. The Rainbow Chorus cond. composer / Glen Capra, Nov. 2007, Dingwalls, London

Swedish Song (2007) 4 ½ mins
trad., after Jan Johanssen
(brass band: as
Sinfonia II)
f.p. Hangleton Band cond. composer / Dec. 2007

The Lavender Song (2008) 3 ½ mins
by Mischa Spolianksy
(SATB choir, pf.)
f.p. The Rainbow Chorus cond. composer / Glen Capra, Dec. 2008, St. Mary’s Church, Brighton

Solidarity Song (2009) 3 mins
by Hanns Eisler and Bertolt Brecht
(SATB choir, pf.)
f.p. The Rainbow Chorus cond. composer / Glen Capra / May 2009, Royal Festival Hall, London

Can’t get you out of my head (2010) 4 mins
by Cathy Dennis and Rob Davis
(SATB choir, pf.)
f.p. The Rainbow Chorus cond. composer / Glen Capra / May 2010, Unitarian Church, Brighton

The Universal (2010) 3 minutes
by Damon Albarn
(SATB choir, pf.)
f.p. The Rainbow Chorus cond. composer / Glen Capra / May 2010, Unitarian Church, Brighton


Scores and recordings are available for purchase or perusal. Please contact Matthew for further details.