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Hallelujah! It's Christmas
12-October-2009 07:30 PM
During December I will be conducting Rainbow Chorus
on Friday 18th December at 7.30pm, at St.Nicholas
Church, Dyke Road, Brighton. The choir will be
performing movements from Messiah by Handel, plus
some more modern Christmas favourites.
Recent Premieres
28-July-2009 07:30 PM
On July 28th Ian Glen and Glen Capra gave the
premiere of my piece, Pastoral for bassoon and piano,
at the Chapel Royal in Brighton. Check out their
website through my
links
page.
On September 19th the Musicians of All Saints, conducted by Jem Muharrem, gave the premiere of Music for Strings at the All Saints Centre in Lewes.
I hope to have recordings available to listen to on my ‘catalogue of works’ page soon!
On September 19th the Musicians of All Saints, conducted by Jem Muharrem, gave the premiere of Music for Strings at the All Saints Centre in Lewes.
I hope to have recordings available to listen to on my ‘catalogue of works’ page soon!
Conducting summer school
30-June-2009 12:00 PM
In late June and early July I took part in an
inspirational conducting summer school, led by Allan
Withington and hosted by Soli Brass in Leeuwarden,
Netherlands. Allan is a trumpet player with the
Bergen Symphony Orchestra in Norway, and also
Musical
Director
of the Grimethorpe Colliery Band. It was a
challenging but hugely rewarding week, during which I
wrote a new work for percussion, solo euphonium, and
town hall bells in A and D major – a work that is
unlikely to receive a second performance. Check out
the link on my ‘Links’
page
for information on the fabulous Soli Brass.
Hangleton Band with Glen Capra (piano): Brighton Festival Fringe concert
22-May-2009 08:00 PM
Friday 22nd
May, 8pm, St. Michael and All Angels Church, Brighton
Including a rare performance of Concertino for Piano and Brass Band by Roy Newsome.
Including a rare performance of Concertino for Piano and Brass Band by Roy Newsome.
Rainbow Chorus: Choral Propaganda (Brighton Festival Fringe performance)
21-May-2009 07:45 PM
Thursday 21st
May, 8pm, The Old Market, Hove
A repeat performance of our RFH concert, with other favourites from our current repertoire.
A repeat performance of our RFH concert, with other favourites from our current repertoire.
Hangleton Band: Crawley Entertainment Contest
17-May-2009 01:00 PM
Sunday 17th
May, from 1pm at The Hawth, Crawley
Rainbow Chorus: Choral Propaganda (Various Voices performance)
04-May-2009 12:00 PM
Monday 4th
May, 12pm, Royal Festival Hall (London Southbank
Centre)
The choir will be performing in a concert as part of Various Voices, sharing the stage of the Royal Festival Hall with Vancouver Men’s Chorus. Our programme is based around political music and comprises March of the Women by Ethel Smyth, Solidarity Song and Coal for Mike by Eisler and Brecht, The Lavender Song by Mischa Spoliansky, Homphobia by Chumbawamba and Advance Democracy by Britten. One not to be missed!
The choir will be performing in a concert as part of Various Voices, sharing the stage of the Royal Festival Hall with Vancouver Men’s Chorus. Our programme is based around political music and comprises March of the Women by Ethel Smyth, Solidarity Song and Coal for Mike by Eisler and Brecht, The Lavender Song by Mischa Spoliansky, Homphobia by Chumbawamba and Advance Democracy by Britten. One not to be missed!
Rainbow Chorus and Vancouver Men’s Chorus: Informal Concert and Social Event
30-April-2009 07:30 PM
Thursday April 30th,
7.30pm, Unitarian Church, Brighton
Hangleton Band: Hove Contest
05-April-2009 01:00 PM
Sunday 5th
April from 1pm, Hove Town Hall
The band will be performing Music of Thanksgiving by Kenneth Downie.
The band will be performing Music of Thanksgiving by Kenneth Downie.
Hangleton Band: National Qualifying Contest
21-March-2009 10:00 AM
Saturday 21st March from 10am, Stevenage Arts and
Leisure Centre
Last year the band qualified for the National Finals, achieving runners-up position out of 17 bands in this contest. This year the test piece is The Once and Future King by Andrew Baker.
Last year the band qualified for the National Finals, achieving runners-up position out of 17 bands in this contest. This year the test piece is The Once and Future King by Andrew Baker.
Contest Success
26-June-2008 11:11 AM
In March
2008 Matthew entered the National Association of
Brass Band Conductors competition and won the
Midlands heat conducting Newstead Band in a
performance of Paganini
Variations by Philip Wilby. In
June Matthew competed against the winners of the
other heats in the National Final and won,
conducting Lowry
Sketchbook by Philip Wilby,
with the Virtuosi GUS Band. He is the NABBC
“Conductor of the Year 2008” and inaugural winner of
the Roy Newsome Challenge Shield.
Matthew here receives the Shield from Roy Newsome
Matthew here receives the Shield from Roy Newsome