Hallelujah! It's Christmas
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 Filed in: All
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 Filed in: All
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 Filed in: All | Hangleton
Band
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 Filed in: All | Rainbow
Chorus
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 Filed in: All | Hangleton
Band
Sunday
17th
May,
from 1pm at The Hawth, Crawley
Rainbow Chorus: Choral Propaganda (Various Voices performance)
04-May-2009 12:00 PM Filed in: All | Rainbow
Chorus
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 Filed in: All | Rainbow
Chorus
Thursday
April 30th,
7.30pm, Unitarian Church, Brighton
Hangleton Band: Hove Contest
05-April-2009 01:00 PM Filed in: All | Hangleton
Band
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 Filed in: All | Hangleton
Band
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 Filed in: All
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