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Three Tuba Miniatures premiered at Melba Hall, University of Melbourne
This week the Melba Hall at the University of Melbourne will see the world premiere of Matthew Dewey’s Three Tuba Miniatures. The concert, which forms part of Faculty of Music Free Monday Lunch Hour Concert Series features leading Australian brass figures Brendon Lukin (Tuba and Organ) and Yoram Levy (Trumpet) together with Stefan Cassomenos (piano) in a varied program of new music and avant-garde music from the 20th century.
Hindemith - Sonata for Tuba and Piano(1955) Michael W. Irik - Myamba (Aboriginal for "Wild Spirit") - For Tuba and Digital delay (1997) (Melbourne Premiere) Matthew Dewey - Three Tuba Miniatures - (2007) (World Premiere) Kraft - Encounters II(1964) Peter Eben - Four Windows after Chagall for Organ and Trumpet...[Read More]
Dewey Lecturing in Composition at the University of Tasmania
Matthew Dewey will be lecturing in composition at the University of Tasmania Conservatorium of Music for the second semester of 2008. The move comes as current dean of school and head of composition Professor Douglas Knehans moves to accept a new position as Dean of the Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Dewey will lecture in composition and lead the analysis seminar – supervising undergraduate composers in their studies. [Read More]
Symphony No.1 to be premiered by the Hobart Chamber Orchestra in May 2008
The Hobart Chamber Orchestra will premiere Matthew Dewey's first symphony in concert at the Hobart Town on the 17th of May. The piece is in three movements and was inspired by Tom Holloway's play "Beyond the Neck" which explores the lives of four characters who had all been affected in profoundly different ways by the Port Arthur massacre of 1996. The premiere will be conducted by the former concert master of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (and new head of strings at the University of Tasmania) Professor Edwin Paling.
About the Hobart Chamber Orchestra The Hobart Chamber Orchestra (HCO) is fundamentally a string ensemble of 24 players, although the orchestra sometimes augments to...[Read More]
underwhere Performs to Sell-Out Crowds and Acclaim at the Adelaide Fringe Festival
Lucy Who productions this week presented"Underwhere" in a sell out season at the Adelaide Fringe Festival! Supported by funding from Arts Tasmania, the show featured at the Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM) - a meeting ground for Australian and International producers and festival makers.
The performance features incredibly beautiful surreal visual imagery and an electro-acoustic score composed by Matthew Dewey, consisting of street sounds that merge with recorded and abstract musical samples.
"Very powerful" - New Adelaide Theatre Guide
About Lucy Wilson Lucy Wilson is an artist, teacher and producer, with Grad. Dip. in Animateuring at the V.C.A., where she was the recipient of the Barbara Manning Scholarship, and B.A. (Media Studies) from...[Read More]
New Dance Work Scheduled for NYC Premiere in 2009
A new dance work by ¿grenzenlos? artistic director William Lane and Matthew Dewey is scheduled for a 2009 premiere in New York City at the HiFi Music Festival. The work, working title “Templum” explores space as defined in ritual by auguries (Earth) and auspices (Sky). Earth and Sky are evoked as spiritual space and united through music / dance / projection.
About William Lane
Australian violist William Lane is a prize-winning solo artist, chamber musician, improviser, artistic director and collaborator. Recipient of a number of large scholarships and prize-winner at various international competitions, he has performed as a soloist and chamber musician all over Australasia, Asia, Europe and North America. He studied under Jan Sedivka, Bruno...[Read More]
Double Bill of Chamber Opera in Concert
In August 2007 at the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music, two of Matthew Dewey's chamber operas will be featured in concert, jointly produced by the IHOS Music Theatre Laboratory and the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music. The operas, “The Buzz of the Sea”and “The Death of Chatterton” will be performed by some of Tasmania's leading talents: Baritones Christopher Richardson and Michael Lampard and the fantastic pianist Karen Smithies. More details will be released closer to the release of the IHOS and Conservatorium 2008 programs.
PROGRAM “The Buzz of the Sea” with libretto by Alexander Dick Duration: 25’00” Performed by Michael Lampard and Karen Smithies A young man is about to launch his dingy into the water. He loads the...[Read More]
Underwhere at the Adelaide Fringe Festival!
Lucy Wilson's street corner performance "Underwhere" has been taken up for performance at the Adelaide Fringe Festival! Supported by funding from Arts Tasmania, the show will also feature at the Australian Performing Arts Market (APAM) - a meeting ground for Australian and International producers.
The performance features incredibly beautiful surreal visual imagery and an electronic score composed by Matthew Dewey, consisting of street sounds that merge with abstract musical samples.
Introduction to premiere performance described by Sue Moss: "A woman appears on a street corner in the middle of the hobart cbd. She stands near the bus mall. Beneath a brown trench coat, she wears trousers and a yellow vest trimmed with fluoro safety tape...[Read More]
Role of Douglas Mawson in Concert Premiere of The Call of Aurora
Matthew Dewey played the lead role of Douglas Mawson in Joe Bugden's new opera "The Call of Aurora" in a concert version at the Peacock Theatre on Saturday the 17th of November. The performance was conducted by Gary Wain, directed by Robert Jarman and featured the vocal talent of Michael Lampard, Michael Curtain and Pamela Andrews.
Joe Bugden Biography JOE BUGDEN was born in Sydney in 1961. He has worked as director of the Tasmanian Writers' Centre since April 1999. Since that time the TWC's membership base has increased from 123 to almost 500. Joe has worked as an administrator and manager and in the capacity of Board member in the arts since 1993. Joe...[Read More]
Premiere of Aria from ‘The Buzz of the Sea’
Tasmanian Baritone Michael Lampard together with Pianist Karen Smithies will give the premiere of an aria from the new opera by Matthew Dewey with libretto by NIDA graduate Alexander Dick called The Buzz of the Sea. The opera, composed specifically for Michael to perform, is a one man chamber opera designed to act as a double bill for Dewey's second opera, The Death of Chatterton. The aria will be premiered in concert at the University of Tasmania Conservatorium of Music in Hobart on Thursday, November 8 at
7:30pm.
About Michael Lampard: Michael Lampard (A.T.C.L., L_Mus., B_Mus) Michael is 21 years old and has just completed a ‘Bachelor of Music’ degree...[Read More]
String Symphony underway for Hobart Chamber Orchestra Commision
The Hobart Chamber Orchestra have commissioned a new work from Matthew Dewey to be played in two concerts featuring all new music in mid-2008. The piece, a string symphony in three movements, will be somewhere in the duration of 15 to 17 minutes and reflects on the history and environment of the Tasman Peninsula region. The premiere will be conducted by eminent French conductor Jean-Louis Forestier .
About the Hobart Chamber Orchestra The Hobart Chamber Orchestra (HCO) is fundamentally a string ensemble of 24 players, although the orchestra sometimes augments to include winds, brass and percussion depending on the repertoire. The HCO was founded in 1987 by Australian Violinist Phillip Taylor...[Read More]
Beyond the Neck - New Play about Life Since the Port Arthur Massacre
Matthew has been called in at the last minute to assist on the premiere of Tom Holloway's new play about the Port Arthur incident, "Beyond The Neck". The show, directed by Sydney based Director Iain Sinclair, features the talent of one of Australia's most respected actors Ron Haddrick, together with the brilliant Tasmanian cast of Sara Cooper, Jonathan auf der Heide and Jemma Gates. Lighting Design Daniel Zika, Production Design Jamie Clennet.
Matthew has been called in to assist talented Sound Designer / Composer Stephen Toulmin with string quartet arrangements and some additional composition at the end of an extremely tight schedule - a sudden production change meant that Stephen was given only...[Read More]
New work for Michael Kieren Harvey
Matthew has begun work on a new work for piano virtuoso Michael Kieren Harvey. The work will be programmed into a series of solo piano concerts which will feature at the UTAS Conservatorium of Music; Michael will subsequently make a recording of the piece. This is a very exciting collaboration, not to be missed!
About Michael Kieren Harvey: Described as "A master with fire in his belly" (Roger Covell, Sydney Morning Herald August 1999), Michael Kieran Harvey has achieved significant international recognition for his commitment to the music of our times. Born in Sydney, Australia, Michael Kieran Harvey studied piano with Alan Jenkins, Gordon Watson and Erzs≥bet Kozma before postgraduate study at the Franz Liszt...[Read More]
Two Performances of ‘Flight and Reverie’ in Hawaii
New music for Gambas is not a thing we much about, but in August 2007 Australian Viol player and the leader of Backgammon Gambas, Brooke Green, premiered Matthew Dewey's newly commissioned quartet 'Flight and Reverie' in two programs of all Australian Music at the 'Pan-Pacific Gamba Gathering' in Hawaii.
The performances, which took place at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu were very successful with great interest taken in the new work. Other composers featured include Peter Sculthorpe, Elena Kats-Chernin, Ross Edwards and Russell Gilmore although the piece by Matthew Dewey was the only world premiere.
The concerts formed part of the 'Pan-Pacific Gamba Gathering', which is a worldwide...[Read More]
String Orchestra Commision for Hobart Chamber Orchestra
The Hobart Chamber Orchestra have commissioned a new work from Matthew Dewey to be played in two concerts featuring all new music in mid-2008. The piece is to be somewhere in the duration of 10 to 15 minutes, more details will be posted as the work progresses. The premiere will be conducted by eminent French conductor Jean-Louis Forestier .
About the Hobart Chamber Orchestra The Hobart Chamber Orchestra (HCO) is fundamentally a string ensemble of 24 players, although the orchestra sometimes augments to include winds, brass and percussion depending on the repertoire. The HCO was founded in 1987 by Australian Violinist Phillip Taylor and has since been an important ensemble...[Read More]
Con Artists Hits the Road
This friday, Terrapin Puppet Theatre launches it's new work ‘Con Artists'. The one-hour show, which follows the adventures of Max and Milly, embarks on a fifty show tour of Tasmania's primary schools. The work, by Australian playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer, is directed by Robert Jarman, co-designed by Greg Methe and Roz Wren. It features a newly commissioned score written by Matthew Dewey. ‘Con Artists’ also has a theatre season which opens at the Peacock Theatre on Monday the 17th of September.
* Con Artists is cross-curricular, bringing together History, The Arts, Storytelling and Text in a lively, engaging an informative way. * Con Artists will...[Read More]
New Quartet for Viols to be Performed in Hawaii
A newly commissioned quartet for Viol Consort written by Matthew Dewey with be premiered on the 3th of August at the University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu. The work, commissioned by ABC Classic FM producer and leader of Backgammon Gambas, Brooke Green, will present the work in a program of Australian composers. Other composers featured include Peter Sculthorpe, Elena Kats-Chernin, Ross Edwards and Russell Gilmore.
The concert forms part of the 'Pan-Pacific Gamba Gathering', which is a worldwide assembly of enthusiasts coming together to play the viola da gamba and to discuss its historical Western European context, its adoption by other cultures, and its future. The meeting's six themes celebrate the...[Read More]
In a Pigs Eye
Matthew has just completed the score for a short animation called 'In a Pig's Eye' by Irish animator John Paul Molloy, the founder of Twisted Animator Productions and Irish audio specialist Michael Nestor (visit Michael Nestor's website). The film, which features the voice of eminent Australian Actor (Barry Otto at IMDB), was developed through the School of Audio Engineering in Sydney and has been entered internationally in short film competitions.
The score was recorded at the Tasmanian Conservatorium of Music and features the University of Tasmania Chamber Soloists String Orchestra under the direction of Peter Tanfield.
'It is not the best lit place in the world. Meat hooks hang on the wall....[Read More]
Con Artists
On Monday the 16th of July, Australian playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer’s new work ‘Con Artists’ goes into rehearsals for it’s premiere production by the Terrapin Puppet Theatre in Hobart. The work, directed by Robert Jarman and co-designed by Greg Methe and Roz Wren, features a newly commissioned score written by Matthew Dewey. ‘Con Artists’ opens at the Peacock Theatre on Monday the 17th of September and then embarks on an intensive thirteen week tour of Tasmanian schools.
* Con Artists is cross-curricular, bringing together History, The Arts, Storytelling and Text in a lively, engaging an informative way. * Con Artists will bring the stories of...[Read More]
