Moonflower Receives UK Premiere

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My song “Moonflower”, which was written in 2011 for the “Concert for Queensland” has recently received it’s UK premiere at a recital given by Michael Lampard for the Ivor Gurney society at the Gloucester Cathedral. Michael, together with UK pianist Christopher Boodle, gave the performance in a program that included works by Ivor Gurney and Ian Venables. A huge thanks to Michael for taking my music with him on this exciting trip to the UK! For more information on Ivor
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New Album on the Way early-mid 2012!

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Photo © Giles Hugo 2012 Work is underway on Matthew Dewey’s second full album featuring the talents of one of Australia’s leading young operatic talents, baritone Michael Lampard together with the brilliant Karen Smithies (Piano) and Liz Gormley (Viola). Photo © Giles Hugo 2012 The music was recorded on the 13th and 14th of February 2012 at the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra studios in Hobart and is slated for release in early-mid 2012. Photo © Giles Hugo 2012
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MONA FOMA – Concert Review

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“Beautifully lyrical music….” MONA FOMA Michael Lampard, baritone Karen Smithies, piano Jo St. Leon, viola Baha’i Centre, Hobart The great Renaissance artist Michelangelo Buonarroti was also a poet of note. His poetry, highly personal and biographical, was the inspiration for the three composers represented in this recital. Dmitri Shostakovich composed “Suite on Verses of Michelangelo Buonarroti (1975)” in the last year of his life. This is tough but ultimately rewarding music, full of anger and foreboding. Michael Lampard exhibited a
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