New Song Cycle: Four Shakespeare Songs

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Baritone Michael Lampard will premiere my new song cycle “Four Shakespeare Songs” at a concert coming up at the end of January in Hobart. More details to come…. Here are the texts I used: Four Shakespeare Songs Over Hill, Over Dale Over hill, over dale, Through bush, through briar, Over park, over pale, Through flood, through fire` I do wander everywhere. Swifter than the moon’s sphere; And I serve the fairy queen, To dew her orbs upon the green. The
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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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