New Quartet for Viols to be Performed in Hawaii

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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
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In a Pig’s Eye

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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
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Con Artists

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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
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