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