Symphony No.1 to be recorded in Moscow

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Matthew Dewey’s Symphony No. 1 is to be recorded by the Russian Philharmonic Orchestra in Moscow this year. The piece, in three movements, 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 work was originally commissioned by Damien Holloway and was premièred at the Hobart Town Hall by the Hobart Chamber Orchestra in May of 2008.
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The Composer: Architect of an Emotional Experience by Mary Anderson

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I found an interview that I did earlier this year with Mary Anderson on a website called Stock, I thought I would post it here for something a bit different – Mary asks some interesting questions about the experience of music and transference between composer, musician and audience. I hope you enjoy! MD Matthew Dewey was one of five composers featured during Sounds Tasmanian: New Works by Tasmanian Composers, which played at Hobart Town Hall, Saturday 17th May 2008. Matt’s
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CD of Baritone Works to be launched in October 2009

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Matthew Dewey together with Tasmanian Baritone Michael Lampard have won a grant from Arts Tasmania to fund their first recording together. The CD will consist of three works by Matthew Dewey for baritone voice and piano: the recently premiered chamber opera ‘The Buzz of the Sea’ with Libretto by Alexander Dick; Isolated State a song cycle based on the poetry of Anne Kellas; and Southern Ocean a new song cycle based on the 5 part poem of the same name
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