Two Performances of ‘Flight and Reverie’ in Hawaii

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New music for Gambas is not a thing we much about, but in August 2007 Australian Viol player and the leader of Backgammon Gambas, Brooke Green, premiered Matthew Dewey’s newly commissioned quartet ‘Flight and Reverie’ in two programs of all Australian Music at the ‘Pan-Pacific Gamba Gathering’ in Hawaii. The performances, which took place at the University of Hawaii at Manoa in Honolulu were very successful with great interest taken in the new work. Other composers featured include Peter Sculthorpe,
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String Orchestra Commision for Hobart Chamber Orchestra

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The Hobart Chamber Orchestra have commissioned a new work from Matthew Dewey to be played in two concerts featuring all new music in mid-2008. The piece is to be somewhere in the duration of 10 to 15 minutes, more details will be posted as the work progresses. The premiere will be conducted by eminent French conductor Jean-Louis Forestier . About the Hobart Chamber Orchestra The Hobart Chamber Orchestra (HCO) is fundamentally a string ensemble of 24 players, although the orchestra
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Con Artists Hits the Road

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This friday, Terrapin Puppet Theatre launches it’s new work ‘Con Artists’. The one-hour show, which follows the adventures of Max and Milly, embarks on a fifty show tour of Tasmania’s primary schools. The work, by Australian playwright Finegan Kruckemeyer, is directed by Robert Jarman, co-designed by Greg Methe and Roz Wren. It features a newly commissioned score written by Matthew Dewey. ‘Con Artists’ also has a theatre season which opens at the Peacock Theatre on Monday the 17th of September.
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