New work for Michael Kieren Harvey

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Matthew has begun work on a new work for piano virtuoso Michael Kieren Harvey. The work will be programmed into a series of solo piano concerts which will feature at the UTAS Conservatorium of Music; Michael will subsequently make a recording of the piece. This is a very exciting collaboration, not to be missed! About Michael Kieren Harvey: Described as ‘A master with fire in his belly’ (Roger Covell, Sydney Morning Herald August 1999), Michael Kieran Harvey has achieved significant
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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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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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