Two Movements for String Sextet
Details Duration (min): 15 Instrumentation: 2 violins, 2 violi, 2 celli Score Excerpts Two Movements for String Sextet Program Notes Two Movements for String Sextet by Canadian composer Michael Matthews This work was composed for the 2023/24 season of the GroundSwell new music series in Winnipeg. The world premiere performance was given on May 22, 2024 […]
it is raining gently with light
Details Duration (min): 12 Instrumentation: violin, clarinet/bass clarinet, piano Score Excerpts it is raining gently with light – excerpt Program Notes It is raining gently with light was commissioned by GroundSwell and premiered on November 23, 2021. The title is drawn from a poem by Canadian writer Dennis Cooley, whose work often weaves the natural […]
till our bodies into the night slip
Details Duration (min): 12 Instrumentation: Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, cello, piano Program Notes till our bodies into the night slip by Canadian composer Michael Matthews is a chamber music work commissioned by the SOLI Chamber Ensemble of San Antonio. The title of this piece is taken from the Dennis Cooley poem Witching. The work was written for the […]
perishable light
Details Duration (min): 15 Instrumentation: Viola, Viola d'Amore, Percussion Score Excerpts Score Excerpt 1 Program Notes perishable light, for viola, viola d’amore and percussion. The title is taken from a poem by Dennis Cooley. The work was commissioned by Park Sounds Duo – Jennifer Thiessen and Ben Reimer. Interested in programming the music of […]
A Star of Solitude
Details Duration (min): 19 Instrumentation: Soprano, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Viola, Percussion Program Notes A Star of Solitude by Canadian composer Michael Matthews is a setting for Soprano, Viola, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet and Percussion of Charles Simic’s poetry. Interested in programming the music of Michael Matthews? Learn more about how to commission a new work, browse the […]
Septet
Details Duration (min): 14 Instrumentation: Flute, Oboe, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Violin, Cello, Piano Score Excerpts Score excerpt Program Notes Septet by Canadian composer Michael Matthews was commissioned by ensemble mosaik with financial support from the Canada Council for the Arts. Composed for seven virtuoso performers, the work draws on their distinct musical voices to […]
and the sky caught
Details Duration (min): 15 Instrumentation: clarinet/bass clarinet, viola, piano Score Excerpts Score Excerpt 1 Program Notes And the Sky Caught is a chamber music work by Canadian composer Michael Matthews. It was commissioned by Trio ’86: Krista Martynes, Clarinet Jennifer Thiessen, Viola Marc Wieser, Piano with financial assistance from The Manitoba Arts Council World Premiere: […]
String Quartet No. 4
Details Duration (min): 25 Instrumentation: String Quartet Score Excerpts Score Excerpt 1 Program Notes String Quartet No. 4 by Canadian composer Michael Matthews was commissioned by the Penderecki String Quartet with funds from the Manitoba Arts Council The first performance took place on June 1, 2011 in Waterloo, Ontario. Interested in programming the music […]
Into Its Own Shadow
Details Duration (min): 20 Instrumentation: flutes (fl., a.fl., b.fl.), bass clarinet, piano and digital audio Score Excerpts Score Excerpt 1 Program Notes Into Its Own Shadow by Canadian composer Michael Matthews. The first draft of Into Its Own Shadow was written during February and March of 2008, when I was an invited artist at the Centro […]
Piano Quintet
Details Duration (min): 16 Instrumentation: Piano, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello Program Notes Piano Quintet was commissioned by the the Agassiz Summer Chamber Music Festival for their 10th Anniversary Season. The world premiere performance took place on June 12, 2009, at Eckhardt-Gramatté Hall in Winnipeg; the performers were: Scott St. John and Laurence Kayeleh, violins Aaron […]