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Pied Piper of Hamelin - Emma Chichester Clark |
Colin Matthews (born 1946) studied at the Universities of Nottingham and Sussex, and subsequently worked with Britten in Aldeburgh, and with Imogen Holst. He collaborated with Deryck Cooke for many years on the performing version of Mahler's Tenth Symphony. From 1992-9 he was Associate Composer with the London Symphony Orchestra, writing amongst other works a Cello Concerto for Rostropovich. In 1997 his choral/orchestral Renewal, commissioned for the 50th anniversary of BBC Radio 3, was given a Royal Philharmonic Society Award. He is currently Composer-in-Association with the Hallé.
The work is suitable for children of 7 and upwards. Further information from the London Philharmonic Orchestra website.
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