Matthew Dewey

Matthew Ingvald Dewey (born 1984) is an Australian classical music composer, singer, and music producer.[1]

Matthew Dewey

Biography

Matthew Dewey is an Australian composer[1][2] and music producer who studied composition with Professor Douglas Knehans at the University of Tasmania and composition/theatrical design/singing with Greek-Australian composer/designer Constantine Koukias. His very early years were spent training with the IHOS Music Theatre Laboratory[3] in the creation of new musical-theatrical works, and this early exposure led to a career that flourished at a young age. In 2003 he sang the bass role in the Australasian premiere of Hydrogen Jukebox by Philip Glass.[4]

He works mostly in concert music and opera/music-theatre and has been involved in the premieres of more than 20 new works[5] as a principal performer and singer, and numerous other productions variously as composer, orchestrator, conductor and compositional assistant.[5][6] He currently works as the Music Director for ABC Classic FM in Sydney.[7]

Major works

Orchestral

Other works

Dewey has worked with a wide variety of genres and materials.

Operas

Songs

He has composed various songs including two cycles utilising text by the esteemed expat South African poet Anne Kellas:[11] Isolated States and Notes for Mount Moono; and two song suites based on the work of his brother, entitled Elegy and Compass. The latter was commissioned and premiered by the Sydney Children's Choir.[12]

Chamber

His chamber works include two pieces written for the Seymour Group: A Dance on Five Claps and Voyage, the latter of which was written for the Seymour Group in conjunction with the internationally renowned bass-clarinettist Harry Sparnaay;[13] Flight and Reverie which premiered at the University of Hawaii;[14] and Entropic Visions which was given by Joshua Rubin[15] at the Lincoln Center in New York.

Other

Dewey's First Symphony (for string orchestra) dealt with emotions surrounding the Port Arthur Massacre.[16] The symphony was inspired by Tasmanian playwright Tom Holloway's play Beyond the Neck.[17]

He has also worked as a singer, premiering a number of roles and new works by Australian and International composers.[18]

Awards and scholarships

References
  1. "Matthew Dewey – Represented Artist Profile", Australian Music Centre Ltd, 2009, webpage: AMC.
  2. Matthew Dewey: Website information: Australia's Culture and Recreation Portal Archived 1 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "IHOS Opera". IHOS Opera. 22 May 2011. Archived from the original on 21 August 2006. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  4. http://www.realtimearts.net/article.php?id=7110
  5. "Matthew Dewey, Composer and Singer". Matthewdewey.com. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  6. "Australian Music: Orpheus remix: 'Vox Orpheus'". Australia: ABC. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  7. "Matthew Dewey : Associate Artist". Australianmusiccentre.com.au. Australian Music Centre. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
  8. "Symphony of Science". Antarctica.gov.au. 11 September 2001. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  9. "QSO PREMIERES WITH MORRISON & BLISS". Abc.net.au. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013.
  10. Daylight Robbery Theatricals | Experimental work by creative and energetic theatre makers
  11. "Anne Kellas: Isolated States". The-write-stuff.com.au. 11 September 2001. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  12. "Sydney Children's Choir". Sydneychildrenschoir.com.au. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  13. "index". Harrysparnaay.info. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  14. "Pan-Pacific Gamba Gathering". Vdgsa.org. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  15. "New York Miniaturist Ensemble". Nyme.org. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  16. Matthew Dewey, Composer and Singer Archived 19 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  17. Matthew Dewey, Composer and Singer Archived 19 July 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  18. http://www.matthewdewey.com/about/singer-biography/
  19. "Young Australians". Young Australians. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
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