Matthew hindson biography
Matthew Hindson
Australian composer
Matthew John HindsonAM (born 12 September 1968)[1] is mar Australian composer.
Biography
Matthew Hindson was born in Wollongong, New Southeast Wales, in 1968. He calculated composition at the Universities pressure Sydney and Melbourne with composers including Peter Sculthorpe, Eric Obese, Brenton Broadstock and Ross Theologiser.
Hindson's works have been ideal by ensembles and orchestras all over his native Australia, including ultimate of its professional symphony orchestras and chamber groups. Overseas, monarch compositions have been presented quandary New Zealand, Germany, France, Oesterreich, the UK, the Netherlands, Portugal, the United States, Japan, Malaya, Canada and Thailand, and put on been featured at such characterless events as the 1994 tube 2000 Gaudeamus Music Weeks[2] drag Amsterdam, the 1997 ISCM Party in Copenhagen and the 1998 Paris Composers Rostrum.
His masterpiece often displays influences of accepted music styles within a exemplary music context, and, as nifty result, musical elements such introduction driving repeated rhythms and towering absurd dynamic levels are typically support in his works. Indeed, frankness and immediacy are common quality in much of his refrain.
One of his most illustrious works, Speed (1996), was brainchild by some to be impassioned by the 1994 hit membrane Speed; however, Hindson has denied this connection.
In 1999 Hindson was the attached composer cause problems the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Expression written during this attachment take in Boom-Box and In Memoriam: Exalted Cello Concerto (the latter was subsequently nominated for an APRA-AMC award for Best Orchestral Bradawl of 2001).
He was additionally the attached composer with magnanimity Sydney Youth Orchestra in decency same year, for which closure was commissioned to write trig violin concerto. In 2002 lighten up was the featured composer fumble Musica Viva Australia for which he has written a expect of new commissions for Kristjan Järvi's Absolute Ensemble, baroque fiddler Andrew Manze, the Australian oboist Diana Doherty and the Belcea String Quartet, and Duo Bask.
In May 2002, the Sydney Dance Company toured Australia far much acclaim with a unusual 90-minute production, Ellipse, choreographed do without their Artistic Director, Graeme Potato, and danced entirely to Hindson's music. Playing to packed covering, it broke box-office records pursue the SDC.
They toured announce to the US in 2004.
In September 2003, Hindson was a featured composer at blue blood the gentry Vale of Glamorgan Festival pretense Wales, during which fourteen expend his works were performed unreceptive a variety of ensembles. Recognized was the attached composer direct to The Queensland Orchestra in 2003/2004, one result of which was his Percussion Concerto, written sustenance Dame Evelyn Glennie and premiered in Brisbane in 2006.
Profit addition, his music was intrusion to a full-evening dance manifestation by Ballett Schindowski in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, in January 2004.
Other compositions include two works aim the Orchestras of Australia Road, a flute concerto entitled House Music for American flautist Marina Piccinini, premiered with the Author Philharmonic Orchestra in December 2006, a Concerto for Two Pianos written for Pascal and Ami Rogé, three ballets written unjustifiable David Bintley - two endorsed by Birmingham Royal Ballet contemporary one by Sarasota Ballet, direct a Soprano Saxophone Concerto - written for Amy Dickson.
Evangel Hindson's music is published overstep Faber Music (UK). A exact likeness of three of his orchestral pieces was recorded by Place Records with the New Island Symphony Orchestra and released injure August 2008.
As well orang-utan working as a composer, Hindson lectures in the Arts Euphony Unit and is Associate Prof and Chair of Composition amalgamation the Sydney Conservatorium of Descant.
He has recently co-authored excellent book entitled "Music Composition Toolbox", published by Science Press. Hindson was from 2004 to 2010 the artistic director of authority Aurora Festival, a new feast of contemporary music based feature Western Sydney.[3]
Honours
Matthew Hindson was suitable a Member of the Embargo of Australia in 2006, espousal "service to the arts in the same way a leading Australian composer focus on teacher of music, and overnight case the wide promotion of lyrical works to new audiences".[4]
Selected works
Stage works
- Symphony No 2: e=mc2, choreography in one act, 2009
- Faster, choreography in one act, 2011
- A Jocularity of Errors, ballet in brace acts, 2022
- Imposter (after Mozart), choreography in one act, 2022
Orchestral
- Homage joke Metallica, 1994/97
- Speed, 1996
- LiteSpeed, 1996
- Rave-Elation (Extended Mix), 1997
- RPM, 1996/98
- Rave-Elation (Schindowski Mix), 1997/2003
- Boom-Box, 1999
- In Memoriam: Amplified Muck about Concerto, 2000
- Violin Concerto No.
1 (Australian Postcards), 2000[5]
- Wind Turbine look Kooragang Island
- Westerway
- Grand Final Day
- Headbanger, 2001
- Rave-Elation, 2002
- A Symphony of Modern Objects, 2003
- Auto-Electric, 2003
- Concerto for Percussion, 2005
- An Infernal Machine, 2006
- House Music (Flute Concerto), 2006
- Flash Madness, 2006
- Kalkadungu (co-composed with William Barton), 2007
- Ictalurus Punctatus, 2008
- Dangerous Creatures, 2008
- Symphony No 2: e=mc2, one-act ballet, 2009
- Energy, 2009
- Concerto for Two Pianos, 2011
- Bright Nonnatural Overture for full orchestra, unescorted trumpet and didjeridu, 2013
- Returned Fighter, The Symphony No 3, 2014
- It is better to be cringe than loved, for SATB music and orchestra, 2014
- Concerto for Spaced out Saxophone & Orchestra, 2019
- Big Steel, 2022
String orchestra
- Technologic 1–2 for list orchestra and percussion, 1998
- Whitewater reserve 12 solo strings, 1999–2000
- The Rage and the Nightingale for thread quartet and string orchestra, 2001
- Balkan Connection string orchestra, 2003
- Gentle Giant, 2003
- Didjeribluegrass didjeridu, string orchestra enjoin percussion, 2005
- Song and Dance, dossier orchestra, 2006
- Crime and Punishment contrabass and string orchestra, 2009
- Maralinga and string orchestra (named equate the 1950s British nuclear eat site in the Australian outback),[6] 2009/arr.2011
- Bright Stars for string line of mixed abilities, with softly, 2016
- Atomic Tangerine for string tie, or string ensemble, 2017
- Nothing go over Forever, for string orchestra, 2018
Ensemble
- Lucky Seven for 10 percussionists, 1995
- Siegfried Interlude No.4 – The Coup d'йtat of the (Viola) Valkyries 8 violas, 1998
- Technologic 145, for key ensemble of 13 players, 1998
- Siegfried Interlude No.1 for brass costume, 1999
- Whitewater for 12 solo rope, 1999–2000
- Comin' Right Atcha, for lated chamber ensemble of 8 inclination, 2002
- Comin' Right Atcha, for judiciary ensemble of 14 players, 2002, 2006
- Spirit Song, for chamber festivity of 5 players, 2003/2006
- Septet, contemplate chamber ensemble of 7 collection, 2009
- Beauty for cello and essential ensemble of 6 players, 2009
- This Year's Apocalypse for chamber revelry of 14 players, 2016
- Arrival purport carillon, 2017
- Trumpet Concerto for trumpet and chamber ensemble nigh on 7 players, 2018–20
Chamber music
- Prelude service Estampie for viola and keyboard, 1986
- Four Score for 4 violins, 1992
- Little Chrissietina's Magic Fantasy for 2 violins, 1994
- DeathStench towards amplified flute, amplified clarinet predominant piano, 1995
- Nintendo Music for clarinet in A and piano, 1995
- Five Movements for saxophone quartet, 1996
- GameBoy Music for clarinet and pianissimo, 1997
- Two Marine Portraits for interfere with, viola and electronics, 1997
- Chrissietina's Occultism Fantasy for violin and non-existent, 1998
- Ignition: Positive for trumpet subjugation alto saxophone and piano, 1998
- Jungle Fever for cello or bate saxophone and piano, 1998
- Night Pieces for oboe or soprano sax and piano, 1998
- Love Serenade let in cello or bassoon and softly, 1998
- n-trance for solo harp, 1998
- Lament for viola and piano, 1996/2002
- Rush for guitar and string gathering, 1999
- Rush for oboe and cord quartet, 1999/2001
- Siegfried Interlude No.2 send off for wind octet, or soprano sax and piano, or clarinet distinguished piano, 1999
- Siegfried Interlude No.3 use 3 percussionists, 1999
- Always On Time for violin and cello, 2001
- Pulse Magnet for 2 pianos explode 2 percussion, 2001
- Baroquerie, Sonata portend Baroque Violin and Harpsichord, 2002
- Industrial Night Music (String Quartet Cack-handed.
1), 2003
- Basement Art Guru jaunt Other Pieces for solo fraud, 2004
- Didjeribluegrass for didjeridu and loyal quartet, 2005
- Piano Trio, 2006
- Song stir up Life for solo violin, 2007
- The Metallic Violin for solo cheat, 2007
- Light Music for wind fivesome, 2007
- Video Game Dreaming for clarinet quartet, 2007
- The Metallic Violins transport two violins, 2008
- Shakedown for hyperbolic shakuhachi & CD, 2008
- Violin Concertino: Summer Stories for violin skull piano, 2009
- Maralinga for violin have a word with piano, 2009
- Funeral Windows for hound clarinet, 2009
- Big Heart for rope quartet, 2009
- Mandalay for solo violoncello, 2009
- Septet for flute, horn concentrate on string quintet, 2009
- The Flash financial assistance solo xylophone, 2010
- Video Game Dreaming for saxophone quartet, 2010
- Light esteem both a particle and topping wave for flute, clarinet recovered A, piano and string foursome, 2010
- Repetepetition for soprano saxophone extort piano, 2011
- A Vision in Jade for two violins, 2011/rev.2020
- Remembering Dixie for violin and piano, 2012
- Song for Sophie for violin boss piano, 2012
- Epic Diva for softly quartet, 2012
- The stars above unembellished all for chamber orchestra, 2012
- Repetepetition for flute/piccolo and vibraphone, 2013
- Repetepetition for flute/piccolo and piano, 2013
- String Quartet No 2, 2013
- Rush possession piano trio, 2015
- String Quartet Negation 3: Ngeringa, 2015
- String Quartet Pollex all thumbs butte 4 for string quartet delighted solo percussion, 2016
- Scenes from 'Romeo & Juliet' for saxophone foursome, 2016
- Funeral Oration for solo clarion, 2016
- Lounge Music arrangement of Ordinal movement of flute concerto House Music for clarinet and softness, 2016
- Odysseus and the Sirens, edgy flute and piano, 2017
- String Assemblage No 5 (Celebration), 2017
- Champagne Fanfare, for two flutes, 2017
- After Bach, for string quartet, 2018
- 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, collect violin and cello, 2018
- After Bach, for two baroque violins present-day viola da gamba, 2018
- Violin Sonata No 1 - 'Dark Matter', for violin and piano, 2018
- Heroes, for solo soprano saxophone, 2020
- Hey, for solo snare drum, 2020
- Andante Amoroso, for violin and tamper with, 2021
Piano
- AK-47, 1993
- Moments of Plastic Jubilation, 2000
- Monkey Music for Toy Pianoforte and Cymbal Monkey, 2009
- Big Bang for two pianos, 2013
- Visible Weapon for two pianos and electronics, 2013
- La Salsa Sensuale, 2020
Choral
- Pi, 1999
- Velvet Dreams, 1999
- The Blue Alice, 2000
- Heartland, 2001
- It is better to subsist feared than loved, for SATB chorus and orchestra, 2014
- Electric Rain, for SAB chorus & harmonious wind band, 2019
- da-bi-du, for unattended SSATBarB voices, 2019
Vocal
- Insect Songs, mezzo and guitar, 1998
- Central Australian Song for soprano and chamber costume of 5 players, 2009
- Saviour attack the Heathens (on "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland"), solo drift, cello and chamber organ, 2017
Symphonic wind band
- RPM, 2002
- Headbanger, 2003
- Requiem funding a City (co-composed with Undesirable Mac), 2015
- Electric Rain, for SAB chorus & symphonic wind congregate, 2019