Sibyl Tones (String Quartet No.1)
the Arditti Quartet
Matthew Barnson - Sibyl Tones

String Quartet No. 2
the Arditti Quartet
Matthew Barnson - String Quartet No.2

Secondary Colors, Episodes for Orchestra
Orchestre National de Lorraine, Jacques Mercier, conductor
Matthew Barnson - Secondary Colors

Chamber Concerto
Matthew Barnson - Chamber Concerto

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• Tuesday, January 17, 8:30 PM
• Het Cenakel, Tilberg, the Netherlands

Hannah Collins, laureate of the 2010 De Link Competition, will give the Dutch premiere of my 2006 cello piece, Rending. – a savage and virtuosic mediation on the death of Orpheus. The program also includes works by my friends, Timo Andres and Caroline Shaw. More info…

• Thursday, January 26, 8:00 PM
• Sprague Memorial Hall, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Ari Streisfeld, one of the violinists in the extraordinary JACK Quartet and pianist, Jessica Osborne perform my three violin sonatas in New Haven and New York. As a young composer, I knew I wanted to compose a set of three sonatas as my “Opus 1.” Well… fifty or so works and several discarded sonatas later, I am excited for you to hear the fruits of my labors.

• Friday, January 27, 8:00 PM
• Tenri Cultural Institute, 43A W. 13th St, New York, NY

Ari Streisfeld, one of the violinists in the extraordinary JACK Quartet and pianist, Jessica Osborne perform my three violin sonatas in New Haven and New York. As a young composer, I knew I wanted to compose a set of three sonatas as my “Opus 1.” Well… fifty or so works and several discarded sonatas later, I am excited for you to hear the fruits of my labors.

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