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Two Interludes (1996)

Duration: 14'
Instrumentation: 3(picc.).3(e.h.).3(b.cl.).3(c.bsn.) 4.3.3.1 perc(3) harp strings
Availability: Canadian Music Centre. See order page.
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Two Interludes was awarded third prize in the 1997 du Maurier Ltd. Canadian Composers' Competition. The wolrd premier performance took place at the Centennial Concert Hall in Winnipeg, on January 28, 1997. Bramwell Tovey conducted the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra.

Reviews

"Michael Matthews won the $3,000 third prize for his highly polished Two Interludes."

Rick MacMillan – Classical Music Magazine, March 1997.