Tredegar – Matthew Hall https://matthew-hall.co.uk Musician Sat, 10 May 2014 12:46:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/matthew-hall.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cropped-MattHallHeadshotblacksurround.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Tredegar – Matthew Hall https://matthew-hall.co.uk 32 32 67907148 National Eisteddfod Videos https://matthew-hall.co.uk/national-eisteddfod-videos/ Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:34:40 +0000 http://matthew-hall.co.uk/?p=140 Tredegar Logo

Tredegar Town Band  performed two of Matthew’s works during their winning performance at the 2010 National Eisteddfod of Wales in Ebbw Vale. The contest is the only one in the world to be broadcast live on television, on the Welsh channel S4C. The complete winning performance can be found on YouTube.

Activate

The Smile

 

 

]]> 140 Smile performances https://matthew-hall.co.uk/smile-performances/ Tue, 20 Apr 2010 21:06:03 +0000 http://matthew-hall.co.uk/?p=126 Matthew’s composition for brass band, ‘The Smile,’ received multiple performances over the weekend of 16th to 18th April 2010.

 

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Three performances were heard on Saturday 17th April, firstly by the Gloucestershire Youth Brass Band on the Glanfa Stage at The Wales Millennium Centre.

 

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Tredegar Town Band performed ‘The Smile’ during their performanceat The Subscription Rooms in Stroud on the Saturday evening.

 

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At the same time, Newstead Band played the piece during the bands concert at Chilwell Road Methodist Church, Beeston near Nottingham. Newstead are playing the piece again a week later on 24th April in St John’s Church, Kirkby Woodhouse.

 

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Finally, Gloucestershire Youth Brass Band performed ‘The Smile’ again as one of their pieces in The National Youth Brass Band Championships at The Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester.

 

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]]> 126 Further performances of Activate announced https://matthew-hall.co.uk/further-performances-of-activate-announced/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:18:33 +0000 http://matthew-hall.co.uk/?p=114 Octagon Theatre Front

 

If you missed the premiere performance of Activate, further performances have already been written in to programmes: –

Octagon Theatre, Yeovil, Saturday 6th February 2010 – Tredegar Town Band

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The Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire, Friday 12th February 2010 – Birmingham Conservatoire Brass Band.

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The Grand Pavillion, Porthcawl, Saturday 20th February 2010 – Tredegar Town Band

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]]> 114 New Concert / Contest Opener Premiere https://matthew-hall.co.uk/new-concert-contest-opener-premiere/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:01:14 +0000 http://matthew-hall.co.uk/?p=110 All Saints Church Outside

 

The premiere performance of ‘Activate’ will take place on Saturday 30th January 2010 at All Saints Church, Evesham.

Premiered by Tredegar Town Band, this fast and energetic piece is the ideal start to any concert or contest programme.

 

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]]> 110 New Commission from Shropshire Music Service https://matthew-hall.co.uk/new-commission-from-shropshire-music-service/ Wed, 06 Jan 2010 19:49:56 +0000 http://matthew-hall.co.uk/?p=106 Shrewsbury Abbey

 

Matthew has been commissioned to write a piece for the forthcoming Shropshire Music Service Brass Festival. The piece will involve the combined forces of Tredegar Town Band, The Shropshire Youth Brass Band and a number of small brass groups made up of students currently performing with the Shropshire Music Service ensembles. Overall, there will be around 80 brass players performing this one-off piece.

The performance will be the culmination of a concert given by Tredegar Town Band and Shropshire Youth Brass Band at Shrewsbury Abbey on 3rd July 2010, starting at 7.30pm.

 

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