ABC Classic FM, Australia’s national fine music broadcaster, has released a wonderful series of historic recordings of Australian music on a new website, Australian Music Presented (AMP).
The ABC has recorded a significant number of Australian works throughout its history. This is a wonderful initiative in terms of making recordings of Australian music available to the [...]
A CD containing the recording of my violin concerto has recently been released by Ancalgon, featuring internationally renowned violinist Lara St. John with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sarah Ioannides.
This is a really amazing recording in a number of ways. Firstly the performance is outstanding, as can be expected. Secondly, it is [...]
If you happen to have received the CD Matthew Hindson: String Music for Young Players, you will hear some extremely fast playing in Little Chrissietina’s Magic Fantasy and the second movement of technologic 1-2.
The tempos in each of these recordings are at the very top end in terms of tempo: perhaps even a little too [...]
I’ve always been interested in writing music for young musicians. While they may not always have the sophistication in performance of professional players, their enthusiasm and willingness to give things a go can often resulting in an envigorating performance.
My association with MLC School (a private girls’ school in Sydney) goes back to 1993, when [...]
A new disc of Matthew Hindson’s orchestral music has been recorded by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra earlier this year.
Recorded by Trust Records, and produced by Murray Khouri, this disc will contain Headbanger, the first Violin Concerto (Australian Postcards) (with soloist Naoko Miyamoto) and the complete A Symphony of Modern Objects.
The orchestra was conducted by [...]