VISIBLE MUSIC
Original music and arrangements for concerts
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Soundscape Live in the Moment, by Norman Worrall and Jean Hasse
Listen on SoundCloud

A new publication of Silk Water is now available, composed for pianist Leon Fleisher (1928-2020)
Listen on SoundCloud to ‘Silk Water’

Listen to David Matthews’ solo viola piece, ‘Fantasia’,
played by Peter Sheppard Skaerved (2024)

David Matthews
arrangements and original works:
David continues having numerous performances around the world, some in celebration of his 80th birthday. The BBC Philharmonic played a live Radio 3 broadcast birthday concert on 9 March 2023 with his Concerto for Orchestra, Nachtgesang, and Chaconne. On 14 July 2023 David’s first opera, Anna, was premiered in a concert version at The Grange, near Winchester, to a full-house of enthusiastic listeners. The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra was conducted by Jac van Steen. He conducted other orchestral works by David in Belfast in August.
New recordings with his music continue to be produced, and all of his 10 symphonies now have been recorded, as well as numerous concertos. David recently completed his 17th string quartet.
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Recent CD releases include:
- Complete String Quartets, Piano Trios and music for Solo Violin (Toccata Classics)
- Symphony No. 8, Toward Sunrise, Sinfonia and A Vision of the Sea (BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Jac van Steen, conductor, Signum Classics)
- Symphony No. 9, Variations for Strings and Double Concerto
(English String Orchestra and English Symphony Orchestra, Kenneth Woods, conductor, on Nimbus Alliance)
- Recessional and National Anthem, for chorus and large orchestra (Signum Classics)
- Sonatina for Violin and Piano (a companion piece to Beethoven’s last violin sonata, Op.96, Somm Recordings)
- Dark Pastoral (a completion of the slow movement from Vaughan Williams’ unfinished cello concerto, orchestrated and completed by David, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Nippon Columbia)
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Jean Hasse continues her orchestration, editing and score/parts preparation work. 2023-24 work has included:
— Editing/music prep for the 9-movement orchestral suite, Odyssia, by Natacha Atlas and Samy Bishai.
— Composing a music cue for the Netflix series, Chimp Empire, assisting William Goodchild, Composer, and James Reed, Director. Jean’s music is heard in Episode 4. 
— Editing/music prep on a detailed Kora and Orchestra project for Seckou Keita and Davide Mantovani, Arranger: African Rhapsodies. Ten new pieces recorded by the BBC Concert Orchestra are available on CD, and more than a dozen other versions have been created (for smaller orchestras, e.g.). In Nov.2023 the BBCCO gave the concert premiere in Nottingham of ten pieces and others edited/prepared by Jean. Davide Mantovani and Jean also worked on additional pieces for kora and ensemble for performances in 2024.
— Transcribing/notating several music library tracks for composer/guitarist Al Lethbridge. This project marked their 10-year collaboration.

Jean has also arranged her Reflecting Dreams (50 brass) for two brass bands.

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