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Continually I return to the Sussex Downs [pictured above] which are like old friends for me, always appearing slightly different in some ways but reassuringly constant in others.

Matthew Taylor

Forthcoming & Recent Performances

String Quartet No.7

Sunday 31st January 2010, 11.30am

Works: String Quartet No.7, Op.37

String Quartet No.6

Sunday 7th March 2010, 11am

Works: String Quartet No.6, Op.36

String Quartet No.6

Thursday 20th May 2010, 1pm

Works: String Quartet No.6, Op.36

String Quartet No.5

Sunday 30th May 2010, 7pm

Works: String Quartet No.5, Op.35

In Dead Hours of Night

Friday 2nd July 2010, 7.30pm

World premiere of 3 Portuguese songs translated by Lord Gowrie.

Works: In Dead Hours of Night, Op.39

Other News

Conducting Shostakovich, Grondahl, Arnold

Saturday 3rd July 2010, 7.30pm

This concert offers the very rare opportunity to hear a live performances of one of Malcolm Arnold's late masterpieces, the Symphony No.8. Also Shostakovich Symphony No.9 in E flat and Grondahl's Trombone Concerto.

CHOPIN - Traditionalist or Radical?

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Monday 27th September to Monday 29th November 2010

Since 1991 Matthew has been running a series of music appreciation illustrated talks at the recital room, Blackheath Halls on Monday mornings from 10am-12pm. The lectures are devised so that one does not need technical knowledge whilst at the same time the experienced aficionado has always something new to learn. The next 10 week course begins in September 2010. All newcomers are most welcome.

Music Appreciation at Blackheath Halls - 2011 Schedule

Terms begin in January, April, and September 2011

-- January: Music of 1914 - 1918
-- April: History of the String Quartet (Part 1) Haydn to Schubert
-- September: The Music of Prokofieff

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