{"id":2482,"date":"2012-11-06T12:09:52","date_gmt":"2012-11-06T17:09:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/library\/?p=2482"},"modified":"2014-08-04T13:00:43","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T17:00:43","slug":"chamber-music-by-matthews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/library\/2012\/11\/06\/chamber-music-by-matthews\/","title":{"rendered":"Chamber Music by Matthews"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/library\/files\/2012\/11\/matthews2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2500\" title=\"matthews2\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/library\/files\/2012\/11\/matthews2-300x210.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/library\/files\/2012\/11\/matthews2-300x210.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/library\/files\/2012\/11\/matthews2.png 544w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Attendees of the inauguration of Clayton Spencer were treated to the premier of &#8220;<em>The House Was Quiet and the World Was Calm<\/em>,&#8221; by Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music, William Matthews. \u00a0While this setting of Wallace Stevens&#8217; poem was for a full orchestra and chorus, Matthews&#8217; most recent recording, &#8220;<em>A Book of Hours<\/em>,&#8221; garners large rewards from small ensembles.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring the Capital Trio (including Duncan Cumming &#8217;93 on the piano), the recording includes compositions realized over the course of more than 20 years. \u00a0Those interested in the way that Matthews combined disparate voices in &#8220;<em>The House Was Quiet<\/em>,&#8221; may find similarity in &#8220;<em>For Jonathan Kramer: for piano trio and electroacoustic sounds<\/em>.&#8221; \u00a0Yet even in a more traditionally orchestrated piece such as &#8220;<em>A Book of Hours<\/em>,&#8221; Matthews&#8217; lush and vibrant instrumental writing \u00a0will entice the listener to return many times.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Book of Hours: Music of William Matthews&#8221; is available in the Bates library on CD:<\/p>\n<p>Audio\/Display CDs <a href=\"http:\/\/cbbcat.net\/record=b2683246~S19\" target=\"_blank\">COM XM 120 .M365 A16 2011<\/a><\/p>\n<p>and online:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/go.bates.edu\/director\/go\/http\/0\/www.dramonline.org\/albums\/a-book-of-hours-the-music-of-william-matthews\" target=\"_blank\">Streaming file from The Database of Recorded American Music (DRAM)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Bill Matthews&#8217; &#8220;The House Was Quiet and the World Was Calm&#8221; will be reprised by the Bates College Orchestra on its November 10th concert. \u00a0Admission is free, but tickets are required. \u00a0For reservations or more information contact:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:Olinarts@bates.edu\">Olinarts@bates.edu<\/a>\u00a0or 207-786-6135<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attendees of the inauguration of Clayton Spencer were treated to the premier of &#8220;The House Was Quiet and the World Was Calm,&#8221; by Alice Swanson Esty Professor of Music, William Matthews.  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