Matt Laing - Composer - Violist
List of works
Solo works
Monologue (2014) for solo e flat clarinet 5’, premiered by Justin Beere 11/2014 at the Australian National Academy of Music
The Paper Dolls (2015) for speaking violist 4’ premiered by Katie Yap, 3/2015 at ACMI
Liebeslied (2015) for solo viola 5’ premiered by Katie Yap 6/2019 at the Church of All Nations, Carlton (listen)
Pieces of isolation (2020) for solo violin 11', written for Erica Kennedy
Chamber music
Shapes (2017) for string quartet 11’ premiered by the Flinders Quartet 12/2017 at the Docklands City Library, Melbourne (listen)
Streams (2018) for wind quintet 10'
Out of Hibernation (2018/19) for string quartet 24’, premiered by the Flinders Quartet 2/2019 at the Monsalvat Barn (listen)
Portrait of Blood (2019) for mezzo soprano and string quartet 5’, premiered by Affinity Quartet and Lotte Betts-Dean 2/2020 in London
Impulses and Invention (2020) for bass trombone, percussion and electronics 14', written for Ossicle Duo and supported by the City of Melbourne COVID-19 Arts Grants, premiered on March 27 2021
Orchestral music
If they knew (2019) for chamber orchestra 10’
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commissioned and premiered by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, January 2020 as part of their Cybec Young Composer Program (performance details)
Upcoming
Night Terrors (2020) for clarinet, cello and piano 12', written for Melbourne Chamber Players, supported by the Australia Council - premiere August 14 2021
Of Paradise Lost (2020) for solo bassoon and orchestra 14', written for Jack Schiller and the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra (performance details) - premiere postponed, new performance details TBA
Pantomime (2020) for string orchestra 8', written for the Melbourne Chamber Orchestra - premiere season November 2021
Space Exploration (2020) for string quartet 2-3', written for the Australian String Quartet - premiere in 2021 TBA
From Home (2020-21) for string trio 15', written for Katie Yap - premiere in 2021 TBA