Symphony No.9, Op.140

Category		Orchestral > Symphonies
Composed		2016
Duration (approx)		25 minutes
Parts		2 flutes (II=piccolo), 2 oboes (II = cor anglais), 2 clarinets (II= bass clarinet), 2 bassoons (II = contrabassoon), 4 horns in F, 2 trumpets in C, 3 trombones, timpani, percussion (1 player: side down, 3 suspended cymbals, triangle), harp, strings
Related Works		A June Song, Op.140a
Recording(s)		Symphony No.9 – Part of the 21st Century Symphony Project
Publisher		Faber Music
First performance		9 May 2018
Venue		St George’s Church, Great George Street, Bristol
Orchestra / Ensemble		English Symphony Orchestra
Conductor		Kenneth Woods
Review		Richard Bratby, The Spectator
		The audience at St George's Bristol - where Kenneth Woods conducted the world premiere with the English Symphony Orchestra - actually cheered, and Matthews's habit of writing recognisable melodies might have helped there. One tune (and that really is the word) in the fourth movement was so unabashedly cheerful that I found myself thinking: he'll never get away with this