Composer and concert producer based in Glasgow. https://www.matthewwhiteside.co.uk/biography/
So much for keeping track of the development of the whole piece on here. I liked the idea of it but somehow the time to post just slipped away from me. So this post will be a quick skim over… Read More »Dichroic Light Cello Solo
Today I made another version of the score with the details Lydia and I talked about on Friday. Nothing has drastically changed just a few accents, dynamics and sul pont markings but the main thing for this updated is the… Read More »A bit more electronics
today Lydia and I had a quick look at what I’ve written so far with some of the electronics. The main point of today was to clarify bits of the score (mainly caused by my sketch handwriting!) and to see… Read More »First Look at the Score
The first week of term is over and I failed to get the electronics started over Christmas but they are well and truly started now. I have decided that the piece is going to be for 6 or 8 speakers… Read More »Collaboration Part 2
This post is a bit of a catchup with what has happened so far before the more frequent updates. 15/11/2010 We decided on the length of the piece (about 15-20 mins) and that it would more than likely be multiple… Read More »Collaboration part 1
For the next month or two I’m going to turn this under used into a public record of my collaboration with a cellist, Lydia Whittingham, to create a piece for solo cello and electronics. The reason for this documentation is… Read More »Collaboration Introduction
Pieces 41111 for solo cello – 11min Chordal Relations for chamber orchestra – 5min Echo for wind quintet, mezzo soprano and piano – 8min Fish and Chips for string quartet – 12min Fitzwilliam Rag for solo piano – 5min for… Read More »My Pieces 2010
Well calling it 42 is a little wrong because this post wont answer all your questions about life but then will anything? What this post will do is sum up my last few months of inactivity while I’m sitting in… Read More »Random Update
The other night I sat down and worked out what my output has been this year (from Jan 1st) and I was shocked. I have written around 30 mins of music which works out about 20 secs per day. I… Read More »Recent Music
Tonight I went to see Rhinoceros by Eugene Ionesco in the Brian Friel Theatre (Queen’s Film Theatre) because I knew one of the people involved. I had never heard of the work or even the writer but I’m glad I… Read More »Rhinos and Culture