Appleby Matthews
Thomas Appleby Matthews (30 August 1884[1] – 22 June 1949) was an English conductor and organist.
Life and career
Matthews was born in
Appleby Matthews Orchestra
Between 1916 and 1920 Matthews ran annual series of concerts in Birmingham with an orchestra bearing his own name.[6] The first recorded concert took place on 16 July 1916 at Birmingham Town Hall, with 40 musicians and Alex Cohen as leader.[7] The 1917-1918 season saw twelve Monday evening concerts take place at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre in Station Street; the 1918-1919 season saw 40 Sunday evening concerts at the Scala on Smallbrook Street; and the 1919-1920 season saw 36 concerts, also on Sunday evenings, at the Futurist Cinema on John Bright Street.[8]
The orchestra's most significant concert took place on 4 October 1917, when Matthews, his orchestra, chorus and a soprano soloist gave the first complete performance of
City of Birmingham Orchestra
In 1920 Matthews became the first conductor of the City of Birmingham Orchestra, today's
Other activities
Matthews supported Rutland Boughton at his Glastonbury Festivals (1914–1925) and conducted performances of The Immortal Hour and Bethlehem. He also acted as a chorus master for the Beecham Opera Company.[12]
Appearances by Matthews as a guest conductor included performances with the
Matthews died in Birmingham on 22 June 1949.[17]
Notes and references
- ^ Hinrichsen (1947), p. 213
- ^ Hinrichsen (1947), p. 213
- ^ King-Smith (1995), p. 25
- ^ King-Smith (1995), p. 25
- ^ King-Smith (1995), p. 25
- ^ Handford (2006), p. 223
- ^ Handford (2006), p. 223
- ^ Handford (2006), p. 223
- ^ Handford (2006), p. 223
- ^ Handford (2006), p. 223
- ^ Handford, Margaret. "Birmingham", Grove Music Online, Oxford University Press, 2001. Retrieved 19 June 2021 (subscription required)
- ^ King-Smith (1995), p. 25
- ^ King-Smith (1995), p. 25
- ^ King-Smith (1995), p. 30
- ^ King-Smith (1995), p. 31
- ^ Short (1990), p. 204
- ^ "Thomas Appleby Matthews", Ancestry UK. Retrieved 19 June 2021 (subscription required)
Bibliography
- Greene, Richard. Holst: The Planets. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995. ISBN 0-521-45633-9
- Handford, Margaret. Sounds Unlikely: Music in Birmingham. Studley: Brewin Books, 2006. ISBN 1858582873
- Hinrichsen, Max. Hinrichsen's Musical Year Book, 1947–1948. London: Hinrichsen Edition Limited, 1947.
- King-Smith, Beresford. Crescendo! 75 years of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. London: Methuen, 1995. ISBN 0413697401
- Short, Michael. Gustav Holst: The Man and his Music. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. ISBN 0-19-314154-X
- (organization), Jstor (1948). "Appleby Matthews". The Musical Times. 89. Novello: 291. Retrieved 18 August 2007.