Slipstream (for saxophone quartet)

Nov 2016

World premiere featuring Nexas Quartet @ Sydney Opera House
Escapade (Concerto for sop+alto sax & band)

Aug
2016

Jérôme Laran & Orchestre d ' harmonie H2O @ Capvern, France.
Whirled Music (for alto saxophone and marimba)

Aug 2016

Performed by Translucent Duo (Sydney, Australia)
Flying Colours (for alto saxophone and band)

Jul
2016

Performers: Hélder Alves (sax) com a Banda da Armada Portuguesa, dir. Délio Gonçalves.
Crazy Logic (for alto sax and piano)

Mar
2016

Performed by Anna Stepanova & Iren Seleljo @ 2016 Vienna International Saxophone Festival.
Hurly Burly (for soprano saxophone and piano)

Mar
2016

Timothy Roberts & Matthew Orlovich @ 2016 Hot Air Music Festival, San Francisco, CA.
Whirled Music (for Bb Clarinet & Harp)

Feb
2016

Performed by Duo Imaginaire @ Schelmenturm, Monheim am Rhein, Germany.
Christmastide (for a cappella SATB choir)

Dec
2015

Acappellago, directed by Dennis R. Smith @ Oak Brook, IL, USA.

WORLD PREMIERE
Tides of Ocean (for a cappella SATB choir)

Nov
2015

Sydney Philharmonia Chamber Choir, cond. by Brett Weymark @ Sydney Opera House.
Hurly Burly (for soprano saxophone and piano)

Nov
2015

Performed by Simon Watts & David Howie @ Sydney Conservatorium of Music, NSW, Australia.

WORLD PREMIERE!
Butterflies Dance (for a cappella SATB choir)

Nov
2015

Performed by Brisbane Chamber Choir @ St John's Cathedral, Brisbane, QLD, Australia.
Tides of Ocean (for a cappella SATB choir)

Nov
2015

Asia Pacific Youth Choir @ 1st IFCM Asia Pacific World Choral EXPO @ Macau, China.
Flight of Fancy (for alto & tenor saxophones)

Nov
2015

Performed by Hall / Emery Duo @ Connecticut, USA.
Tides of Ocean + Nativity (for a cappella SATB choir)

Oct
2015

Swensk Ton @ Concert Tour: North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Butterflies Dance (for a cappella SATB choir)

Sep /
Oct 2015

University of Michigan Chamber Choir, cond. by Dr Jerry Blackstone (USA).
The Song and the Sigh + Dreams (for a cappella choir)

Sep
2015

2015 NZ Tour: The Australian Boys Choir & Kelly Gang
Tides of Ocean (for a cappella SATB choir)

Aug
2015

Asia Pacific Youth Choir @ EXPO Milano 2015, Italia.
Flying Colours (Concerto for alto sax & band)

July
2015

Bayern Polizei Orch & Jérôme Laran @ WSC XVII, Strasbourg, France.
Crazy Logic (saxophone progressive metal version)

Jul
2015

Performed by Cloud Wanderer @ World Tour 2015
Whirled Music (for alto sax & marimba)

June
2015

Performed by Emanuele Dalmaso & Federico Agnello @ Contrasti 2015, Trento, Italia.
Nativity (for a cappella SATB choir)

June
2015

Performed by Swensk Ton, directed by Nils Kjellström, Germany.
Gloria alla Serenissima (for soloists, SATB choir and piano)

Mar
2015

Performed by London College of Music, cond. by Paul Ayres @ St Matthew's Church, Ealing, UK.
Lest We Forget (for soprano, SATB choir, clarinet and piano)

Mar
2015

Performed by Polyphonic Voices @ Christ Church South Yarra, VIC, Australia.
Crazy Logic (for alto saxophone and piano)

Mar
2015

Performed by Dr Timothy Roberts @ Sydney Conservatorium of Music, NSW, Australia.

Matthew Orlovich | Australian Composer

G’day! I am a freelance composer based in Sydney, Australia.

I compose music for solo instrumentalists, large and small ensembles, choirs, bands and orchestras.

WHAT'S ON

CHRISTMAS 2016

Nativity (for SATB choir) & If Christ had been born in another time (for SATB choir)

Performers: Acappellago, directed by Dennis Smith.
Venue: Chicago, Illinois, USA.

TUE 29 NOV, 2016
WORLD PREMIERE!

Slipstream (for saxophone quartet)

Performers: Nexas Quartet (Michael Duke, Andrew Smith, Nathan Henshaw & Jay Byrnes).
Tickets: Sydney Opera House

SAT 27 AUG, 2016

Escapade (for saxophone and band)

Performers: Jérôme Laran (soloist) – avec L’orchestre d’harmonie H2O.
Venue: Les Rencontres Musicales, Capvern, France.

WED 17 AUG, 2016

Whirled Music (for alto saxophone and 5-octave marimba)

Performers: Translucent Duo.
Venue: Recital Hall East, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, NSW, Australia.

SUN 31 JUL, 2016

My Nurse and I (for a cappella SATB choir)

Performers: Loose Canon Chamber Singers, directed by Helen Thomson and Elizabeth Eden.
Venue: Hobart Town Hall, Hobart, TAS, Australia.

WED 13 JUL, 2016

Flying Colours (for saxophone and band)

Performers: Hélder Alves (soloist) & Banda da Armada Portuguesa, dir. by Délio Gonçalves.
Venue: Festival Internacional de Saxofone de Palmela, Portugal.

TUE 5 JUL, 2016

Crazy Logic (for alto sax and piano)

Performers: Justin Kenealy (saxophone) & Associate Artist (piano).
Venue: Melba Hall, Royal Pde, Parkville, Victoria, Australia 3010.

SAT 18 JUN, 2016

Night (for choir, piano, perc. & didgeridoo) + Butterflies Dance (for SATB choir)

Performers: Voyces (Perth, WA), directed by Robert Braham.
Venue: Churchland Concert Hall, Churchlands, Western Australia, 6018.

WELCOME

Thanks for visiting my website! I hope you enjoy your visit. If you have any questions or comments, do feel free to get in touch. I look forward to hearing from you!

CONCERTS

Check out my concert calendar for details of upcoming performances around the world, including the occasional world premiere! (Read more…)

SCORES

See the latest additions to my catalogue of scores for choir, orchestra, band, small and large ensemble and soloists, plus view program notes and sample score pages. (Read more…)