Choral Works by Mawby, Mathias, Tavener, Rubbra, P�rt & Howells, Westminster Cathedral Choir Composer: Colin Mawby, William Mathias, John Tavener, Arvo P�rt, Orchestra/Ensemble: Westminster Cathedral Choir Conductor: James O'Donnell Welsh composer William Mathias only lived to be 57 years old, but composed a large amount of work. Much of it is not considered to be great work; however, some of it is excellent, and Mathias has been deemed as one of the great Welsh composers. Mathias wrote in different styles, but there is a slight Welsh flavor throughout his pieces. Some of his influences were Stravinsky, Bartok, Tippett, and Gershwin, hardly known as Welsh-style composers.
