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ANDREW DOWNES

English Composer

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Performances during 2009/2010/2011

 

Thursday January 29th 2009  7.30pm

Morphy Recital Hall, University of Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Andrew Downes: Idyll, In the Gardens of Burdwan

Marc Fink oboe

Todd Wellbourne piano

 

Saturday 31st January 2009 2.30pm

Pump Rooms, Tenbury Wells, Worcestershire

Andrew Downes: Illustrated Lecture:

The English composer Andrew Downes talks about his musical heritage, and the influences of many styles on his compositions

with recorded illustrations from the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, John Mitchinson, Sarah Walker, the strings of the CBSO

and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

 

Thursday 12th February 2009  12.05pm

MIT Chapel, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Andrew Downes: Lost Love

Paula Downes soprano

Jen Bliss recorder

Hannah Thomas cello

David Trippett harpsichord

 

Saturday February 28th 2009  7.30pm

Martinu Hall, Academy of Performing Arts, Prague, Czech Republic

Andrew Downes: Sonata for Violin, Horn and Piano

Brahms Trio Prague (Monika Vrabcova, violin; Ondrej Vrabec, horn; Daniel Wiesner, piano)

 

Saturday February 28th 2009  7.30pm

Recital Room, Ellen Terry Building, Coventry University

Andrew Downes: Songs of Love (UK Premiere)

Jenny Saunders soprano

Julian Hellaby piano

 

Sunday March 1st 2009  7.30pm

Birmingham Town Hall, England.

Andrew Downes: Concerto for Piano and Symphony Orchestra (World Premiere)

Duncan Honeybourne piano

Central England Ensemble

Anna Downes leader

Anthony Bradbury conductor

 

Tuesday March 3rd 2009  7.30pm

Podebrady Castle, Podebrady, Czech Republic

Andrew Downes: Suite for 6 Horns (Czech premiere)

Horns of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

 

Wednesday March 11th  7pm

Town Theatre, Jablonec, Czech Republic

Andrew Downes: Sonata for Violin, Horn and Piano

Brahms Trio Prague (Monika Vrabcova, violin; Ondrej Vrabec, horn; Daniel Wiesner, piano)

 

Friday March 27th 2009  7.30pm

Pusey Room, Memorial Church, Harvard University, Harvard Yard

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Andrew Downes: Finished Fields (cycle of songs to poems by Wilfred Owen) USA premiere

Paula Downes (soprano)

David Trippett (piano)

 

Sunday March 29th 2009, 11am
Harvard Memorial Church
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Andrew Downes:  The Lord is my Shepherd

Harvard University Choir (cond. Edward E Jones)
This performance will be broadcast live, and can be
accessed in the UK via internet at www.whrb.org at 4pm (UK time)

 

Sunday March 29th 2009, 12 noon

Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR), Wisconsin, USA

Andrew Downes: Idyll, In the Gardens of Burdwan

Marc Fink oboe

Todd Wellbourne piano


Thursday April 2nd 2009  1.10pm

Music Auditorium, Monash University

Clayton,Victoria, Australia

Andrew Downes: Sonata for Contrabass Flute and Piano (World Premiere)

Peter Sheridan (contrabass flute)

Claire Cooper (piano)

 

Friday May 1st 2009  7.30pm

St John's Church, Hagley, Worcestershire

Andrew Downes: Concert Overture Towards a New Age

Hagley Community Orchestra conducted by Cynthia Downes

 

Sunday May 3rd 2009  12 noon

Barbican Centre, London

Andrew Downes: Sonata for Flute Choir

Kings Flute Choir directed by Sagar Masani

 

Sunday May 17th 2009  10am

Old North Church, Marblehead, Massachusetts, USA

Andrew Downes: The Lord is my Shepherd

Old North Church Senior Choir

Conductor Maria VanKalken

 

Friday May 29th 1.15pm

Melba Hall, Royal Parade, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria 3010, Australia

Andrew Downes: Sonata for Violin, Horn and Piano (Australian premiere)

Bridget Graham (violin)

Andrew Young (horn)

Lauren Simpkins (piano)

 

Wednesday June 3rd 11.10am

Birmingham Conservatoire, Paradise Place, Birmingham

Andrew Downes: Idyll, In the Gardens of Burdwan

Victoria Booth (oboe)

 

Wednesday June 17th 11.30 am

Birmingham Conservatoire, Paradise Place, Birmingham

(Conservatoire Oboe Competition)

Andrew Downes: Idyll, In the Gardens of Burdwan

Victoria Booth (oboe)

 

Wed 17th June  1pm

Weymouth Lunchtime Chamber Concerts,

St. Mary's Church, Weymouth

Andrew Downes: In Memoriam Herbert Howells

Duncan Honeybourne (piano)

 

Fri 26th June  7.30pm

St Michael's Parish Church, Lyme Regis, Dorset

Andrew Downes: In Memoriam Herbert Howells

Duncan Honeybourne (piano)

 

Friday 31st July  1pm

St Peter's Church, Parkstone, Poole, Dorset

Andrew Downes: Piano Sonata no 1 (first movement)

Alex Hoang (piano)

 

Sunday 16th August

USA National Flute Convention

Marriot Marquis, Times Square, New York

Andrew Downes: Song of the Eagle

Texas Woman's University/Brookhaven Flute Choir

Conductor Pamela Youngblood

 

Tuesday 27th October  7.30pm

Margo Jones Performance Hall, Texas Women's University,

Denton, Texas, USA

Andrew Downes: Mountain Song

Texas Woman's University/Brookhaven Flute Choir

Conductor Pamela Youngblood

 

Saturday October 31st 2009    7.30pm

Coventry Cathedral, Warwickshire, UK

Andrew Downes: Concerto for Piano and Symphony Orchestra

Duncan Honeybourne piano

Central England Ensemble

Anna Downes leader

Anthony Bradbury conductor

 

Sunday November 1st  2009  3.30pm (Evensong)

Birmingham Cathedral, Colmore Row, Birmingham

Andrew Downes: The Souls of the Righteous

Birmingham Cathedral Choir

conductor Marcus Huxley

 

Friday November 13th 2009  7.30pm

Baptist Church, Lydney, Gloucestershire

Andrew Downes Lecture:

"Influences on my composition, including by my teacher, Herbert Howells, as well as

Plainsong, Folk Music, Rock Music and Non-Western Music"

The English composer Andrew Downes talks about his musical heritage, and the influences of many styles on his compositions

with recorded illustrations from the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, John Mitchinson, Sarah Walker, the strings of the CBSO

and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra.

This event is hosted by the Royal Forest of Dean Herbert Howells Society.

 

Sunday November 15th 2009  6pm

Chapel of Selwyn College, Cambridge (Evensong Service)

Andrew Downes: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Runnymede Service)

Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge

Director Sarah MacDonald

 

Sunday December 20th 2009  6.30pm

St Saviour's Church, Hagley, Worcestershire

Andrew Downes: Shepherd's Carol (Ballads for Christmas)

St Saviour's Church Orchestra

Conductor Cynthia Downes

 

Saturday January 2nd 2010  7.30pm

United Reformed Church, Fisherton Street, Salisbury, Wiltshire

(Salisbury Chamber Music Club Series)

Andrew Downes: Sonata for Clarinet and Piano (world premiere performance)

Angus Meryon (clarinet)

Duncan Honeybourne (piano)

 

Saturday May 1st 2010   7.30pm

St George's Church, Edgbaston, Birmingham

Andrew Downes: Songs of Love (world premiere of version for soprano and string orchestra arranged by Lee Armstrong)

Paula Downes (soprano)

Strings of the Central England Ensemble conducted by Lee Armstrong

 

Monday April 11th 2011, 3pm

Benslow Music Trust

Andrew Downes Song Cycle

Paula Downes Soprano

David Trippett Piano

 

Sunday October 16th 2011, 7.30pm

Birmingham Town Hall, England.

Andrew Downes: Concerto for French Horn and Symphony Orchestra (World Premiere)

Ondrej Vrabec (Principal and Solo Horn Czech Philharmonic Orchestra)

Central England Ensemble

Anna Downes leader

Anthony Bradbury conductor

 

Further details at www.andrewdownes.com