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ARCHIVE OF CONCERTS AND EVENTS IN 2008

 

Tuesday 5th February 2008, 7.30pm

Suk Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic

Andrew Downes: Sonata for Violin, Horn and Piano opus 93  (world premiere)

Performed by the Brahms Trio Prague

Monika Vrabcova violin

Ondrej Vrabec horn

Daniel Wiesner piano

 

Saturday 16th February 2008, 7.30pm

Christ Church, Leatherhead, Surrey

Andrew Downes: The Forest at Dawn

Anthony Cairns organ

 

Thursday 6th March 2008, 12.05pm

MIT Chapel, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Andrew Downes: Mass for Unaccompanied Solo Voice (world premiere)

Paula Downes soprano

 

Thursday 6th March 2008, 12.05pm

MIT Chapel, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Andrew Downes: Sacred Mass for Unaccompanied Solo Violin (USA premiere)

Anna Downes - violin

 

Saturday April 5th   7pm

Ames High School, Ames, Iowa, USA

Andrew Downes: Sonata for 8 Flutes or Flute Choir (1st movement)

Ames Youth Flute Choir Conductor Mary Peterson

 

Sunday April 6th    7.30pm

Seattle Town Hall, Seattle, Washington, USA

Andrew Downes: Sonata for 8 Flutes or Flute Choir (1st movement and 3rd movement)

Seattle Flute Society Flute Choir conducted by Kate Kralik

 

Saturday April 26th    7.30pm

St Cecilia Music Center, Royce Auditorium, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Andrew Downes: Sonata for 8 Flutes or Flute Choir (2nd, 4th and 5th movements)

West Michigan Flute Association Flute Choir conducted by Darlene Dugan

Sunday April 27th   7pm

Ames High School, Ames, Iowa, USA

Andrew Downes: Sonata for 8 Flutes or Flute Choir (1st movement)

Ames Youth Flute Choir Conductor Mary Peterson

 

Wednesday 30th April 2008  5.30pm

Church of St John the Evangelist, Bowdain Street,

Boston, MA, USA.

Andrew Downes: Songs from Spoon River

Paula Downes - soprano

David Trippett _ piano

 

Wednesday May 14th  7.30pm

Our Lady of the Magnificat Church, Kinnelon,

New Jersey, USA.

Andrew Downes: Sonata for 8 Flutes

Uptown Flutes

Directed by Virginia Schulz-Johnson

 

Tuesday 20th May 2008, 7.30pm

CBSO Centre, Berkley Street, Birmingham

Andrew Downes: Sonata for 2 Pianos

Julian Hellaby, Peter Noke pianos

 

Tuesday 20th May 2008, 8pm

Marlborough College Concert Hall, Marlborough

Andrew Downes: Sonata for Double Bass and Piano (second movement)

David Daly - Double Bass

Duncan Honeybourne - Piano

 

Sunday June 22nd  7.30pm

Memorial Church, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Andrew Downes: Introduction and Allegro for Organ (World Premiere performance)

Carson Cooman - organ

 

Wednesday July 2nd 2008

St Mary's Church, Oldswinford, Stourbridge, West Midlands

7.30pm

Andrew Downes: 5 Movements for Piano and String Orchestra (excerpts)

Kevin Robson (piano)

Oldswinford Hospital Chamber Orchestra

Conductor Anna Downes

 

Friday July 4th 2008

St Johns Church, Hagley, Worcestershire

7.30pm

Andrew Downes: 5 Movements for Piano and String Orchestra (excerpts)

Kevin Robson (piano)

Oldswinford Hospital Chamber Orchestra

Conductor Anna Downes

Friday July 11th 2008    8pm

St Mary's Church, Lydney, Gloucestershire

Andrew Downes: In Memoriam Herbert Howells (world premiere performance)

Duncan Honeybourne (piano)

New work composed to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of Howells, Andrew Downes' teacher

(part of the 2008 Lydney Festival)

 

Sunday July 13th  7.30pm

Christ Episcopal Church, Portola Valley, California, USA

Andrew Downes: Introduction and Allegro for Organ

Carson Cooman - organ

 

Monday July 14th  7.30pm

First Unitarian Society, Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Andrew Downes: Introduction and Allegro for Organ

Carson Cooman - organ

 

Sunday July 20th 2008   2.30pm

All Saints Church, Newland, Glos.

Andrew Downes: In Memoriam Herbert Howells

Duncan Honeybourne (piano)

 

Sunday August 17th  7.30pm

Christ United Church, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA

Andrew Downes: Introduction and Allegro for Organ

Carson Cooman - organ

 

Friday August 22nd  7.30pm

Salem Hills Parish, Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA

Andrew Downes: Introduction and Allegro for Organ

Carson Cooman - organ

 

Saturday 20th September 2008, 5pm

Villa Bertramka, Prague, Czech Republic

Andrew Downes: Sonata for Horn & Piano (Czech premiere)

Ondrej Vrabec - french horn

Daniel Wiesner - piano

 

Saturday 20th September 2008, 5pm

Villa Bertramka, Prague, Czech Republic

Andrew Downes: Sonata for Violin, Horn & Piano

Brahms Trio Prague ( Monika Vrabcova - violin,

Ondrej Vrabec - horn, Daniel Wiesner - piano)

 

Wednesday 24th September 2008  5.30pm

Church of St John the Evangelist, Bowdain Street,

Boston, MA, USA.

Andrew Downes: Old Loves' Domain

Paula Downes - soprano

David Trippett _ piano

 

Saturday 27th September 2008  7.30pm

Engelberg Schmidt GmbH Concert Hall

Bellerweg 3, 86513 Mindelzell, Germany

Andrew Downes: Sonata for 8 Horns

Horns of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

 

Sunday 28th September 2008  4pm

St Clements Church, Hawthorne, New Jersey, USA

Andrew Downes: Sonata for 8 Flutes

Uptown Flutes directed by Virginia Schulze-Johnson

 

Sunday 5th October 2008, 11am
Harvard Memorial Church
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Andrew Downes:  I Was Glad

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)

Tuesday 28th October 2008  7.30pm

Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, Massachusetts, USA

Andrew Downes: Songs from Spoon River

Paula Downes - soprano

David Trippett - piano

(Recital for the Musica Eclectica Concert Series)

 

Wednesday November 12th 2008  1pm

St Mary's Church, Weymouth, Dorset

(Weymouth Lunchtime Chamber Concerts Series)

Andrew Downes: Finished Fields (cycle of songs to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the death of Wilfred Owen)

(world premiere)

Jonathan Pugsley: bass-baritone

Duncan Honeybourne: piano

Friday November 14th 2008  7.30pm

Holy Trinity Church, Eccleshall, Staffs

Andrew Downes: Finished Fields (cycle of songs to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the death of Wilfred Owen)

Jonathan Pugsley: bass-baritone

Duncan Honeybourne: piano

 

Friday November 21st  2008  12.30pm

Sarum College, The Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire

Andrew Downes: Sonata for Double Bass and Piano

David Daly: Double Bass

Duncan Honeybourne: Piano

 

Saturday November 29th 2008  7.30pm

St Saviour's Church, Hagley, Worcestershire

Andrew Downes: Queen Elizabeth's Fantasy

Lynwood-Lea Quintet

 

Monday December 15th 2008 1pm (?)

St Martin in the Fields, London

Andrew Downes: Idyll In the Gardens of Burdwan

Suzanne Thorn: oboe

Alvina Stulpinate: piano

 

Sunday December 21st 2008  6.30pm

St Saviour's Church, Hagley, Worcestershire

Andrew Downes: Carol: Jesus was Born in Bethlehem (from Christmas Cantata)

St Saviour's Church Orchestra and Haybridge Community Orchestra

Conductor Cynthia Downes

 

Further details at www.andrewdownes.com