ANDREW DOWNES

Performances during 2011

Friday February 4^th 2011, 7.30pm

Queens Chapel of the Savoy, Savoy Hill, London WC2R 0DA

Andrew  Downes: The Souls of the Righteous

Convivium

Conductor Neil Ferris

Sunday February 20th 2011, 1pm

Gimlemoen, Kristiansand, Norway

Andrew Downes: Sonata for Flute Choir

Agder University Flute Ensemble

Sunday February 27^th 2011, 6pm

Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham

Birmingham Flute Day

Andrew Downes: Sonata for Flute Choir

National Flute Choir

Conducted by Kenneth Bell

Wednesday March 23^rd 10.30am

Hasbury Methodist Church, Halesowen, West Midlands

University of the 3^rd Age

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, and many other exciting performers.

Monday April 4^th 2011, 8pm

Nicholas Music Center

New Brunswick

New Jersey, USA

Andrew Downes: Dreamland

Rachel Hall (soprano)

Jordan Smith (soprano saxophone)

Kathy Shanklin (piano)

Saturday April 23^rd 2011, 3pm

University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, USA

Andrew Downes: In the Gardens of Burdwan

James Drayton (oboe)                                                    

Paul Schwartz (piano)

Saturday April 30^th, 7.30pm

Cedar Hills United Church of Christ

Beaverton, Oregon, USA

Andrew Downes: Sonata for 8 Flutes

Rose City Flute Choir

Conductor Phyllis Louke

Wednesday May 11^th 2011, 7.30pm

St John’s Church, Hagley, Worcestershire

Andrew Downes: Suite for Orchestra

(transcribed by Cynthia Downes from Suite no.2 for Brass Quintet)

Blazon, Queen Elizabeth’s Fantasy, Scherzo, Finale

Haybridge Community Orchestra

Conducted by Cynthia Downes

(part of the 2011 Hagley Music Festival)

Wednesday May 11^th 2011, 7.30pm

Regenstein Recital Hall, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA

Andrew Downes: Symphony no 5 (scored for Flute Orchestra)

Northwestern University Flute Ensemble

Conductor Walfrid Kujala

Tuesday May 24th 2011, 3pm

Rhubarb Radio (broadcast performance)

Andrew Downes: Sonata for Violin, Horn and Piano

Brahms Trio Prague

Monika Vrabcova (violin)

Ondrej Vrabec (horn)

Daniel Wiesner (piano)

Friday June 24^th 2011

Frederick Wood Theatre

University of British Columbia

(Department of Theatre and Film)

Vancouver, Canada

Andrew Downes: Songs from Spoon River

Vancouver International Song Institute

Theatrical Production directed by

Rena Sharon

Tuesday June 28th, 3pm

Rhubarb Radio (broadcast performance)

Andrew Downes: Idyll In the Gardens of Burdwan

George Caird (oboe)

Malcolm Wilson (piano)

Tuesday July 5th 2011, 3pm

Rhubarb Radio (broadcast performance)

Andrew Downes: Meditation from 5 Dramatic Pieces for 8 Wagner Tubas

Hornists of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Thursday July 7th, 7.30pm

Foleyian Hall, Oldswinford Hospital

Stourbridge

Andrew Downes: Andante with Jazz

Oldswinford Hospital Chamber Ensemble

Conductor Anna Downes

Sunday July 10^th 2011, 12 noon

Spandau Freilichtbühne an der Zitadelle, Berlin, Germany

Andrew Downes: Andante with Jazz

Oldswinford Hospital Chamber Ensemble

Conductor Anna Downes

Sunday July 10^th 2011, 5pm

Heilig Kreuz Kirche, Kreuzburg, Berlin, Germany

Andrew Downes: Andante with Jazz

Oldswinford Hospital Chamber Ensemble

Conductor Anna Downes

Tuesday July 12^th 2011, 12 noon

Kaiser Willhelm Gedächtniskirche, Berlin, Germany

Andrew Downes: Andante with Jazz

Oldswinford Hospital Chamber Ensemble

Conductor Anna Downes

Sunday July 17th 2011

International Chamber Music Festival

Brandys nad Labem, Prague, Czech Republic

Andrew Downes: Concerto for French Horn and Symphony Orchestra

(movements 1 and 2 in a pre-premiere performance with computer generated accompaniment)

Ondrej Vrabec (horn)

The world premiere of this work will be given in a concert in aid of Paraplegic Sports on Sunday October 21st, 2012.   The

concert will take place in Birmingham Town Hall (UK), and the performers will be Ondrej Vrabec (principal and solo horn Czech Philharmonic Orchestra) and Central England Ensemble, leader Anna Downes, conductor Anthony Bradbury.  The concert will be sponsored by Irwin Mitchell (solicitors)

Tuesday July 26th 2011, 3pm

Rhubarb Radio (broadcast performance)

Andrew Downes: Songs from Spoon River

Paula Downes (soprano)

David Trippett (piano)

Sunday August 14th 2011, 11.30am

USA National Flute Association Convention

Westin Hotel, Charlotte, North Carolina, USA

Andrew Downes: Sonata for Flute Choir

NFA Collegiate Flute Choir

Conductor Roger Martin

Thursday September 22nd 2011, 7.30pm

New Concert Hall, Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama

Andrew Downes: Dreamland

Reisha Adams (soprano)

Jennie Porton (soprano saxophone)

David Doidge (piano)

Saturday September 24^th 2011, 11am

Christ’s Chapel, Cambridge

Andrew Downes: The Lord is my Shepherd

Millennium Scholars

Saturday October 1st 2011, 7.30pm

Philharmonic Hall, Lviv, Ukraine

Andrew Downes: Sonata for Violin, Horn and Piano

Brahms Trio Prague

Monika Vrabcova (violin)

Ondrej Vrabec (horn)

Daniel Wiesner (piano)

Tuesday October 11th 2011, 4pm

Rhubarb Radio (broadcast performance)

Andrew Downes: Sonata for Flute Choir

Flute Choir of James Madison University, Virginia, USA

Conducted by Carol Kniebusch Noe

Friday October 21st 2011, 8pm

University of Tasmania Conservatorium of Music

Sandy Bay Rd, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Andrew Downes: Sonata for Horn and Piano

Robert Stonestreet (horn)

Amander Hodder (piano)

Sunday October 23rd 2011, 4pm

Woodend Barn, Banchory, Aberdeenshire

Andrew Downes: Sonata for Horn and Piano

Joe Boyd (horn)

(part of North East Scotland Festival of New Music)

Concert given by National Youth Orchestra of Scotland Futures

Sunday November 6th 2011, 6pm

Selwyn College Chapel, Cambridge

(evensong service)

Andrew Downes: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Runnymede Service)

Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge (Director of Music Sarah EA MacDonald)

Guest Conductor Christopher Robinson