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1950-2023

'gorgeous writing'
(Petroc Trelawny, BBC R3)

‘a superb craftsman of appreciable integrity'
(Musical Opinion)

‘There’s a Sibelian Quality to Downes’ work – wide open spaces that entrance and unnerve.’ 
(BBC Music Magazine)

'This CD will hopefully lead to wider appreciation of Downes’s considerable gifts.' (Choir & Organ)