Andrew Downes' World Premieres and Subsequent Performances

Andrew Downes' wife and publisher, Cynthia, at the Italian premiere of 
Sonata for 8 Pianists playing 4 Pianos,
Conservatorio Nicolo Paganini, Genoa, 2002.

The stories of the premiere and subsequent performances of the music of Andrew Downes, recounted by his wife and publisher, Cynthia Downes, and presented on this website by his daughter, Paula Downes.

Andrew Downes' Singing Career	Mountain Song for Flute Choir Harp (or Piano) and String Bass 2003	Song of the Eagle for Flute Choir 2000
Fantasia For Alto & Bass Flute Solos with 5 part Concert Flute Choir 2000	Sonata for 4 Horns, Suite for 6 Horns, 5 Dramatic Works for 8 Wagner Tubas 1981, 2001, 2005	Works for High Voices and Piano 1985, 2014
Works Composed during the Pandemic 2019, 2020, 2021	Toccata for Small Orchestra 1982	Music at Weddings 1975, 1976, 2003, 2005
Song of the Prairies 1989	Toccata for Brass Band 1976	Music for Organ 1975, 2000, 2006, 2007
Christmas Cantata 1974	'What shall I do?' and 'Ave Maria' 1973,4	Music for 8 Cellos & 5 Timpani 1968
Earth Dances for Saxophone Quartet 1991	A Saint Luke Passion 1993	The Temple of Solomon 1980
Symphony No.6 2020	Symphony No.5 2002	Symphony No. 4 1997
Symphony No.3 1993	Symphony No.2 1985	Symphony No.1 1984
Concerto for Guitar, Electric Bass Guitar and Strings 1997	Concerto for Two Pianos and Strings 1997	Concert Overtures and Symphonic Fanfare: 1976, 1986, 1997, 2024
New Dawn: Oratorio with Native American Texts 2000	Choral Works for Unaccompanied High Voices: 1982, 1992, 1994, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020	Songs for Symphony Hall 2003, 2005, 2020
SATB with Organ 1979, 1980, 1986, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2005, 2013	SATB Unaccompanied Choral Works 1969, 1977, 1984, 2000, 2002, 2023	Ballads for Christmas: 1992
A Child is Singing: 1982	Cain & Abel: 1981	Andrew Downes: A Life of Ill Health
Song Cycles 4 - Soprano & Symphony Orchestra: 2003	Songs Cycles 3 - Voice & instruments: 1976, 1978, 1988, 2017	Song Cycles 2: 1988, 2007, 2008, 2019, 2020, 2022
uuu Song Cycles 1: 1973, 1985	Far from the Madding Crowd Opera: 2006, 2007	Odysseus and the Cyclops: Children's Opera, 1988
Native American Influence in the music of Andrew Downes	My life publishing the works of Andrew Downes	2 Concertos: 4 Horns And Solo Horn, both with Symphony Orchestra 2002, 2012
How I met Andrew Downes 1967	Works for Piano & Orchestra: Part 2 2009	Works for Piano & Orchestra: Part 1 1977
Music for Brass Ensembles Part 3: 1990s Onwards	Music For Brass Ensembles Part 2: 1970s & 80s	Music For Brass Ensembles Part 1: Fanfares 1977, 1986, 1995
Viola, Cello, Double Bass Sonatas; Violin, Horn/Cello, Piano Trios 2004, 2007, 2008, 2013	Works for Solo Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Trumpet 1986, 1991, 1995, 2001, 2010	Works for Solo Flutes & Piano 1999, 2000, 2009
Works for Violin & Piano 1994, 1999, 2000, 2021	Solo Piano Works 1975, 1978, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2019, 2020	Piano Ensembles 1987, 2000
The Ballad of St Kenelm 2015	Veni Emmanuel & Coventry Carol 1979	Works for Flute Choir 1996
Sonata for 8 Horns 1995	String Quartets 1,2,3 1980, 1988, 1995	The Death of Goliath  1979
Motet & Mass: O Magnum Mysterium 1969, 1977	Centenary Firedances 1989	The Marshes of Glynn 1986

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