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Gibraltar- unaccompanied
O vos Omnes - unaccompanied
Te Deum - unaccompanied
Motet and Mass: O Magnum Mysterium - unaccompanied
The Lord is my Shepherd - unaccompanied
Preces and Responses - unaccompanied
Magnificat  - with organ
Nunc Dimittis - with organ
I Was Glad - with organ
The Dancers of Huai-nan - unaccompanied
Ave Maris Stella - unaccompanied
Mass for Trebles  - unison with organ
Piano- with piano
Butterfly - with piano
Ballads for Christmas - with harp or piano
Songs of Autumn - children with chamber orchestra or CD
Songs of the Skies - children with chamber orchestra or CD
Climate Change Songs - children with chamber orchestra or CD



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unaccompanied

"Gibraltar, Our Homeland"
For unaccompanied vocal soloist and 3 part SSA choir. Music Video by Paula Downes, 2016.

O vos omnes
For unaccompanied High Voices. Text from Lamentations of Jeremiah 1:12. Animation by Paula Downes, 2016.

Te Deum
Unaccompanied high voices in 8 parts

Motet and Mass: O Magnum Mysterium
Originally for SATTBB, arranged here for 6 high voices by Cynthia and Paula Downes.

The Lord is my Shepherd from Runnymede Choral Millennium Evensong Service.
Originally for SATB, arranged for SSAA by Paula Downes.
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Preces and Responses from Runnymede Choral Millennium Evensong Service.
Originally for SATB, arranged for SSAA by Paula Downes.
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Psalm 121 from Runnymede Choral Millennium Evensong Service.
Originally for SATB, arranged for SSAA by Paula Downes.
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Magnificat from Runnymede Choral Millennium Evensong Service.
Originally for SATB and organ, arranged for SSAA and organ by Paula Downes.
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Nunc Dimittis from Runnymede Choral Millennium Evensong Service.
Originally for SATB and organ, arranged for SSAA and organ by Paula Downes.
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I Was Glad from Runnymede Choral Millennium Evensong Service.
Originally for SATB and organ, arranged for SSAA and organ by Paula Downes.
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Office Hymn: "Ave Maris Stella." from Christmas Cantata
SSA, performed by Paula Downes
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MASS FOR TREBLES WITH ORGAN (also Holy Communion for Church Congregation)
Unison, performed by Paula Downes
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The Dancers of Huai-nan
Traditional Chinese poem (in English translation) set to music for unaccompanied high voices. Animation by Paula Downes, 2017.

Piano
Setting of the poem by D.H.Lawrence for high voices (SSSA with divisions) with piano accompaniment. Animation by Paula Downes, 2016.

Butterfly
Setting of the poem by D.H.Lawrence for high voices (SSSA with divisions) with piano accompaniment. Film by Paula Downes, 2020.
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Ballads for Christmas
A series of eight short films and animations by Paula Downes, with music for high voices and harp by Andrew Downes, and Christmas texts from around the world, including a French Canadian carol translated by J. Edgar Middleton; traditional Mexican poetry; Eskimo poetry translated by Peter Freuchen; and poems by Samuel Coleridge, William Morris, Thomas Hardy, Charles MacKay and Alfred Tennyson.

Songs of Autumn
A series of six animations by Paula Downes, entitled "Songs of Autumn". Music for children and/or community choir with chamber orchestra or CD by Andrew Downes with poetry from around the world: Florence Hoatson, traditional poem from Trinidad, Li Qiao, Dorothy Wordsworth, Gouri V Kalambi, Margaret Rose.

Songs of the Skies
A series of six short animations by Paula Downes, with music for children and/or community choir with chamber orchestra or CD by Andrew Downes, and poetry by primary school children, coached by Julie Boden to celebrate British Airways in Europe. See versions of the first two songs adapted for Climate Change messages from Dr Hugh Hunt of University of Cambridge; and the other four songs adapted to convey messages about zero waste shopping, reducing plastic and food waste, and the need to talk below. 

Songs for the Planet (Climate Change animations)
Adaptations of Songs of the Skies by Paula Downes: "We need to stop flying" (message from Dr Hugh Hunt of University of Cambridge); "Avoiding the car" (message from Dr Hugh Hunt of University of Cambridge); "Reducing Plastic Waste"; "Reducing Food Waste", "Zero Waste Shopping", "We all need to talk". Lesson resources to go with these videos as well as other Climate Change lesson resources with music by Andrew Downes can be viewed here. Suitable for children and/or community choir.
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