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Central England Ensemble conducted by Anthony Bradbury: premiere of Andrew Downes' Piano Concerto in Birmingham Town Hall, 2009 (Photo by Jenni Bradbury)



On this page:
Symphony No.1 - Organ, Brass, Percussion, Strings (Czech Phil)
Symphony No.2 - Chamber Orchestra (Czech Phil)
Symphony No.3 - Symphony Orchestra (Czech Phil)
Symphony No.4 - Concert Wind Band (Czech Phil)
Concert Overture: Towards a New Age (Czech Phil)
Concert Overture: In the Cotswolds (Czech Phil)
Centenary Firedances 
Symphony No.2 (Birmingham Conservatoire)
Concerto for Guitar, Electric Bass Guitar and Strings
Concerto for 4 Horns and Symphony Orchestra (Czech Philharmonic Orchestra)
Symphony No.6 - Small Orchestra (Central England Camerata)
Toccata for Small Orchestra (Central England Camerata)
Festival Overture for St Céré (Central England Camerata)

Also watch:
Concerto for Piano and Symphony Orchestra

Or listen (on Soundcloud and Musicians' Page) to:
Other Concertos
Symphony No.3, Movement 4  (Czech Phil)
Symphony No.4 for Concert Wind Band - (Czech Phil)


Read about other orchestral music by Andrew Downes:
Orchestral
Soloists with Orchestra


SYMPHONY No.1 
Organ, Brass, Percussion, Strings
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra under Ondřej Vrabec
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Movement 2


Movement 3


Movement 4

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SYMPHONY No.2 
Chamber Orchestra
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra under Ondřej Vrabec
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Movement 2


Movement 3

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SYMPHONY No.3 "SPIRITS OF THE EARTH"
Large Symphony Orchestra
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra under Ondřej Vrabec
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Movement 2


Movement 3


Movement 4


Movement 5

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SYMPHONY No.4
Concert Wind Band
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra under Ondřej Vrabec
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Movement 2


Movement 3


Movement 4


Movement 5

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CONCERT OVERTURE: TOWARDS A NEW AGE
Symphony Orchestra
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra under Ondřej Vrabec
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CONCERT OVERTURE: IN THE COTSWOLDS
Symphony Orchestra
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra under Ondřej Vrabec
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CONCERTO FOR GUITAR, ELECTRIC BASS GUITAR AND STRINGS
Simon Dinnigan (guitar), Fred T Baker (Electric Bass Guitar), Strings of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.
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CENTENARY FIREDANCES

Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra
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SYMPHONY NO.2
Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Orchestra
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Movement 3

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CONCERTO FOR FOUR SOLO HORNS AND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

Composed for the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and first performed by them with soloists Radek Baborak, Stanislav Suchanek, Ondrej Vrabec, and Zdenek Divoky, conducted by Vladimir Valek, in the Dvorak Hall of the Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic, on 28th February 2002 (this is the performance in the video).
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SYMPHONY 6 - for small orchestra

Composed for the Central England Camerata, conducted by Anthony Bradbury for #andrewdownes70, a year of concerts to celebrate the 70th Birthday of the composer, raising money for Stoke Mandeville Spinal Research.
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TOCCATA FOR SMALL ORCHESTRA
Central England Camerata with Conductor Anthony Bradbury, Leader Anna Downes, Recording Engineer Paul Baker, Countess of Huntingdon Hall, April 2021. Film by Paula Downes.
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FESTIVAL OVERTURE FOR ST CERE
Central England Camerata with Conductor Anthony Bradbury, Leader Anna Downes, Recording Engineer Paul Baker, Countess of Huntingdon Hall, April 2021. Film by Paula Downes.
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