Songs Discography
Soprano Paula Downes, photo by Paul Ashley
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CDs, wavs and mp3s
Song Cycles
Celtic Rhapsody for Soprano and Symphony Orchestra
Dreamland
DVDs
Songs of Love and War (song cycles)
Read about other songs by Andrew Downes:
Vocal Solo and Song Cycles
CDs
SONG CYCLES BY ANDREW DOWNES:- 'LOST LOVE'; 'OLD LOVE'S DOMAIN'; 'SONGS FROM SPOON RIVER' - Paula Downes, David Trippett, Debbie Martin, Yvonne Parsons. Lynwood Music LYNWCD001. Recording made in 2000.
More info on 'Old Love's Domain'; 'Songs from Spoon River';
'Lost Love'
Cost of CD - £15 inc. p+p
Purchase and download WAV or MP3 files:
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Lost Love: The Walk | ||
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Lost Love: Lost Love | ||
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Lost Love: A Night in November | ||
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Lost Love: Last Love Word | ||
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Lost Love: All Tracks | ||
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Old Love's Domain: The Division | ||
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Old Love's Domain: Something Tapped | ||
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Old Love's Domain: Where the Picnic was | ||
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Old Love's Domain: At Castle Boterel | ||
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Old Love's Domain: The Curtains now are drawn | ||
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Old Love's Domain: All Tracks | ||
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Songs from Spoon River: Ollie McGee | ||
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Songs from Spoon River: Russian Sonia | ||
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Songs from Spoon River: Rebecca Wasson | ||
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Songs from Spoon River: Dora Williams | ||
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Songs from Spoon River: Sarah Brown | ||
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Songs from Spoon River: All Tracks | ||
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Song Cycles by Andrew Downes: All Tracks |
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Photo by Joe Mabel
CELTIC RHAPSODY FOR SOPRANO AND SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Soprano - Paula Downes and Symphony Orchestra - Central England Camerata
Conductor - Anthony Bradbury, Leader - Anna Downes
Recording Engineer - Paul Baker
May 2019, Foleyan Hall, Old Swinford Hospital School
More Info
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Movement 1: The Land Oversea - poem by unknown author from ancient Irish legend | ||
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Movement 2: The Meeting of the Waters - poem by Thomas Moore | ||
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Movement 3: Celtic Twilight - poem by William Butler Yeats | ||
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Celtic Rhapsody: All Movements |
DREAMLAND
Poem by Edgar Allen Poe set to music for soprano voice, soprano saxophone and piano (the soprano saxophone can be substituted with clarinet in Bb or violin, for which parts are available). Paula Downes - Soprano, David Trippett - Piano, Sally MacTaggart - Soprano Saxophone. Recording Engineer - Myles Eastwood.
More info
DVDs
SONGS OF LOVE AND WAR - five sets short films by Paula Downes, based on songs by Andrew Downes, completed in 2013. The films are visual realisations of musical imagery, combining ocular narrative with Andrew Downes' song cycles, Songs from Spoon River, Songs of Love, Lost Love, Finished Fields and Old Love's Domain.
View Trailer:
View the films on youtube (this link will open a new browser)
View amazon reviews of the DVD
Cost of DVD - £20 inc. p+p
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