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POEME: 'THE GOD MARDUK' FOR VIOLIN & PIANO Opus 72 (1999)

Rupert Marshall-Luck, violin; Duncan Honeybourne, Piano, EM Records 2019
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SONATA FOR VIOLIN, HORN AND PIANO

Brahms Trio Prague (Monika Vrabcova, violin; Ondrej Vrabec, horn; Daniel Wiesner, piano)
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SONATA FOR 8 HORNS
Horns of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
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SONG OF THE EAGLE

Tone poem for Flute Choir, James Madison University Flute Choir (Virginia USA), conductor Carol Kniebusch Noe
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SONATA FOR 8 FLUTES OR FLUTE CHOIR
James Madison University Flute Choir (Virginia USA), conductor Carol Kniebusch Noe
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FANTASIA FOR ALTO AND BASS FLUTE SOLOS WITH FLUTE CHOIR ACCOMPANIMENT
James Madison University Flute Choir (Virginia USA), conductor Carol Kniebusch Noe
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MOUNTAIN SONG Tone Poem for Flute Choir, Harp (or Piano) and String Bass
Columbia Flute Choir, directed by Sharyn Byer
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SYMPHONY NO. 5 FOR FLUTE ORCHESTRA
Birmingham Flute Ensemble, directed by conductor Carol Kniebusch Noe
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FIVE DRAMATIC PIECES FOR EIGHT WAGNER TUBAS
Hornists of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra: Jan Voboril, Stanislav Suchanek, Jindrich Kolar, Petra Cermakova, Ondrej Vrabec, Zdenek Divoky, Petra Duda, Jiri Havlik

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SUITE NO.1 FOR BRASS QUINTET
Sennet Brass, for #andrewdownes70, August 2020
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SONATA FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO  
Anna Downes - Violin
Tony Bridgewater - Piano

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FANFARE FOR A CEREMONY
Birmingham School of Music Brass Ensemble conducted by Reg Reid
Video also includes Frank Downes receiving his Honorary Fellowship from Birmingham School of Music.

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SONATA FOR EIGHT PIANISTS PLAYING FOUR PIANOS
Premiere at the Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham, 2000. Pianists: Filippo Antonelli, Paola Biondi, Deborah Brunialti, Cecile Deneau, Mark Lockett, Laure Pinsmail, Malvina Renault, Malcom Wilson. Conductor: Neil Aston

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EARTH DANCES
for Saxophone Quartet 
5 movements

Live premiere performance by Saxtet - Nigel Wood (soprano sax), Gerard McChrystal (alto sax), Andrew Tweed (tenor sax) and Lionel Ferer (baritone sax) - on 2lst November 1991 at the Birmingham and Midland Institute.

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STRING QUARTET NO.1
Amabile String Quartet for #andrewdownes70
August 2020
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STRING QUARTET NO.2
Amabile String Quartet for #andrewdownes70
August 2020
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ELEGY
An arrangement by Cynthia and Anna Downes of Elegy from Andrew Downes' Suite for Brass Quintet No.1.

FOLKDANCE
An arrangement by Cynthia and Anna Downes of Elegy from Andrew Downes' Suite for Brass Quintet No.1.

SONATA No.2 FOR VIOLIN AND PIANO Opus 117 (2021) 25'
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This Sonata was specially composed for Andrew Downes' daughter, Anna.
Anna's first performance, with accompanist Tony Bridgewater, took place in St Alphege Church, Solihull, on November 24th 2021. Their second performance took place shortly after in St Andrew's Church, Rugby and can be heard here: