Meet The Composer

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Q&A with Andrew Downes for the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire Association Together meeting on February 26th, 2021 at 10.30am:

Learn about the inspirations behind Andrew's compositions and his work as Head of Composition and Creative Studies at Birmingham Conservatoire.

Biography	Early Life
Andrew Downes' wife, Cynthia Downes: How I met Andrew Downes	Andrew Downes' Father, Frank
Andrew Downes' Uncle: violist Herbert Downes	ISM Journal articles spanning a lot of Andrew Downes' career and a talk on "Listening"
Article: Trip to Israel January 1989	Diary of Israel trip 1989
Diary of India trip 1994	University of New Mexico Composers Symposium Talk 1995
Birmingham Library Talk 1995	Federation of Recorded Music Societies Talk 1999
Radio & Television Interviews 1980s & 1990s	Royal Birmingham Conservatoire: Andrew Downes Performance Prize
CD Launch: EM Records Works for Violin, Viola & Piano 2019	Honorary Fellowship and Emeritus Professorship
Listen to him as a Countertenor in 1975	Andrew Downes' daughter, Anna Downes
Andrew Downes' daughter, Paula Downes	musiceducationwhiz.com

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Meet The Composer

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