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Unaccompanied High Voices


O VOS OMNES 
Latin Motet for high voices (SSSA).
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High Voices with Piano Accompaniment



PIANO  
Setting of the poem by D.H.Lawrence for high voices (SSSA) with piano accompaniment.
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BUTTERFLY
Setting of the poem by D.H.Lawrence for high voices (SSSA) with piano accompaniment.
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MARCH: "COME, LET US ADORE HIM." from Christmas Cantata
Arrangement of Movement 5 for SA and optional TB Choir with Piano and Side Drum
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High Voices with Harp/Piano Accompaniment

BALLADS FOR CHRISTMAS 
8 Christmas poems from around the world set to music for high voices and harp/piano.
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Children with Orchestra or CD

SONGS OF AUTUMN 
A musical journey, during October, to different parts of the world, for children's voices with instrumental ensemble or CD
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ODYSSEUS AND THE CYCLOPS 
An opera in 3 parts for baritone soloist, child soloists and choir, school orchestra, and piano (teacher's part).
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1) Interlude 1 - depicting Odysseus's ship sailing over the ocean towards the island, together with Polyphemus living happily at the cave, tending his sheep. Sheet music also available of an arrangement of this for 3 part choir and piano.

2) "Odysseus and his Men" - March depicting Odysseus arriving on the island with his men. Sheet music available for and arrangement of this for unison voices with piano.

3) Odysseus and his Men arrive at the cave

THE TANTRUM THAT SAVED THE WORLD
English Music Festival Educational Project, 2021. Andrew Downes was asked for a work for narrator and solo violin, so Paula Downes put the book, The Tantrum That Saved The World, a book about Climate Change for children by Megan Herbert and Michael E. Mann together with Andrew Downes' Mass for Solo Violin and has created a podcast episode (episode 15) and this video in preparation.