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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)
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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)
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Other Concertos
Symphony No.3, Movement 4 (Czech Phil)
Symphony No.4 for Concert Wind Band - (Czech Phil)
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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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Movement 1
Movement 2
Movement 3
Movement 4
Movement 5
SYMPHONY NO.2
Birmingham Conservatoire Chamber Orchestra
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Movement 1
Movement 2
Movement 3
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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