Performances 2017

Saturday February 4th 2017, 1.10pm
Worcester Cathedral.
Andrew Downes: Sonata for Violin, Cello & Piano
Anna Downes (violin)
Jo Jefferis (cello)
Duncan Honeybourne (piano)

Saturday February 12th 2017, 8pm
Chapel of Christ's College, Cambridge
Andrew Downes: 'Piano'
Andrew Downes: Butterfly
Andrew Downes: Gibraltar, Our Homeland
Andrew Downes: The Dancers of Huai-Nan
The Cantabrigians: Paula Downes, Charlotte Ives, Alison Daniels, Fran Burn, Lucy Taylor, Penelope Chaney, Rachael Beale, Caroline Hunter
Polina Sosnina (organ)
David Trippett (piano)

Tuesday March 28th 2017, 1pm
Recital Hall, Birmingham Conservatoire
Andrew Downes 2015 Performance Prizewinner's Recital
Andrew Downes: Casterbridge Fair
Andrew Randall (baritone)
Tinting Yao (piano)

Wednesday April 12th 2017, 7.45pm
Wednesbury Art Gallery, Holyhead Road, Wednesbury,  WS10 7DF
Andrew Downes: The God Marduk
Andrew Downes: The Four Songs of Bluebeard's Wife 
(World premiere)
Poetry by Julie Boden
Andrew Downes: The Door of Winter (World premiere)
Poetry by Bernard Davis
Paula Downes (soprano)
Anna Downes (violin)
Cynthia Downes (viola)
Tony Bridgewater (piano)

Friday April 28th 2017, 6.15pm
Chapel of Churchill College, Cambridge
Andrew Downes: O Vos Omnes
Andrew Downes: Gibraltar, Our Homeland
Andrew Downes: The Dancers of Huai-Nan
The Cantabrigians
Directed by Paula Downes

Sunday April 30th 2017, 7pm
Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Long Beach, California, USA
Andrew Downes: Symphony no 5 scored for Flute Orchestra (mvt 4)
Pacific Flute Ensemble
conducted by Darrin Thaves

Saturday May 6th 2017, 1.10pm
United Reformed Church, Wylde Green, Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield Philharmonic Society
Andrew Downes: 5 Movements for Piano Quintet (arranged by Cynthia Downes)
Marcel Zidani (piano)
Anna Downes, Dan Neville (violins)
Vicky Leach (viola)
Jo Jefferis (cello)

Sunday May 14th 2017, 7.30pm
St John's Church, Hagley, Worcestershire
Hagley Music Festival
Andrew Downes: Symphony No.2
Central England Camerata
Leader Anna Downes
Conductor Anthony Bradbury

Sunday May 21st 2017, 6pm                                                 
Chapel of Selwyn College, Cambridge         
Andrew Downes: Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis
Choir of Selwyn College Cambridge                                               
Director Sarah EA Macdonald

Sunday June 18th 2017, 12.30pm
Chapel, Jesus College Cambridge
Andrew Downes: Butterfly
Andrew Downes: Piano
Andrew Downes: Gibraltar, Our Homeland
Andrew Downes: O Vos Omnes
The Cantabrigians, directed by Paula Downes

Tuesday July 4th 2017, 12 noon
Cologne Cathedral, Germany
Andrew Downes: The Lord's Prayer from The Runnymede Service
Oldswinford Hospital School Chamber Choir
Conductor George Nicholls

Tuesday July 4th 2017, 1.30pm
Apostelnkirche, Cologne, Germany
Andrew Downes: The Lord's Prayer from The Runnymede Service
Oldswinford Hospital School Chamber Choir
Conductor George Nicholls

Sunday August 6th 2017, 11am
Canterbury Cathedral
The Lord is my Sepherd from The Runnymede Service
Lyra Davidica
Director Christine Edmundson

Sunday August 13th 2017, 4pm
Great Witley Church, Worcestershire
Andrew Downes: The God Marduk
The Himley Duo
Anna Downes (violin)
Tony Bridgewater (piano)

Friday August 25th 2017, 1pm
Brecon Cathedral
Andrew Downes:  Sacred Mass for Solo Violin
Andrew Downes: Sacred Mass for Solo Voice
Anna Downes (violin)
Paula Downes (soprano)

Friday September 8th 2017, 5pm
Saturday September 9th 2017 4pm
Sunday September 10th 2017 4pm
Moseley Folk Festival, Moseley Park, Birmingham
Andrew Downes: Prelude and Postlude from The Ballad of St Kenelm
Central England Camerata, leader Anna Downes
Conductor Louis Clark

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Sunday September 10th 2017, 3pm
Lion Ballroom, Leominster, Herefordshire
Andrew Downes: The God Marduk
The Himley Duo
Anna Downes (violin)
Tony Bridgewater (piano)

Sunday September 17th 2017, 5.30pm
The Chapel of the Grange Wellington Hotel, Westminster, London
The Brandenburg Choral Festival of London
Andrew Downes: Motet, 'O Magnum Mysterium'
Andrew Downes: Sacred Mass for Solo Voice
Andrew Downes: Gibraltar, Our Homeland
The Cantabrigians:
Paula Downes, Charlotte Ives, Lucy Taylor

Wednesday September 27th 2017, 7pm
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Munster Square, London NW1
Markson's Pianos Concert Series
Andrew Downes: Old Love's Domain
Andrew Downes: Sonatina for Piano
Andrew Downes: Songs from Spoon River
Paula Downes (soprano)
David Trippett (piano)

Tuesday October 24th 2017, 1pm
Great St Mary's Church, Cambridge
Andrew Downes: The Door of Winter
Poetry by Bernard Davis
The Himley Quartet:
Paula Downes (soprano)
Anna Downes (violin)
Cynthia Downes (viola)
Tony Bridgewater (piano)

Thursday October 26th 2017, 2.30pm
The Gateway Arts Centre, Shrewsbury
Andrew Downes: Songs of Love
Paula Downes (soprano)
Tony Bridgewater (piano)

Monday November 6th 2017, 1.10pm
Church of St James, Piccadilly, London
Andrew Downes: At Midnight from 7 Postludes for Piano
Duncan Honeybourne (piano) 

Sunday November 12th 2017, 5.30pm
The Chapel of Selwyn College, Cambridge
A Remembrance Day Concert
Andrew Downes: Christmas 1924 from Ballads for Christmas
Andrew Downes: O Vos Omnes
Andrew Downes: Missa Brevis, 'O Magnum Mysterium'
The Cantabrigians, directed by Paula Downes

Sunday November 19th 2017, 4.20pm
The Market Square, Cambridge, at "The Big Switch on" of the Christmas Lights
Andrew Downes: The Virgin's Cradle Hymn, The Mother's Song and New Year Bells from Ballads for Christmas
The Cantabrigians, directed by Paula Downes

Friday 24th November 2017, 9.30am (UK time)
Radio New Zealand
'Sound Lounge' programme.
Andrew Downes: Sonata for 2 Pianos
Duncan Honeybourne (piano)
Katharine Lam (piano)

Sunday December 3rd 2017, 6pm
the Chapel of Christ's College, Cambridge
Andrew Downes: Ballads for Christmas
The Cantabrigians, directed by Paula Downes

Sunday December 17th 2017, 6.30pm
St Saviour's Church, Hagley
Andrew Downes: The Coventry Carol
Hagley Community Orchestra
Director Cynthia Downes