| Date |
Composer |
Work |
Venue |
Comments |
| Wednesday 30th April 2008 |
Andrew Downes |
Songs from Spoon River |
Church of St John the Evangelist, Bowdain Street, Boston, MA, USA |
Paula Downes - soprano
David Trippett - piano |
| Tuesday 20th May 2008 7.30pm |
Andrew Downes |
Sonata for 2 Pianos |
CBSO Centre, Berkley Street, Birmingham |
Julian Hellaby, Peter Noke - Pianos |
| Wednesday July 2nd 2008 7.30pm |
Andrew Downes |
5 Movements for Piano and String Orchestra (excerpts) |
St Mary's Church, Oldswinford, Stourbridge, West Midlands |
Kevin Robson (piano)
Oldswinford Hospital Chamber Orchestra
Conductor Anna Downes |
| Friday July 4th 2008 7.30pm |
Andrew Downes |
5 Movements for Piano and String Orchestra (excerpts) |
St Johns Church, Hagley, Worcestershire |
Kevin Robson (piano)
Oldswinford Hospital Chamber Orchestra
Conductor Anna Downes |
| Friday July 11th 2008 8pm |
Andrew Downes |
In Memoriam Herbert Howells (world premiere performance)
New work composed to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the death of Howells, Andrew Downes' teacher
(part of the 2008 Lydney Festival) |
St Mary's Church, Lydney, Gloucestershire |
Duncan Honeybourne (piano) |
| Sunday July 20th 2008 2.30pm |
Andrew Downes |
In Memoriam Herbert Howells |
All Saints Church, Newland, Glos. |
Duncan Honeybourne (piano) |
| Saturday 20th September 2008 5pm |
Andrew Downes |
Sonata for Horn & Piano (Czech premiere) |
Villa Bertramka, Prague, Czech Republic |
Ondrej Vrabec - french horn
Daniel Wiesner - piano |
| Saturday 20th September 2008 5pm |
Andrew Downes |
Sonata for Violin, Horn & Piano |
Villa Bertramka, Prague, Czech Republic |
Brahms Trio Prague (Monika Vrabcova - violin, Ondrej Vrabec - horn, Daniel Wiesner - piano) |
| Wednesday November 12th 2008 1pm |
Andrew Downes |
Finished Fields (cycle of songs to commemorate the 90th anniversary of the death of Wilfred Owen)
World Premiere Performance |
St Mary's Church, Weymouth, Dorset
(Weymouth Lunchtime Chamber Concerts Series) |
Jonathan Pugsley: bass-baritone
Duncan Honeybourne: piano |
| Friday May 1st 2009, 7.30pm |
Andrew Downes |
Concert Overture Towards a New Age |
St John's Church, Hagley, Worcestershire |
Hagley Community Orchestra conducted by Cynthia Downes |
