Cecilia McDowall

Works list


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CHAMBER

Arctic Circle (2001)

wind quintet, piano
duration: 10'
Gemini Publications
Commissioned by Ensemble Lumiere
First performance 17 February, 2002
Recording: Piper's Dream Deux-Elles label DXL 1033

Bells in the Air (2000)

fanfare
trumpet, horn
duration: 4'
Brass Wind Publications
Commissioned by Fibonacci Sequence
First performance 11 September 2000
Paul Archibald (tpt), Stephen Stirling (hn)
Minterne Summer Festival
Programme note available

Cavatina at Midnight (2008)

clarinet, cello and piano
duration: 10'
Gemini Publications
Commissioned by CAVATINA Chamber Music Trust
First performance 8 May
Catriona Scott (clarinet) Gemma Rosefield (cello)
available for violin, cello and piano
Review available
Programme note available

Century Dances (2005)

trio
oboe, clarinet and bassoon
duration: 9'
Hunt Edition
Commissioned by The Thorne Trio
First performance 1 December
The Thorne Trio
St George's, Brandon Hill, Bristol
See also: wind and brass
Programme note available

Colour of Blossoms (2009)

piano trio
violin, cello and piano
duration: 12'
Gemini Publications
First performance 20 March 2009
The English Piano Trio
St James', Piccadilly
Programme note available

Dance the dark streets (2003)

piano, 2 violins, viola, cello, double bass
duration: 12'
1 Haar; 2 Whirlwind
Gemini Publications
Commissioned by Mr McFall's Chamber with funds from the Scottish Arts Council
First performance 12 February 2003
Mr McFall's Chamber
Queen's Hall, Edinburgh
Programme note available

Dancing Fish (2004)

soprano saxophone, string quartet
duration: 8'
Gemini Publications
Commissioned by Commissioned by Sarah Field with funds from David Bowerman
First performance 29 May 2004
Sarah Field (sax), Bronte Quartet
Purcell Room, South Bank, London
Programme note available

A Draught of Fishes (2000)

string quartet, piano
duration: 3'
BMIC
Commissioned by St Paul's School
First performance March 2000
St Paul's chamber group
Wathen Hall, St Paul's, London
part of the Schubert Ensemble Chamber Music Project 2000
NMC D080  listen - NMC D080

Dream City (2002)

flute, clarinet, harp, string quartet
duration: 17'
1 Method of measuring time; 2 Walking the line; 3 Before the snow; 4 I had to dance
Gemini Publications
Commissioned by Presteigne Festival of Music and the Arts
First performance 26 August, 2002
Presteigne Festival Ensemble/George Vass
St Andrews, Presteigne, Wales
DREAM CITY   listen - Dream City - Walking the line Walking the line   listen - Dream City - Before the snow Before the snow   listen - Dream City - I had to dance I had to dance
See also: Wind and Brass, flute, clarinet, string quartet, harp
Programme note available

Eleven (1999)

flute, harp (or piano)
Hunt Edition
Score cat no HE57
First performance April 1999
Lise-Maree Amos (fl), Danielle Perrett (hp)
Purcell Room, South Bank, London
DXL 1033  listen - DXL 1033
Recording: Deux Elles label DXL 1033

Falling Angels (2007)

cello and piano duo
duration: 8'
Commissioned by Gemma Rosefield
First performance 7 January 2008
Gemma Rosefield (cello) Nicola Eimer (piano)
Purcell Room, South Bank Centre
Programme note available

Mein blaues Klavier (2006)

soprano saxophone and piano
duration: 10 minutes
Gemini Publications
Commissioned by Amy Dickson
First performance 6 March, 2006
Amy Dickson (soprano saxophone) Catherine Milledge (piano)
Wigmore Hall
Programme note available

The Moon Dances (2003)

flute, piano
duration: 15'
1 Paper sea and silver coins; 2 Black with shadow and wolves; 3 The red star trembles
Hunt Edition
Score cat no HE62
Commissioned by Susan Milan
First performance 29 September, 2003
Susan Milan (fl), Ian Brown (pf)
Wigmore Hall, London
THE MOON DANCES  listen - Paper sea and silver coins   Paper sea and silver coins  listen - Paper sea and silver coins   Black with shadow and wolves  listen - Black with shadow and wolves   The red star trembles  listen - The red star trembles

The Night Trumpeter (2002 rev. 2004)

trumpet, violin, cello, clarinet, bassoon and piano
duration: 11'
1The power of dreams; 2 Kirchner's Ear
Gemini Publications
Commissioned by The Fibonacci Sequence
First performance 8 November 2004
The Fibonacci Sequence
St John's, Smith Square, London
See also: Wind and Brass
Programme note available

Not Just a Place dark memories from an old tango hall (1999 rev. 2000)

violin, double bass, piano
duration: 7'
Ludwin Music

Not Just a Place dark memories from an old tango hall (1999 rev. 2004)

flute, cello, piano
duration: 7'
Friedrich Hofmeister
First performance 24 August 2004
Anna Noakes (fl), Michael Stirling (vcl), Caroline Palmer (pf)
Yoxford Festival

Not Just a Place dark memories from an old tango hall (1999)

viola, double bass, piano
duration: 7'
McTier Music
Commissioned by Fibonacci Sequence
First performance November, 1999
Fibonacci Sequence
Aberystwyth University, Wales
Exists in six different versions, including 'Tango Oscuro' and 'Salon Argentina'
CDE 84513  listen - CDE 84513
See also: wind and brass

Piano Forty

Piano 40
REGCD194  listen - REGCD194
Recording: Regent Records REGCD194

Piper's Dream (1997)

flute, piano
Hunt Edition
Score cat no HE60
First performance March 1997
Georgina Roberts (fl), David Elwin (pf)
BMIC, London
DXL 1033  listen - DXL 1033
Recording: Deux Elles label DXL 1033

Sandslip (1998)

string quartet
duration: 7'
Gemini Publications
First performance February, 1998
Lyric Quartet
St Mary's, Ealing, London

Strange violin, are you following me? (2008)

violin and piano
duration: 10'
Friedrich Hofmeister
First performance April 2008
Peter Fisher (vln) Peter Hewitt (pf)
St John's Smith Square, London
Programme note available

Street Café (2002)

vlioin, cello, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet and piano
duration: 9'
Gemini Publications
First performance July 2002
Fibonacci Sequence
Dartington
This work is scored for the same combination as Martinu's La Revue de Cuisine

String Quartet The case of the unanswered wire (2004)

string quartet
duration: 10'
Gemini Publications
First performance August 2004
Sorrel Quartet
St Mary's Church, Leintwardine, Herefordshire
THE CASE OF THE UNANSWERED WIRE  listen - The case of the unanswered wire
Review available
Programme note available

Ta ta, my sweet (2000)

flute, oboe, clarinet, alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone, piano
duration: 8'
Gemini Publications
First performance 8 June 2000
Sounds Positive
The Warehouse, Theed Street, London

Le Temps Viendra (1998)

oboe/cor anglais, clarinet/bass clarinet, piano
duration: 7'
Gemini Publications
First performance February, 1998
Sounds Positive
London College of Music
DXL 1033  listen - DXL 1033

The case of the unanswered wire see String Quartet

Three Antiphons (2006)

trumpet and organ
duration: 9'
Brass Wind Publications
Programme note available

Upstaged (1998)

violin, viola
duration: 5'
Gemini Publications
First performance February, 1998
Jonathan Rees (vln), Yuko Inoue (vla)
Kingston University, London

Y Deryn Pur (2007)

oboe, violin, viola and cello
duration: 5'
Gemini Publications
Commissioned by Presteigne Festival of Music and the Arts
First performance 26 August, 2007
Virginia Shaw (oboe), Sara Tricky (vln), Sarah-Jane Bradley (vla), Alice Neary (vcl)
St Andrew's Church, Presteigne
Review available

 

Works catalogue updated 24 June 2010

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