Cecilia McDowall

Forthcoming concerts


SEE ALSO CONCERT ARCHIVE

Saturday 7 August 2010

tbc
Louvergny,
nr Reims,
Champagne-Ardennene
France

Details:
Web site

Festival of Louvergny, France

Trio to include
Paolo Borsarelli, double bass

Jeanne-Louise Farrenc: Quintet op. 30 in A minor
Beatrice Campodonico: new work
Cecilia McDowall: Not just a place for violin, double bass and piano
Matilde Salvador: Endechas y Cantares de Sefarad
Cecile Chaminade: Concertino op. 107


Les Rencontres de Louvergny ont eu lieu pour la première fois en 1994 et depuis cette date, elles rassemblent à Louvergny et dans quelques villages voisins plus d’un millier de mélomanes.
Les compositrices sont à l'honneur cette année, 2010

 

7:30pm
The Church of St Mary Magdalene
Yarm, nr Darlington
North Yorkshire
United Kingdom

Rowan Pierce, soprano
Jonathan Ainscough, bass
Alison Gill and Janet Evans, piano
Collegium Vocale
Thomas Neal, conductor

Brahms: Ein Deutsches Requiem, Op.45
Zemlinsky: Psalm 23, Op.14
Cecilia McDowall: I know that my Redeemer liveth
Handel: I know that my Redeemer liveth

 

Saturday 14 August 2010

Anaheim
California
United States of America

National Flute Convention - The Feminine Flute

Christine Hankin, flute

Anna Bon de Venezia Sonata No. 1 in C major
Lili Boulanger D’un Matin de Printemps
Elizabeth Maconchy Colloquy 1st and 3rd movts
Claude Arrieu Sonatina 2nd and 3rd movts
Sofia Gulbaidulina Sounds of the Forest
Cecilia McDowall Eleven
Amanda Fox In the Clouds


 

Friday 27 August 2010

2.30pm
St Andrew's Church
Presteigne
Powys, Wales
United Kingdom

Details:
Web site

£10 unreserved | £4 student

Afternoon Concert

Catriona Scott, clarinet
Thomas Gould, violin
Marie Macleod, cello
Tom Poster, piano

Cecilia McDowall: The Colour of Blossoms
Matthew Sheeran: Dreamtime
World premiere - winning entry in the first Presteigne Festival Competition for Composers and recipient of the first Alan Horne Composition Prize
Hugh Wood Piano Trio, Op 24
Johannes Brahms: Clarinet Trio in A, Op 114

 

Monday 30 August 2010

2.45pm
St Andrew's Church
Presteigne
Powys, Wales
United Kingdom

Details:
Web site

£10 unreserved | £4 student

Creating Landscapes with the Galliards

The Galliard Ensemble

Jacques Ibert Trois pièces brèves
Mark Bowden, Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Cecilia McDowall, Paul Patterson and Lynne Plowman
Creating Landscapes
World premiere of Presteigne Festival commissions
Samuel Barber Summer Music


 

Sunday 19 September 2010

3:30pm
Chiswick Catholic Centre
Dukes Avenue
London
W4
United Kingdom

Blenheim Concerts

Gemma Rosefield, cello
Simon Lepper, piano

Beethoven: 12 Variations on a theme by Handel from Judas Maccabaeus, WoO 45
Brahms: Cello Sonata no. 2 in F major, Op.99
Barber: Sonata for cello and piano in C minor, Op.6
Cecilia McDowall: Falling Angels

 

Some recent performances ...

Sunday 25 July 2010

4:30pm
St Mary's Church
Watton
Norfolk
United Kingdom

Newstead Singers
Lesley Cooper
, conductor

programme to include:
Cecilia McDowall: Would like to meet
(from Lonely Hearts)

 

Saturday 24 July 2010

8:00pm
St Alphege Church
Greenwich
London
United Kingdom

Newstead Singers
Lesley Cooper
, conductor

programme to include:
Cecilia McDowall: Would like to meet
(from Lonely Hearts)

 

8:00pm
St Nicolaas Kerk
Monnickendam
Netherlands

Summer Concert

Surrey County Youth Orchestra
Peter Currie
, conductor

programme to include:
Cecilia McDowall: Rain, Steam and Speed

 

Friday 23 July 2010

8:30pm
Caprera Open Air Theatre
Bloemendaal
Netherlands

Summer Concert

Surrey County Youth Orchestra
Peter Currie
, conductor

programme to include:
Cecilia McDowall: Rain, Steam and Speed

 

Thursday 22 July 2010

7:30pm
St Mary's Church
Conwy
Wales
United Kingdom

Details:
Web site

Conwy Festival

Ave Maria - Music for Mary
The Marian Consort

programme to include:
Cecilia McDowall: Alma Redemptoris Mater (premiere)

 

4:00pm
Oude Kerk
Amsterdam
Netherlands

Summer Concert

Surrey County Youth Orchestra
Peter Currie
, conductor

programme to include:
Cecilia McDowall: Rain, Steam and Speed

 

Wednesday 21 July 2010

7:30pm
Christ Church
Petts Wood
Kent
United Kingdom

Newstead Singers
Lesley Cooper
, conductor

programme to include:
Cecilia McDowall: Would like to meet
(from Lonely Hearts)

 

8:00pm
Willem de Zwijgerkerk
Amsterdam
Netherlands

Summer Concert

Surrey County Youth Orchestra
Peter Currie
, conductor

programme to include:
Cecilia McDowall: Rain, Steam and Speed

 

Sunday 18 July 2010

7:30pm
St Peter's Methodist Church
St Peter's Street
Canterbury
CT1 2BE
United Kingdom

Details:
Web site
01227 700673

£12; £10 (concessions); £2 (children)

City of Canterbury Chamber Choir
Ed Kemp-Luck
, piano
George Vass, conductor

Benjamin Britten Choral Dances from Gloriana, Op 53
Cecilia McDowall After the Rain
Ralph Vaughan Williams The Dark eye'd Sailor
Ralph Vaughan Williams The Lover's Ghost
Ralph Vaughan Williams Just as the Tide was flowing
Bob Chilcott Londonderry Air
E J Moeran Songs of Springtime
Michael Tippett Five Spirituals from 'A Child of our Time'
Gabriel Jackson Song (I gaze upon you)
Edward Elgar As torrents in Summer
Edward Elgar The Fountain
Edward Elgar My Love dwelt in a Northern Land
Bob Chilcott Irish Blessing
Cecilia McDowall A Fancy of Folksongs

 

Thursday 15 July 2010

7:30pm
St Mary's Church
Cadogan Street
London
SW3 2QR
United Kingdom

Details:
Islington Music,
020 7354 3195 or at the door

£10 (concessions £6), includes a glass of wine

Summer Music

London Concord Singers
Malcolm Cottle
, conductor

Weelkes: Hosanna to the Son of David
Hassler: Missa Octava a 8
Palestrina: Sanctificavit Moyses
de Lassus: Veni Sancte Spiritus
Wood: Hail Gladdening Light
Jackson: Cecilia Virgo
Howells: Salve Regina
McDowall: Deus, qui claro lumine
Vaughan Williams: Three Shakespeare Songs



 

Sunday 11 July 2010

7:30pm
St Saviour's Chucrh
Westgate on Sea
Kent
United Kingdom

Newstead Singers
Lesley Cooper
, conductor

programme to include:
Cecilia McDowall: Would like to meet (from Lonely Hearts)

 

Saturday 10 July 2010

8:15pm
Pieterskerk
Utrecht
Netherlands

Zomeravondconcert

Epsom Choral Society
Robin Kimber
, conductor

programme to include works by:
Byrd, Tallis, Vaughan Williams, Ireland, Lassus, Purcell, Schubert, Finzi, Cjilcott
Cecilia McDowall: I know that my redeemer liveth

 

Tuesday 29 June 2010

5:30pm
Liverpool Cathedral
St James Mount
Liverpool, Merseyside
L1 7BY
United Kingdom

Evensong

The Choir of Liverpool Cathedral
David Poulter
, Director of Music

Service to include:
Cecilia McDowall: Aurea Luce

 

Sunday 27 June 2010

3:00pm
Liverpool Cathedral
St James Mount
Liverpool, Merseyside
L1 7BY
United Kingdom

Evensong

The Choir of Liverpool Cathedral
David Poulter, Director of Music

Service to include:
Cecilia McDowall: Aurea Luce (premiere)

Aurea Luce has been commissioned by the Friends of Liverpool Cathedral to celebrate 100 years since the Lady Chapel (the first part of the cathedral to be built) was consecrated. The text is by Elpis, wife of the philospher, Boethius.

 

Saturday 19 June 2010

7:30pm
St Martin's Church
Epsom
Surrey
United Kingdom

Details:
Web site

Epsom Choral Society
Robin Kimber conductor
Marion Lea accompanist

Will Todd: Mass in Blue
Lauridsen: Nocturnes
Cecilia McDowall: A Fancy of Folksongs
John Rutter: Madrigals

 

Sunday 13 June 2010

3:30pm
Westminster Cathedral
Victoria
London
SW1
United Kingdom

Solemn Vespers & Benediction

The Choir of Westminster Cathedral
Martin Baker
, Director of Music

Service to include:
Cecilia McDowall: Deus, portus pacis

 

Wednesday 9 June 2010

7:30pm
St John's, Smith Square
Victoria
London
United Kingdom

Two pianos, eight hands, forty digits

Piano 40

Smetana: Rondo
Edmund Jolliffe: Carnival
James Wilson: Grimoire
Andrew Peggie: Octo-Paganini
Cecilia McDowall: Piano Forte
Janet Beat: Dynamism
Moscheles: Grand Duo

 

Wednesday 2 June 2010

5:15pm
Durham Cathedral
Durham
United Kingdom

Choral Evensong

The Choir of St John's College, Durham
George Richford
, conductor

Responses: Leighton
Canticles - Cecilia McDowall St Martin's Canticles
Anthem - Cecilia McDowall: Jesu, the very thought of Thee (premiere)

 

Sunday 23 May 2010

11:00am
Blackheath Halls
23 Lee Road
London
SE3 9RQ
United Kingdom

Details:
Web site
Box office: 020 8463 0100

£13.50 (£11 concessions)

Morning Concert

The Backman Trio
Frida Backman, violin
Ruth Beedham, cello
Marcus Andrews, piano


Beethoven: Piano Trio no. 5 in D major Ghost, Op.70 no.1
Bridge: Phantasy Piano Trio in C minor, H.79
Cecilia McDowall: The Colour of Blossoms
Mendelssohn: Piano Trio No. 2 in C minor, Op.66

 

Saturday 22 May 2010

5:30pm
Old Royal Naval College Chapel
Greenwich
London
SE10
United Kingdom

Vocal Ensemble
Philip Colman
, conductor
Trinity College of Music

programme to include:
Cecilia McDowall: Would like to meet (Lonely Hearts)

 

Friday 21 May 2010

8:00pm
H G Wells
Woking
Surrey
United Kingdom

Surrey County Youth Orchestra
Peter Currie
, conductor

programme to include:
Cecilia McDowall: Rain, Steam and Speed

More information to follow

 

Tuesday 18 May 2010

1:05pm
Imperial College, HAMMERSMITH CAMPUS, HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL
Du Cane Road, East Acton
London
United Kingdom

Lendvai String Trio

programme to include:
Cecilia McDowall: Time Between Tides (Second performance)

Based on the poem, Cliff Fall, by Sean Street

 

Sunday 16 May 2010

6:00pm
St Pancras Parish Church
Euston Road
London
NW1
United Kingdom

Details:
Web site

London Festival of Contemporary Church Music

St Pancras Church Festival Choir
Christopher Batchelor
, conductor
Preacher: The Revd Canon Roger Royle, Broadcaster

Choral Evensong

Responses: McDowall (lfccm premiere 2010)
Introit: Bingham: Prayer (lp)
Canticles: Campkin: Service in G
Anthem: Ambler: As they were looking

 

4:00pm
BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong
United Kingdom

BBC Radio 3 Choral Evensong - London Festival of Contemporary Church Music

The Choir of St Pancras Parish Church
Christopher Batchelor
, conductor

Responses: Batchelor
Introit: Walker Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit (lfccm10),
Magnificat: Andrew St Pancras Canticle,
(lfccm commission 2010)
Nunc Dimittis: Andrew (Dusk Songs),
Anthem: Grier Now the Son of Man has been
glorified
(Ascension Sequence),
Voluntary: McDowall Sounding heaven and earth
(lfccm commission 2010)


Repeat of last Wednesday's Choral Evensong, BBC Radio 3

 

Saturday 15 May 2010

6:30pm
The Church of St Peter's and St Paul
Deddington
OXON
United Kingdom

Choral Evensong

The Choir of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle
Tim Byram-Wigfield, conductor
The Right Revd John Pritchard, Bishop of Oxford


Cecilia McDowall: Psallite Domino - premiere(commissioned by the Reverend Dr Hugh White in celebration of the life and work of the Reverend Dr Maurice Frost, former Vicar of Deddington.)

Psallite Domino is an event in the Deddington Maurice Frost Festival. The festival celebrates the 50th anniversary of the completion of his Historical Companion to Hymns Ancient & Modern by the Reverend Maurice Frost, DD, former Vicar of Deddington.

 

Wednesday 12 May 2010

4:00pm
St Pancras Church
Euston Road
London
NW1
United Kingdom

Details:
Web site

Choral Evensong

The Choir of St Pancras Parish Church
Christopher Batchelor, conductor

Responses: Batchelor
Introit: Walker Whither shall I go then from thy Spirit (lfccm10),
Magnificat: Andrew St Pancras Canticle,
Nunc Dimittis: Andrew (Dusk Songs),
Anthem: Grier Now the Son of Man has been
glorified (Ascension Sequence),
Voluntary: McDowall Sounding heaven and earth

Choral Evensong BBC R3 live broadcast

 

Saturday 8 May 2010

7:30pm
St Michael and All Angels, Hawkshead, nr Ambleside
Cumbria
LA22 0PD,
United Kingdom

Ambleside and District Choral Society
Fiona Weakley, soprano
Anne-Marie Kerr, contralto
South Cumbria Ensemble
Wendy Cann, leader
John Cooper Green, conductor

Handel: Foundling Hospital Anthem
(including the "Hallelujah" chorus)
Cecilia McDowall: Magnificat
Cecilia McDowall: Ave Maris Stella
Vivaldi: Gloria

 

Sunday 25 April 2010

7:30pm
First Congregational Church of Boulder
Broadway
Boulder, Colorado
United States of America

University Singers of the University of Colorado at Boulder College of Music
Gabrielle Dietrich
, conductor

programme to include:
Bela Bartok: Four Slovak Songs
Johannes Brahms: O schone Nacht
Gustav Holst: I Love my Love
Morten Lauridsen:selections from Four Madrigals on Renaissance Texts
Cecilia McDowall: Ave Maris Stella
Robert Schumann: Zigeunerleben


 

3:00pm
Marden House
Calne, nr Devizes
Wiltshire
United Kingdom

Michael Buchanan, trombone
Jennifer Hughes. piano

programme to include:
Cecilia McDowall: Skerry and Fjord

 

Thursday 22 April 2010

Cavendish Hall
nr Chatsworth House
United Kingdom

Peak Music Society

Sally Pryce Ensemble
Juliette Bausor: Flute
Sarah Williamson: clarinet
Elizabeth Cooney, Bea Lovejoy Violins
Nick Bootiman: viola
Adrian Bradbury: cello
Sally Pryce: harp

programme to include:
Cecilia McDowall: Dream City

 

Sunday 18 April 2010

3:00pm
The Sarah Thorne Theatre Club
Broadstairs
Kent
United Kingdom

Afternoon concert

Peter Fisher (vln) and Peter Hewitt (pno)

programme to include:
Mozart: Sonata K304
Cecilia McDowall: Strange violin, are you following me?
Brahms: Op 100

 

Saturday 17 April 2010

7:30pm
St John the Divine
Richmond
Surrey
United Kingdom

Concordia Voices and
Ensemble Adastra

Neil Ferris, conductor

Cecilia McDowall: Ave maris stella
Peteris Vasks: Pater noster
Handel: Dixit dominus

 

Thursday 15 April 2010

7:30pm
Dorking Halls
Reigate Road, Dorking
Surrey
RH4 1SG
United Kingdom

Details:
Web site
01403 240093

Leith Hill Musical Festival 2010

Leith Hill Music Festival
The first day of the 2010 Festival features Division 2 choirs (Buckland and Betchworth, Mickleham, Shalford, Beare Green and Newdigate) under the direction of Festival Conductor Brian Kay

Schubert: Mass in C
Handel: The King Shall Rejoice
Cecilia McDowall: Ave Maris Stella

 

7:30pm
Walthamstow
United Kingdom

Music in the Village

Lendvai String Trio

programme to include:
Cecilia McDowall: Time Between Tides (world premiere)

 

Friday 9 April 2010

7:00pm
Royal Conservatoire of Music of Madrid
Madrid
Spain

The 1st Spanish Flute Convention

Susan Milan, flute
Andrew Ball, piano

programme to include:
Cecilia McDowall: The Moon Dances

 

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