Cecilia McDowall
Composer

Works list


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WIND AND BRASS

Bells in the Air

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

Cool It (1999)

trumpet in C, percussion (vibraphone, sus cym and drum kit)
duration: 4'
Gemini Publications
Paul Archibald (trumpet) Simon Limbrick (percussion)
Programme note available

Hodie Gloriosa (2001)

brass octet
4 tpts 4 tbns
duration: 8'
Gemini Publications
Commissioned by London Mozart Players
First performance 24 February 2001
London Mozart Players
St Michael and All Angels, Chiswick, London
Available on CD: Brass Classics: London Mozart Players

Hotfoot (1998)

3 flutes in C and alto flute
Hunt Edition
Commissioned by Quartus Flutes
First performance 1999
Quartus Flutes
Beckenham, Kent

Jeu à Treize (2000)

for 13 wind instruments
2ob 2cl 2 basset horns, or alto sax, 4 hns 2bsn 1db
duration: 8'
Gemini Publications
Commissioned by London Mozart Players
First performance March 2000
London Mozart Players
St Michael and All Angels, Chiswick, London

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 Milldege (piano)
Wigmore Hall
Programme note available

The Night Trumpeter (2002)

trumpet, piano
duration: 11 minutes
1. The power of dreams 2. Kirchner's Ear
Brass Wind Publications
Score cat no AR C10
Commissioned by The Fibonacci Sequence
First performance 28 September, 2002
Paul Archibald, Kathron Sturrock
Minterne, Summer Music Society of Dorset
See also: Chamber
Programme note available

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

trio
vla, db pno
duration: 7'
McTier Music
Commissioned by Fibonacci Sequence
First performance November, 1999
Fibonacci Sequence
Aberysyth University, Wales
Exists in six different versions, including 'Tango Oscuro' and 'Salon Argentina'
See also: this same piece scored for violin, bass and piano, and flute, cello and piano

Salon Argentina dark memories from an old tango hall ( rev. 2002)

solo trumpet, brass nonet
4 trumpets, horn, 3 trombones, tenor tuba, tuba
duration: 7'
Brass Wind Publications
First performance April 2002
Paul Archibald (tpt), Welsh College of Music and Drama Brass Ensemble
Leicester
Exists in six different versions, including 'Not Just a Place' and 'Tango Oscuro'
See also: Orchestral, Chamber

Tango Oscuro dark memories from an old tango hall (2000)

brass quintet
2 tpts, hn, tbn, tba
duration: 6'
Gemini Publications
Commissioned by Chaconne Brass
First performance 30 March, 2000
Chaconne Brass
St John's, Smith Square, London
Exists in six different versions, including 'Not Just a Place' and 'Salon Argentina'
See also: Orchestral, Chamber

To the Stars (1999)

for wind ensemble
2fl/1picc 2ob 1Eb cl. 2Bb cl. bcl. 2bsn cbsn 4tpt 4hn 2tbn 1 basstbn ttba tba timp and perc.
duration: 4'
Gemini Publications
Commissioned by Central Band of the Royal Air Force
First performance February 1999
Central Band of the Royal Air Force
Fairfield Halls, Croydon, Surrey

Winter Music (1992)

wind quintet
3 movements
Hunt Edition
Score cat no HE51
First performance March 1992
Sheridan Wind Quintet
St Martins-in-the-Field
WINTER MUSIC  listen - Andante - DXL 1033   Andante  listen - Andante - DXL 1033
(from DXL 1033)
Recording: Deux Elles label DXL 1033

 

Works catalogue updated 7 August 2008

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