Old Love's Domain

Song Cycles by Andrew Downes

Andrew Downes (Copyright Andrew Downes) CRC1009-2

The first work on this recording,'Lost Love', is a setting of four Thomas Hardy poems for soprano soloist with tenor recorder/flute; viol da gamba/cello; harpsichord/piano. Commissioned by the Musica Antiqua Soloists and first performed in the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery in March 1978. Subsequent performances in Birmingham Cathedral, in the Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham, in St.James Church Wollaston, at Cambridge University at student recitals in Trinity and Queen's Colleges, and in the USA. Recorded for CD by Paula Downes with David Trippett (piano), Debbie Martin (flute) and Yvonne Parsons ('cello) in July 2000. The

second work, "Old Love's Domain" was commissioned by

John Mitchinson and first performed by him on BBC Radio

3 in 1985. Subsequent performances have taken place on

radio and in the Adrian Boult Hall, Birmingham. The final

work, Songs from Spoon River is a setting of 5 poems

from Edgar Lee Masters' "Spoon River Anthology" for

mezzo soprano and piano.It was composed for Sarah

Walker and broadcast by her on BBC Radio 3 in 1989,

accompanied by Roger Vignoles.

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* Performed by Paula Downes (soprano) and David Trippett (piano) with Debbie Martin (flute) and

Yvonne Parsons (violoncello)

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