Cecilia McDowall

per SSATB e pianoforte. Quest'opera contiene tre testi tratti da "Poem of the North", una collaborazione per celebrare i 50 anni della Northern Poetry Library. Il primo movimento è fluido e in movimen...

In questa esplorazione musicale della meteorologia, Cecilia McDowall mette in musica un affascinante libretto di Kate Wakeling, ispirato a tre figure di spicco di questa branca della scienza: Anders C...

The charming and vibrant original melody of this attractive carol glides above harmonies that are almost entirely diatonic, but whose inventiveness and frequent passing dissonances mean that predictab...

Setting excerpts from the poem 'Wonder' by the metaphysical poet Thomas Traherne, The skies in their magnificence captures the poem's sense of majesty and expansiveness. Long phrases and expressive dy...

This work is destined to become a classic of the repertoire. The contrasting movements (I Power of Dreams- II Kirchner's Ear) are superbly written and result in a substantial and powerful work and a m...

Dieses Werk ist inspiriert von dem bewegenden, nocturneartigen Gedicht 'Der Nachbar' von Rainer Maria Rilke. Seine unheimliche, elegische Stimmung durchdringt die Dunkelheit. Es ist ein meditatives Du...

A Crescent Ship' sets the evocative poem 'A Ship, an Isle, a Sickle Moon' by James Elroy Flecker, exploring the dreamlike images that flow through the darkness of a Mediterranean night. The piece is i...

Radnor Songs' is a 15-minute, six-movement song cycle for solo soprano and piano. Composed by Cecilia McDowall, with text by Simon Mundy, this piece celebrates the history and archaeology of the Radno...

Songs of the North sets three texts from 'Poem of the North', a poetic collaboration celebrating 50 years of the Northern Poetry Library. As part of the project, poems were written with a new '821' fo...

In this musical exploration of meteorology Cecilia McDowall sets a fascinating libretto by Kate Wakeling. It is inspired by three important figures in this field of science: Anders Celsius, Eunice New...

A setting of one of the seven Advent 'O' Antiphons, O Oriens makes use of luxurious and exotic harmonies, creating a shimmering texture. The focus on human enlightenment in winter's darkness means the...

A setting of one of the seven Advent 'O' Antiphons, O Oriens makes use of luxurious and exotic harmonies, creating a shimmering texture. The focus on human enlightenment in winter's darkness means the...

This is the second and most intimate of the composer's 'Three Latin Motets'. Scored for upper voices, this gentle supplication to the Virgin is built on a plainchant opening, and contains expressive d...

This solemn work sets a traditional Latin prayer lauding the Virgin Mary, with intense melodic lines that reflect the mystery of the immaculate conception. McDowall combines modal writing with harmoni...

With 'Alma Redemptoris Mater', Mack Wilberg has created a deeply moving and dramatic choral work that captivates through its expressive power and rich harmonies. Scored for six-part mixed choir (SSATB...

Composed for performance at degree ceremonies at the University of Portsmouth, this work captures the joy and excitement of such occasions, partly through the incorporation of a quote from Thomas Rave...

Composed for performance at degree ceremonies at the University of Portsmouth, this work captures the joy and excitement of such occasions, partly through the incorporation of a quote from Thomas Rave...

Originally written for SATB, this hymn to the 'Queen of the Heavens' is a glorious work, replete with dramatic changes of mood and texture. The majestic chords of the opening bars quickly give way to...

Cecilia McDowall's fresh and appealing style is amply displayed in this cycle, subtitled 'Three Shakespeare Songs'. In total, six Shakespeare texts are used, and McDowall's response encompasses a flee...

Commissioned by Ralph Woodward and the Fairhaven Singers in memory of Dora Kemp, one of the choir's sopranos, God is Light sets lines from Psalm 139, 1 Thessalonians, and 1 John. It moves from an unse...

With "I know that my redeemer liveth", Oxford University Press presents a deeply moving and expressive motet for unaccompanied mixed choir (SSA(A)TB). Originally conceived to be performed alongside Jo...

McDowall's setting of Isaac Watts' Cradle Hymn is beautifully tender, coloured by its rich harmonies, suspensions, and chromatic notes. The melodies are complimented by sustained 'oo's and 'ah's and r...

Written in an a cappella style with scat accompaniment, A Tree is a Song is a joyful celebration of the affinity between trees and how wisdom can be passed on 'as a melody from tree to tree'. McDowall...

First performed by the choirs of St Paul's, Westminster Cathedral, and Westminster Abbey, this anthem sets a medieval English poem to contemplative music with all the hallmarks of McDowall's style: ex...