Cecilia McDowall

This joyous, upbeat anthem sets a text by contemporary poet Sean Street on the subject of 'alma mater', reflecting on the profound ties we can form to a time or a place. The bright, driving organ part...

Offprinted from The Oxford Book of Easy Flexible Anthems, A Prayer of St Columba is an expressive and emotive anthem with appealing, arching melodies underpinned by a sparkling organ part.

Written for the Choir of The Cathedral of St John, Albuquerque, Ash Wednesday sets typically fervent verses by Christina Rossetti. The vocal lines are mostly simple and affecting, with some highly ind...

The third movement of McDowall's powerful Da Vinci Requiem, this anthem is a compelling pairing of the 'Lacrimosa' text from the Missa pro defunctis with extracts from the Notebooks of Leonardo da Vin...

The third movement of McDowall's powerful Da Vinci Requiem, this anthem is a compelling pairing of the 'Lacrimosa' text from the Missa pro defunctis with extracts from the Notebooks of Leonardo da Vin...

A Prayer of St Columba is an expressive and emotive anthem with appealing, arching melodies underpinned by a sparkling organ part. Also available in a version for SAB and organ or piano in The Oxford...

A Prayer of St Columba is an expressive and emotive anthem with appealing, arching melodies underpinned by a sparkling organ part. Also available in a version for SAB and organ or piano in . The Oxfor...

This joyful setting of Psalm 98 is a bright and celebratory anthem of praise. The intricate organ writing offsets emphatic statements from the choir full of melodic and harmonic interest while grounde...

Written for the Choir of The Cathedral of St John, Albuquerque, Ash Wednesday sets typically fervent verses by Christina Rossetti. The vocal lines are mostly simple and affecting, with some highly ind...

This celebratory anthem sets Psalm 100 'O be joyful in the Lord' from the Book of Common Prayer and uses organ flourishes, dancing vocal melodies, and lively articulation to emphasize the exultant mes...

For SATB choir, soprano solo, and strings or piano. New Horizons showcases the wealth of exciting, innovative, and occasionally challenging choral music being written today. It encompasses the whole g...

Das Orgelbüchlein-Projekt ist ein langjähriges Projekt zur Vervollständigung von Bachs unvollendeter Sammlung von Orgelmusik. McDowall hat Musik für den "Geister"-Choral 119 (336) BWV 258 als ihren Be...

The initial marking 'Sparkling' is a good description of this piece's effervescent Toccata-like figurations and striking harmonies. The plainsong theme appears in longer note values either in the peda...

für Violoncello und Klavier Dieses Stück ist inspiriert von dem Buch City of Falling Angels, das ein reiches Bild von Venedig zeichnet. Die Verwendung von ausgedehnten Melodien, die mit fragmentierten...

This is an uplifting and expressive setting of a fun, descriptive text by Christie Dickason that characterizes the sky in an imaginative way. The compelling melodies are underpinned by a dynamic piano...

This delicate, spring-like poem, by Kevin Crossley-Holland, is an affectionate salutation to a newborn babe. After a hushed introduction of whispered welcomes, the voices burst into a dance-like song...

This is an uplifting setting of a fun text by Christie Dickason that characterizes the sky in an imaginative way. The compelling melodies are underpinned by a dynamic piano part, and a contrasting mid...

This delicate, spring-like poem, by Kevin Crossley-Holland, is an affectionate salutation to a newborn babe. After a hushed introduction of whispered welcomes, the voices burst into a dance-like song...

The Shipping Forecast is in 3 movements: 'Donegal', 'They that go down to the sea in ships', and 'Naming'. The first and last movement are settings of poems by the poet, broadcaster, and academic, Sea...

'As Each Leaf Dances' is a setting of a powerful text by Kevin Crossley-Holland about the cruelty of child abuse being overcome by love and kindness. Reflecting this, the first section features a rele...

This exciting work for choir and solo violin draws its title from Edward Winslow's 1624 chronicles, Good Newes from New England, in which he describes the Mayflower Pilgrims' settlement in the New Wor...

Music of the Stars offers an enlightening commentary on the power of music to console and uplift in challenging times. Characterful string writing accompanies the engaging vocal lines, with McDowall a...

Dieses Werk, in dem lebhafte Gedichte von Kate Wakeling vertont sind, ist eine kraftvolle Auseinandersetzung mit dem Thema Eis. Der lebhafte erste Satz schildert das geschäftige Treiben auf den Frostm...

Subject to the Weather ist inspiriert von dem walisischen Volkslied The Blackbird, bezieht sich aber auch auf Wesleys Hymne Aurelia: The Church's one Foundation. Die Musik beschwört das Landleben und...

Attraktives und zugängliches Bläserquintett in drei Sätzen. Der erste und der letzte Satz, voller Charakter und Humor, umschließen einen nachdenklichen und ergreifenden Mittelsatz, der von Schuberts W...