composer bio - andrew downing

Andrew has written lots of compositions and arrangements for his own groups as well as others around Toronto and Canada. He studied composition with Sasha Rapoport at The University of Toronto.

List of Works

CHAMBER MUSIC

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari Silent Film Soundtrack
(2 vlns, tpt, tbn, dbl bs, harmonium)
arr. 2009 (2 vlns, vla, vcl, dbl bs, fl, clar, ob, bsn, fr hn, tpt, tbn, perc, celeste, harmonium, pno)
*with support from the Ontario Arts Council

Impossible VoyageSilent Film Soundtrack
commission by Ensemble Meduse - 2005
(clarinet, melodica, viola, percussion)
arr. 2009 (vln, vcl, dbl bs, clar, tpt, tbn, elec gtr, perc)
*with support from the Toronto Arts Council

The ShockSilent Film Soundtrack - 2005
(vln, dbl bs, tpt, tbn, harmonium)
*with support from the Ontario Arts Council

Phantom of the OperaSilent Film Soundtrack
commission by Jackson Triggs winery - 2004
(vla, dbl bs, tpt, tbn, harmonium)

Wrestling – 2004
(vln, vla, vcl, dbl bs, tpt, tbn, clar)
*with support from the Ontario Arts Council

Go To Sleep
commission by Runcible Spoon - 2004
(vla, vcl, clar, pno, voice)
*with support from the Canada Council for the Arts

Flurry
commission by The Urban Arts Brass Ensemble - 2005
(brass quintet, drum set)

B__t It
commision by Toca Loca – 2008
(2 pno, marimba/glock)

ARRANGEMENTS

The Adventures of Erik Korngold (by John Southworth)
commission by The Art of Time Ensemble - 2008
(2 vlns, vcl, pno, voice)

One Person (by Kathryn Rose)
commission by The Art of Time Ensemble - 2009
(vln, vcl, dbl bs, clar, elec guit, pno, voice)

The Briar and the Rose (by Tom Waits) - 2009
(2 vlns, vla, vcl, dbl bs, fl, clar, ob, bsn, fr hn, tpt, tbn, perc, pno, voice)

Love Song, September 2001 (by Patricia O'Callaghan) - 2009
(2 vlns, vla, vcl, dbl bs, fl, clar, ob, bsn, fr hn, tpt, tbn, perc, pno, voice)

The Lamplighter (by Mandy Lagan and Robert Louis Stevenson) – 2008
(2 clar, vcl, dbl bs, harmonium, voice)

Peter and the Wolf (by Sergei Prokofiev) – 2003
(tpt, vln, dbl bs, slide guitar)

Pourquoi (by Olivier Messiaen) - 2008
(tpt, vcl, dbl bs, elec guit, voice)

Sous Le Soliel Exactement (by Serge Gainsbourgh) - 2008
(tpt, vcl, dbl bs, elec guit, voice)

Hotel (by Francis Poulenc) – 2008
(tpt, vcl, dbl bs, elec guit, voice)

TUNES

100 Grand
Black Eyed Susan
Dance With Me
Danger Danger
King of America
Milehigh
My Sweet
The Poison Incident
The Postcards
Poor, Poor Mr. Bell
The Prison Guard Sleepeth
Rain, Rain
Ride 'Em High
Stockholm
The Roustabout
Tongues Tango
Was A Little Lad
Weeping Like A Willow
Whippoorwill
You Lovely Island