Cecilia McDowall turned seriously to composition in her forties and has since been shortlisted eight times for The Ivors Composer Awards.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Cecilia McDowall's distinctive compositional style combines fluent melodic lines with occasional dissonant harmonies and rhythmic exuberance.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Cecilia McDowall is inspired by extra-musical influences such as literature, art, dance, science, flight, architecture, and beauty in the landscape.
Instruments
The 1963 J.W. Walker organ at St John the Evangelist, Duncan Terrace, was a radical English instrument incorporating North German, Dutch, and French-style organ sounds.
Performer Biography
William Fox, the organist on this recording, was appointed sub organist of St Paul's Cathedral, London, at the age of 21.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Cecilia McDowall finds the organ "a terrific instrument to write for" and appreciates its potential for "so much colour, power, delicacy and texture."
Composer Biography
Cecilia McDowall, one of the UK's most acclaimed composers, began her professional career teaching at the Yehudi Menuhin School and Trinity College of Music.
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