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‘Works by Cecilia McDowall proclaim an instinctive understanding of the medium allied to the ability to speak directly to the listener and wholly without artifice.’
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Henley Choral Society celebrates its 50th anniversary with a new commission, The Ice is Listening.
The premiere took place on 1 April, 2023, at St Mary’s Church, Henley-on-Thames and is a collaboration with the poet, Kate Wakeling. This 18 minute cantata for mixed chorus, soprano soloist and chamber orchestra is all about the relationship between humanity, water...
Cecilia McDowall’s carol, ‘There is No Rose’, has been nominated for The Ivors Academy Ivor Novello Award
On 18 October, 2022, The Ivors Academy announced that Cecilia McDowall’s carol, 'There is No Rose', has been nominated for The Ivors Academy Ivor Novello Award in the Choral category. ‘There is no rose’ was commissioned by Daniel Hyde and King's College Chapel,...
The Sixteen premiere McDowall’s ‘jewel’ | A Tribute to the Life and Reign of Elizabeth II
A Tribute to the Life and Reign of Elizabeth II: A Garland for the Queen features The Sixteen, one of the world’s most renowned choral ensembles, conducted by its founder Harry Christophers for a performance at the Chapel Royal of Saint Peter ad Vincula, Tower of...
Jubilate Deo premiere | Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Concert
On Friday, 3 June, Cecilia McDowall’s Jubilate Deo will be premiered at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee concert at St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle. Her Jubilate Deo was commissioned and first performed at St Michael and All Angels Church, Dallas, Texas, director,...
Feature in the New York Times
A New Carol for an Old Christmas Tradition by Alex Marshall LONDON — Every Christmas Eve, the British composer Cecilia McDowall follows the same routine. At 3 p.m., as family members arrive at her London home, she goes into the kitchen, turns on the radio and starts...
King’s College, Cambridge carol commission for Christmas Eve 2021 at 3.00pm, BBC Radio 4
News from King’s website: ‘The new carol for A Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols on Christmas Eve 2021 is a setting by Cecilia McDowall of There is no rose. King’s College’s Director of Music, Daniel Hyde, asked McDowall to write something that would bring ‘a...