'......exposed pianissimos stopped the heart, with splendid solos from Leader Anna Downes'
Birmingham Post, 2015
Diary
Saturday 2nd July 2022
Capriccio String Quartet
Wedding ceremony and reception
Monday 4th July 2022
Anna Downes Occasions
Wedding Ceremony
Syrencot House
Figheldean, Salisbury
Wednesday 6th July 2022
The Himley Duo
Andrew Downes : Sonata no 2
Schubert : Sonata in A major
Downing Place URC, Cambridge
Saturday 9th July 2022
Anna Downes Occasions
Wedding Ceremony
The Granary at Fawsley
Daventry
Saturday 9th July 2022
Sophistication Strings
St Peter's Church
Kineton, Warwick
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Wednesday 13th July 2022
Anna Downes Occasions
Wedding Ceremony
Hyde House, Stow-On-The-Wold
Thursday 14th July 2022
The Himley Duo
Flower Festival
St Benedict's Church, Wombourne
Friday 22nd July 2022
Sophistication Strings
Wedding Blessing
St Benedict's Church, Wombourne
Tuesday 26th July 2022
Sophistication Strings
Wedding ceremony and reception
Manor by the Lake, Cheltenham
Wednesday 27th July 2022
Sophistication Strings
Recording session
Sunday 30th July 2022
Capriccio String Quartet
Wedding ceremony and reception
Friday 5th August 2022
Sophistication Strings
Recording session
Old Smithy Studio, Worcester
Saturday 6th August 2022
Sophistication Strings
Wedding Ceremony and reception
Stone Manor, Kidderminster
Saturday 13th August 2022
Anna Downes Occasions
Sophistication Strings
Wedding Ceremony
Luton, Bedfordshire
Sunday 14th August 2022
Sophistication Strings
Wedding ceremony and reception
Rowton Castle, Shrewsbury
Friday 19th August 2022
Central England Camerata
Recording session
Andrew Downes : Violin Concerto
Soloist : Rupert Marshall-Luck
Saturday 20th August 2022
Nero String Quartet
Wedding ceremony and reception
Davenport House, Bridgnorth
Sunday 21st August 2022
Central England Camerata
Recording session
Andrew Downes : Violin Concerto
Soloist : Rupert Marshall-Luck
Wednesday 24th August 2022
Sophistication Strings
Recording session
Old Smithy Studio, Worcester
Saturday 27th August 2022
Anna Downes Occasions
Wedding Ceremony
Charnwood Arms, Coalville
Sunday 28th August 2022
Sophistication Strings
Wedding reception
Supreme Banqueting Suite
West Bromwich
Sunday 28th August 2022
British Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Last Night of the Proms
Playhouse Theatre
Weston Super Mare
Thursday 1st September 2022
The Limelight Orchestra
Golden Proms
A Celebration of House Music
Trentham Gardens, Stoke on Trent
Friday 2nd September 2022
Sophistication Strings
Corporate event
Deer Park Care Home
Ledbury, Herefordshire
Saturday 3rd September 2022
The Limelight Orchestra
Ibiza Proms
Bantock Park, Wolverhampton
Saturday 3rd September 2022
Anna Downes Occasions
Wedding ceremony
Manor Farm, Worcestershire
Sunday 4th September 2022
British Philharmonic Concert Orchestra
Last Night of the Proms
Kilworth House, Lutterworth
Friday 9th September 2022
Capriccio String Quartet
Wedding Ceremony
Gloucestershire
Saturday 10th September 2022
Anna Downes Occasions
Wedding Ceremony
Avebury Stone Circle
Marlborough, Wiltshire
Sunday 11th September 2022
Music for Sanctuary
Trumpet Inspirations
St John's Church, Hagley
Saturday 17th September 2022
Anna Downes Occasions
Wedding Ceremony
Jenners Barn
Whelford, Fairford
Thursday 22nd September 2022
The Limelight Orchestra
Diva and Disco
Birmingham Pride
Friday 30th September 2022
The Himley Duo
Andrew Downes: Sonata no 2
Robert Schumann : Sonata in A minor
St Mary's Church, Nottingham
Saturday 8th October 2022
Anna Downes Occasions
Wedding ceremony and reception
Gorcott Hall, Redditch
Saturday 22nd October 2022
Bewdley Choral Society
Bewdley Festival
Faure : Requiem
St Anne's Church, Bewdley
Tuesday 25th October 2022
Capriccio String Quartet
Wedding ceremony and reception
Saturday 29th October 2022
Derby Choral Union
Central England Camerata
Karl Jenkins - The Armed Man
venue tbc
Saturday 5th November 2022
Birmingham Festival Choral Society
Central England Camerata
Mendelssohn : Elijah
Ruddock Hall, Birmingham
Saturday 10th December 2022
Derby Choral Union
Central England Camerata
Handel : Messiah
St Alkmund Church, Derby
Monday 12th December 2022
Anna Downes Occasions
Wedding ceremony
Cotswold House Hotel, Chipping Camden
Saturday 17th December 2022
The Choirs of Southwell Minster
Central England Camerata
Christmas Concert
Southwell Minster
Sunday 19-25 February 2023
Opera Worcester
Lehar : Merry Widow Overture
Swan Theatre, Worcester
Saturday 4th March 2023
The Limelight Orchestra
Diva 2023
De Montford Hall, Leicester
Saturday 18th March 2023
Birmingham Festival Choral Society
Central England Camerata
Haydn : The Creation
Ruddock Performing Arts Centre
Birmingham
Wednesday 5th April 2023
Sophistication Strings
Wedding Ceremony
Bridal Barns, Bridgnorh
Saturday 27th May 2023
Sophistication Strings
Wedding Ceremony
Elmbridge Farm, Cutnall Green
Saturday 3rd June 2023
The Limelight Orchestra
007 Forever Diamond
De Montford Hall, Leicester
Friday 23rd June 2023
The Limelight Orchestra
Ibiza Classics
Abbey Park, Leicester
Thursday 29th June 2023
Sophistication Strings
Wedding ceremony
Stanbrook Abbey, Worcester
Saturday 15th July 2023
Sophistication Strings
Wedding ceremony
Huntsham Court
Tiverton, Devon
Friday 21st July 2023
The Limelight Orchestra
Ibiza Classics
Tudor Grange Park, Solihull
Saturday 29th July 2023
Sophistication Strings
Wedding ceremony
Stanbrook Abbey, Worcester
Wednesday 16th August 2023
Sophistication Strings
Wedding ceremony and reception
Bridal Barns, Claverley
Sunday 27th August 2023
Anna Downes Occasions
Sophistication Strings
Wedding ceremony and reception
Overgrown Acres, Nottingham
Saturday 4th/11th November 2023
Birmingham Festival Choral Society
Central England Camerata
Laurisden : Lux Aeterna
Ruddock Performing Arts Centre
Birmingham
Spring 2024
Birmingham Festival Choral Society
Central England Camerata
Bach : B minor Mass
Lichfield Cathedral