in 1994. Instrumental music included Concerto for Two Guitars written for Simon Dinnigan and Fred T. Baker playing with strings from the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, the Concert Overture Towards a New Age commissioned for the 150th anniversary of the British Institution of Mechanical Engineers, which was premiered at the Symphony Hall, Birmingham, by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and Suite for Brass Sextet written for the Czech Philharmonic Brass Sextet. Personal life Downes married his wife, Cynthia, in 1976. She published his music under the company name Lynwood Music. Downes died on 2 January 2023, at age 72. Legacy A performance prize in his name, and supported by his family, was begun by the Birmingham Conservatoire during his lifetime. References External links Andrew Downes at artistnation.org Andrew Downes at British Music Collection 1950 births 2023 deaths 20th-century British male musicians 20th-century classical composers 20th-century English composers 21st-century British male musicians 21st-century classical composers English classical composers Alumni of the Royal College of Music Alumni of St John's College, Cambridge Musicians from Birmingham, West Midlands English male classical composers People from Handsworth, West Midlands