“Downie develops principles of construction that are

manifested in innovative, complex structures,

making his music the heir to

1950s high modernism”

Musik in 20 Jahrhundert, Saarbrücken Festival, Germany

“There’s no one in the country and probably very few

outside it who embody the modernist ethos

with such uncompromising purism as Gordon Downie” 

Hear and Now, BBC Radio 3

“Downie’s work demonstrates a ferocious commitment

to the possibilities of complex abstraction and a

pronounced resistance towards passive,

habitual listening” 

Ian Pace, pianist