Iain is a prolific arranger having made hundreds of arrangements, from chamber orchestrations of operas, a version of Elgar's Concert Allegro for piano and full orchestra, works for chamber orchestra and ensembles, and numerous piano reductions. He is Arranger-in-Residence for the Aurora Orchestra.

His solo piano arrangement of Elgar/Payne: Symphony No.3 is published by Boosey and Hawkes, and his transcription of Elgar's Five Piano Improvisations is published by Novello.

Many of the arrangements below are available for purchase from the publisher Aria Editions, www.ariaeditions.com. However, some are unavailable owing to copyright laws. All arrangements are produced to a high quality using Sibelius software.

Opera
Symphony Orchestra
Chamber Orchestra/Ensemble
Wind quintet and piano
Clarinet quartet
Piano trio
Clarinet trio
Piano solo
Organ solo
Orchestral accompaniments
Violin and piano
Cello and piano

Opera

Antonin Dvorak: Rusalka

Chamber orchestra version for 12 players:

flute (doubling piccolo), oboe (doubling cor anglais), clarinet, bassoon, horn,
violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass, harp, timpani (2) and triangle

Performed by Iford Opera 2005, English Touring Opera 2008, Opera Slavica, New York, USA 2010, Diva Day Foundation, Boston USA 2010, Opera Nuova, Canada 2011

Evening Standard, 13th October 2008
"...The other surprise was how well Dvorak's sumptuous score could be presented in chamber form: a virtuoso arrangement for 12 instrumentalists, alert to the colours of the original, by Iain Farrington. Opera companies strapped for cash will surely be knocking on his door."

The Times, 13th October 2008
"Dvorak's Wagnerian score - a riot of diminished chords and tremolandos - is presented in Iain Farrington's version for just 12 instrumentalists. Out goes the chorus, but otherwise Dvorák's leitmotif-saturated music, with its shimmering, otherworldly atmosphere, is preserved remarkably well.".

Financial Times, 13th October 2008
"Although the orchestral line-up looks impossibly thin on paper, the conductor Alex Ingram achieved a good balance with the stage and his small orchestra filled the Hackney Empire."

The Independent, 19th October 2008
"...sensitively scored for chamber orchestra by Iain Farrington."

The Guardian, 30th July 2005:
"The idea of Dvorak purely as a symphonist disregards the often extreme delicacy of his writing. Here, Iain Farrington's arrangement was faithful to the spirit of Dvorak's instrumentation, with flute, timpani, harp and horn bringing an impressionistic shimmer."

Leos Janacek: The Cunning Little Vixen

Chamber orchestra version for 9 players: flute (doubling piccolo), clarinet, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass, harp, percussion

Performed at the Ryedale Festival 2011

Opera Magazine, October 2011:
"Iain Farrington conducted his own inspired reduction of the score to only nine instruments. But you would hardly have known that this was not Janacek's own. It danced and glided as if straight from Moravia: folk elements of the original seemed to emerge more clearly than ever. The chamber-music feel suited the intimacy of the production and no doubt the budget too.

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Don Giovanni

Chamber orchestra version for 10 players: flute (doubling piccolo), oboe, clarinet, bassoon, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass, percussion (2 timpani). Conductor doubles harpsichord

Performed at Iford Opera 2011

Felix Mendelssohn: Heimkehr aus der Fremde (The Homecoming)

Chamber orchestra version for 10 players:

flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass

Performed at the Ryedale Festival 2010

Samuel Arnold: Inkle and Yarico

Orchestration from surviving vocal score for 9 players:

flute, oboe, bassoon, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass, harpsichord

Performed at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge 2007

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Symphony Orchestra

Elgar, Edward: Concert Allegro - Arranged for piano and orchestra, from solo piano original: 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, violins 1, violins 2, violas, cellos, double basses, solo piano

Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 8, 1st movement - 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, 3 trumpets, 1 trombone, strings (c. 6, 6, 4, 4, 2), percussion, organ, single choir, 4 soloists – premiere 2013

Vangelis: Chariots of Fire Theme – flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, 2 trumpets, trombone, strings (3, 2, 2, 1, 1), percussion, harp. Performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra

Webb, Richie: Horrible Histories songs - 3 flutes, 3 oboes, 3 clarinets, 3 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, strings (c. 6, 6, 4, 4, 2), 2 percussion, piano, organ, harp. BBC Proms 2011, performed by Aurora Orchestra: Horrible Histories Theme Song, Four Georges, Plague Song, Richard III, Henry VIII, Charles II, Stupid Deaths, George IV, Cleopatra, Stone Age Jazz, Viking Song

Webb, Richie: Middle Class is Magical - 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, strings (c. 6, 6, 4, 4, 2), percussion, piano. Comedy Prom, BBC Proms 2011, performed by BBC Concert Orchestra


Chamber Orchestra/Ensemble

Balakirev, Mily: Islamey - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, strings (c.4, 4, 3, 2, 1), 2 percussion

Bernstein, Leonard: Symphonic Dances from ‘West Side Story’ - flute, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, bassoon, alto saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, strings (c. 4, 4, 3, 2, 1), piano, harp, 2 percussion

Brahms, Johannes: Hungarian Dances 5, 6, 7 - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, 2 horns, trumpet, trombone, strings (c. 4, 4, 3, 2, 1), 2 percussion

Brahms, Johannes: A German Requiem - flute, oboe, clarinet, violin, viola, cello, piano (choir + 7 players) premiere July 2012

Debussy, Claude: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass, piano, crotales (12 players)

Dukas, Paul: The Sorcerer's Apprentice - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass, harp, percussion (14 players)

Duke Ellington: Take the A Train - flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, alto saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass, piano, 2 percussion (17 players)

Elgar, Edward – Cello Concerto – solo cello, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, strings (c. 4, 4, 3, 2, 1), percussion – premiere November 2012

Elgar, Edward – Concert Allegro – solo piano, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, strings (c. 4, 4, 3, 2, 1), percussion – premiere November 2012

Elgar, Edward: String Quartet fragments - completed for performance (string quartet)

Gershwin, George: An American in Paris – flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, alto saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass, 2 percussion, piano (17 players)

Gershwin, George: I got rhythm – flute, oboe, 2 clarinets, bassoon, alto saxophone, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass, 2 percussion, piano (17 players)

Gershwin, George: But not for me - solo clarinet, string orchestra

Hollaender, Frederick: Rag 1920 - trumpet, trombone, alto saxophone, violin, piano, percussion or trumpet, saxophone, violin, piano

Holst, Gustav: Mars, Venus (The Planets) – tbc, premiere July 2012

Howells, Herbert: King David - choir and piano

Kreisler, Fritz: Liebesleid - flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano or violin, cello, piano

Legrand, Michel: Les moulins de mon coeur - voice, piano, double bass, percussion

Mahler, Gustav: Symphony No. 1 – flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass, harp, 2 percussion (15 players) – premiere April 2012

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Overture to 'The Magic Flute’ - flute, viola, cello, harp

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Overture to ‘Don Giovanni’ - flute, viola, cello, harp

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Finale, Symphony No. 41 - flute, viola, cello, harp

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Fantasia in F minor K608 - string quartet, wind quintet, piano (11 players)

Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf - flute, clarinet, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass, percussion (8 players)

Rimsky-Korsakov, Nicolai: The Flight of the Bumblebee - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, trumpet, trombone, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass, xylophone (13 players)

Satie, Erik: 3rd Gymnopedie - flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, horn, violin 1, violin 2, viola, cello, double bass (10 players)

Schoenberg, Arnold: Moderne Psalm - choir and organ

Spoliansky, Mischa: Zwei Krawatten Potpourri - trumpet, trombone, alto saxophone, violin, piano, percussion or trumpet, saxophone, violin, piano

Walton, William: Façade - trumpet, saxophone, violin, piano

Weill, Kurt: Mack the Knife - trumpet, saxophone, violin, piano

Wind quintet and piano (flute, oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, piano)

Bizet, Georges: Jeux d'enfants

Debussy, Claude: Children's Corner

Debussy, Claude: Petite Suite

Dukas, Paul: The Sorcerer's Apprentice

Fauré, Gabriel: Dolly Suite

Fauré, Gabriel: Pavane

Fauré, Gabriel: Sicilienne

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Fantasia in F minor K608

Ravel, Maurice: Mother Goose Suite

Ravel, Maurice: Pavane pour une infante défunte

Ravel, Maurice: Le Tombeau de Couperin

Ravel, Maurice: Trois Chansons (wind quintet)

Clarinet Quartet (clarinet, violin, cello, piano)

Albéniz, Isaac: Iberia - Evocacion, Triana

Anderson, Leroy: Jazz Pizzicato, Sleigh Ride

Balakirev, Mily: Islamey

Berlin, Irving: Pack up your sins and send them to the devil

Bizet, Georges: Carmen Suite

Fauré, Gabriel: Sicilienne

Gershwin, George: I got rhythm, Someone to watch over me, It ain't necessarily so

Gounod, Charles: Waltz, from ‘Faust’

Liszt, Franz: Mephisto Waltz No. 1

Obradors, Fernando: El Vito

Offenbach, Jacques: Galop infernal, from ‘Orpheus in the Underworld’

Piazzolla, Astor: Tango del diablo, Romance del diablo, Vayamos del diablo

Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Vocalise

Saint-Saëns, Camille: Danse macabre

Piano Trio (violin, cello, piano)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 6 “Pastoral” – for ‘flexible’ trio (flute/clarinet/violin, clarinet/viola/cello, piano/harp)

Beethoven, Ludwig van: Morning a cruel turmoiler is

Binge, Ronald: Elizabethan Serenade

Delius, Frederick: Two Aquarelles

Dvorák, Antonín: Serenade for Strings

Elgar, Edward: Serenade for Strings

Gershwin, George: But not for me, Summertime, I've got a crush on you, I got rhythm, Someone to watch over me, It ain't necessarily so

Holst, Gustav: St Paul's Suite

Holst, Gustav: Dances of the Spirits of Earth, Water and Fire, from ‘The Perfect Fool’

Obradors, Fernando: El Vito

Piazzolla, Astor: Tres Minutos con la Realidad

Warlock, Peter: Capriol Suite

Clarinet Trio (clarinet, cello, piano)

Brahms, Johannes: 3 Hungarian Dances (clarinet, cello, piano)

Falla, Manuel de: Seven Spanish Popular Songs (clarinet, cello, piano)


Piano solo

ABBA: Money, money, money

The Beatles: Strawberry fields forever

Berlin, Irving: White Christmas

Bizet, Georges: Carmen Fantasy

Delius, Frederick: Two Aquarelles

Elgar, Edward: Five Piano Improvisations (published by Novello)

Elgar, Edward: Symphony No. 1 in A flat

Elgar, Edward: Symphony No. 2 in E flat

Elgar, Edward/Payne, Anthony: Symphony No. 3 (published by Boosey & Hawkes)

Elgar, Edward: Enigma Variations

Elgar, Edward: Falstaff

Gershwin, George: Someone to watch over me, It ain't necessarily so, I got rhythm, But not for me, Summertime, I've got a crush on you, Do it again

Ravel, Maurice: La Valse (piano duet)

Strauss, Richard: Metamorphosen

Stravinsky, Igor: The Rite of Spring (piano duet)

Styne/Cahn: Let it Snow

Traditional: The Sailor's Hornpipe

Walton, William: Five Bagatelles

Organ solo

Elgar, Edward: Elegy

Elgar, Edward: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 3

Elgar, Edward: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 5

Elgar, Edward: Severn Suite

Elgar, Edward: EDU (Enigma Variations) - organ duet

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Fantasia in F Minor K608

Mussorgsky, Modest: Pictures at an Exhibition

Piano reductions of orchestral accompaniment

Bach, Johann Sebastian: St John Passion (also transposed down a semitone)

Barry, Gerald: The Triumph of Beauty and Deceit

Beamish, Sally: Trumpet Concerto

Beamish, Sally: Cello Concerto No. 2

Beamish, Sally: The Lion and the Deer

Beamish, Sally: Under the Wing of the Rock

Chausson, Ernest: Poème

Debussy, Claude: Sirenes (Nocturnes)

Fauré, Gabriel: Requiem (organ reduction)

Handel, George Frederick: Arias including - Un cenno leggiadretto, Meine Seele hört im Sehen, Ma quando tornerai, Di cor mio

Haydn, Joseph: Trumpet Concerto

Hummel, Johann Nepomuk: Trumpet Concerto

Holloway, Robin: The Spacious Firmament (two pianos and percussion) (published by Boosey & Hawkes)

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus: Arias including - Zeffiretti lusinghieri, Vado ma dove, La ci darem la mano, Pa-pa-pa-pa, Deh vieni, Bei Männern

Strauss, Richard: Four Last Songs

Violin and Piano

Elgar: W.M. and Nimrod (Enigma Variations)

Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1

Elgar: Pomp and Circumstance March No. 4

Elgar: Serenade for Strings

Elgar: Elegy

Elgar: Nursery Suite

Cello and Piano

Bizet, Georges: Gypsy Dance, from ‘Carmen’