General Biography - 440 words
Iain Farrington has an exceptionally busy and diverse career as an organist, pianist, composer and arranger. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London and at Cambridge University. He has also participated in masterclasses with Malcolm Martineau at the Britten-Pears School in Aldeburgh.
As a pianist, Iain has performed at the Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Purcell Room, the Royal Opera House, St David's Hall, Cardiff, and in Japan, South Africa, and Jordan. He works with many of the country's leading singers and conductors, including Bryn Terfel, Lesley Garrett, John Mark Ainsley, the Royal Ballet, Sir Simon Rattle and Sir Colin Davis. In 2001, he won the Megan Foster Accompanist Prize in the Maggie Teyte Competition. Iain is the accompanist for the London Philharmonic Choir, working regularly with Kurt Masur and Mark Elder. He regularly gives solo piano recitals all across the UK, with his repertoire embracing contemporary, British and light music. His own Farrington Ensemble has performed in festivals in Windsor, Banstead and Halifax.
As an organist, Iain regularly gives recitals and concert performances around the world. He has given solo recitals in Reykjavik Iceland, the Bridgewater Hall Manchester, Birmingham Town Hall, Westminster, Peterborough and Gloucester Cathedrals and has accompanied choirs in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Latvia, Sweden, France, Hungary, the Czech Republic, St Paul's Cathedral and Birmingham Symphony Hall. He performed two solo works in the BBC Proms 2007 in the Royal Albert Hall, which the Independent described: “under his hands the Royal Albert Hall instrument was a family-size box of sonic tricks…This was his Proms debut, and an exciting one. He's an authentic star, and deserves to have a Prom all to himself.” He regularly broadcasts on BBC Radio Three with the BBC Singers. He was Organ Scholar at St John's College, Cambridge University, and with the College Choir he toured extensively and recorded four CD's on the Naxos and Nimbus labels. He was previously Organ Scholar at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle where he played for numerous Royal occasions.
As a creative musician, Iain is a prolific composer and arranger. He has arranged and performed over one hundred diverse works, from Mozart to Gershwin. His solo piano arrangement of Elgar/Payne Symphony No.3 is published by Boosey and Hawkes, and his transcription of Elgar’s Piano Improvisations are published by Novello. He has an extensive catalogue of arrangements from solo piano to a chamber orchestral version of Dvorak's opera Rusalka. He is Arranger-in-Residence for the Aurora Orchestra. As a composer, Iain has written works for piano, organ, chorus and ensembles. His organ suite Fiesta! has been performed in the USA, New Zealand, Sweden, France, Germany, in cathedrals across the UK, and recorded on the Hyperion label. Iain's website is www.iainfarrington.com.
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Short Biography - 140 words
Iain Farrington has an exceptionally busy and diverse career as a pianist, organist, composer and arranger. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music and St John's College, Cambridge University.
Iain has performed as a solo pianist, accompanist, chamber musician and organist at the major venues in the UK, including the Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Purcell Room, the Proms 2007, the Royal Opera House, and abroad in South Africa, Japan, Jordan and across Europe. He has worked with some of the country's leading musicians, including Bryn Terfel, Lesley Garrett, John Mark Ainsley, the Royal Ballet, the BBC Singers, the London Philharmonic Choir, Sir Simon Rattle and Sir Colin Davis.
As a creative musician, Iain has arranged over one hundred works from Mozart to Gershwin, and his compositions have been performed in the USA, New Zealand, Sweden, and across the UK.
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Organist Biography - 400 words
Iain Farrington has an exceptionally busy and diverse career as an organist, pianist, composer and arranger. He studied at the Royal Academy of Music, London and at Cambridge University.
As an organist, Iain regularly gives recitals and concert performances around the world. He has given solo recitals in Reykjavik Iceland, the Bridgewater Hall Manchester, Birmingham Town Hall, Westminster, Peterborough and Gloucester Cathedrals and has accompanied choirs in Hong Kong, Malaysia, Latvia, Sweden, France, Hungary, the Czech Republic, St Paul's Cathedral and Birmingham Symphony Hall. He performed two solo works in the BBC Proms 2007 in the Royal Albert Hall, which the Independent described: “under his hands the Royal Albert Hall instrument was a family-size box of sonic tricks…This was his Proms debut, and an exciting one. He's an authentic star, and deserves to have a Prom all to himself.” He regularly broadcasts on BBC Radio Three with the BBC Singers. He was Organ Scholar at St John's College, Cambridge University, and with the College Choir he toured extensively and recorded four CD's on the Naxos and Nimbus labels. He was previously Organ Scholar at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle where he played for numerous Royal occasions.
Iain also performs extensively as a pianist, and has performed at the Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Purcell Room, the Royal Opera House, St David's Hall, Cardiff, and in Japan, South Africa, and Jordan. He works with many of the country's leading singers and conductors, including Bryn Terfel, Lesley Garrett, the Royal Ballet, Sir Simon Rattle and Sir Colin Davis. He gives solo piano recitals all across the UK, and with his own Farrington Ensemble in such festivals as Windsor, Banstead and Halifax. Iain is also the accompanist for the London Philharmonic Choir.
As a creative musician, Iain is a prolific composer and arranger. He has arranged and performed over one hundred diverse works, from Mozart to Gershwin. His solo piano arrangement of Elgar/Payne Symphony No.3 is published by Boosey and Hawkes, and his transcription of Elgar’s Piano Improvisations are published by Novello. He has an extensive catalogue of arrangements from solo piano to a chamber orchestral version of Dvorak's opera Rusalka. As a composer, Iain has written works for piano, organ, chorus and ensembles. His organ suite Fiesta! has been performed in the USA, New Zealand, Sweden, France, Germany, in cathedrals across the UK, and recorded on the Hyperion label. Iain's website is www.iainfarrington.com.
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