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Iain Farrington has a busy and diverse career as a pianist, organist, composer and arranger. Iain composed a Christmas carol Nowell sing we now for the choir of the Chapels Royal, Tower of London. He arranged various pieces for choir, orchestra and organ for Anna Lapwood's Christmas concert at the Royal Albert Hall. Iain performed a Christmas concert in Paris with Maitrise de Radio France, that included a number of his Christmas pieces and arrangements. He recently recorded an album of his own choral works with the BBC Singers. Iain has arranged a carol for the Christmas concert at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco, for brass and organ. In early 2026 he will be arranging works for various orchestras, including the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields, and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra with Abel Selaocoe. In 2025 Iain composed Street Party, an orchestral work for the final concert of Manchester Classical. It was performed at the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester by a combined symphony orchestra of players from the Hallé, BBC Philharmonic, Manchester Collective, RNCM as well as the ENO Chorus and Hallé Choir. He composed Songs of Summer, a new jazz-inspired cantata for the City of Bristol Choir. It was performed in June with Iain at the piano, alongside double bass and drum kit. Iain composed Talk of the Town, a new string orchestra work for his local ensemble, the Hitchin Chamber Orchestra. It celebrates their 10th anniversary and is based on places and events from the town. Iain made an arrangement for the Bastille Day celebration concert in Paris on 14th July. It was performed by the Orchestre National de France with La Maitrise de Radio France and Dom La Nena (cello/voice). Iain's recording of Howells secular choral music was released on Hyperion Records, including some of Iain's arrangements. Iain made a chamber orchestra version of his score for Planet Earth III Live, which was performed in China. Concerts included with his Art Deco Trio, chamber ensembles, singers and choirs in venues across the UK, including the Wigmore Hall, London. Iain was made a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music (FRAM), awarded to select alumni for excellence in the profession. He orchestrated many of the songs from the latest album by the singer/songwriter Laufey. He also arranged a number of pieces for the saxophonist Jess Gillam. Iain composed an orchestral work for the London Soundtrack Festival called Quiz Biz. It is based on TV quiz themes, and was performed at London's Royal Festival Hall by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, and at Alexandra Palace by the BBC Concert Orchestra for Friday Night is Music Night. |
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