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Applications are now open for Artistic Director

Download this post as a PDF Download this post as a JPG The Trustees of The London Festival of Contemporary Church Music invite expressions of interest for the position of ARTISTIC DIRECTOR FOR 2026 FESTIVAL The London Festival of Contemporary Church Music (LFCCM) was founded in 2002 by Christopher Batchelor to promote the living tradition of liturgical music for choir…

Sebastian ForbesAs composer and founder-patron of The London Festival of Contemporary Church Music, I have keenly watched it grow from its beginnings more than a decade ago. The Festival quickly became an established and much valued event in London’s musical calendar, bringing proper attention to the vital place of new music in the church’s repertoire. Indeed, it would now be hard to envisage the month of May without the enjoyment of this exciting enterprise.

Sebastian Forbes, composer
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