LFCCM 2012:
Saturday 12 May – Sunday 20 May 2012
Review LFCCM 2012
LFCCM 2012 included 37 events between Saturday 12 May and Sunday 20 May 2012.
Saturday 12 May
4:00pm, Saturday 12 MayOrgan RecitalBloomsbury Central Baptist ChurchPerformed by Christian Wilson, organ
7:00pm, Saturday 12 MayPre-Concert TalkSt Pancras Parish ChurchPre-Concert Talk by Andrew Gant and Paul Spicer
7:30pm, Saturday 12 MayOpening ConcertSt Pancras Parish ChurchPerformed by Sonos Chamber Choir, directed by Andrew Gant. A programme of music by Andrew Gant and Paul Spicer.
Sunday 13 May
10:00am, Sunday 13 MayChoral EucharistSt Pancras Parish ChurchMusic by Richard Pantcheff, Alexander Campkin, David Bednall, Paul Burke, Cecilia McDowall, and Thomas Hyde
11:00am, Sunday 13 MayChoral MatinsThe Wren Chapel, Royal Hospital, ChelseaMusic by Michael Finnissy and Judith Weir
11:00am, Sunday 13 MayChoral MatinsThe Chapels Royal, HM St James’ PalaceMusic by Andrew Gant, Philip Moore, James MacMillan, and Andrew Simpson
6:00pm, Sunday 13 MayChoral EvensongSt Pancras Parish ChurchMusic by Matthew Martin, Phillip Cooke, Joseph Phibbs, Peter Foggitt, and Francis Jackson
Monday 14 May
1:15pm, Monday 14 MayLunchtime RecitalSt George’s BloomsburyPerformed by Consortium 5, ensemble-in-residence at St George’s Bloomsbury. Programme includes the world premiere of a new commission by Robert Fokkens for recorder quintet, mezzo-soprano, and baritone.
5:15pm, Monday 14 MayChoral EvensongSt George’s Chapel, WindsorMusic by James MacMillan and Julian Anderson
9:00pm, Monday 14 MayComplineSt Pancras Parish ChurchMusic by David Bednall, Simon Brown, Antony Pitts, and Paul Ayres
Tuesday 15 May
11:00am, Tuesday 15 MaySeminarKing’s College LondonProfessor Ben Quash and Edward Wickham discuss the relationship between theology and music
1:00pm, Tuesday 15 MayLunchtime RecitalOld Royal Naval College ChapelPerformed by The Chapel Choir of TrinityLaban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, directed by Richard Tanner. Music includes premieres by composers Aled Start, Caroline Heslop, Tim Maryon, Declan Kolakowski, Will Handyside, and Michael Andrews.
1:15pm, Tuesday 15 MayOrgan RecitalLincoln’s Inn ChapelPerformed by Thomas Allery, organ. Programme includes works by Arvo Pärt, Mateus Alves, and the premiere of a new work by Antony Pitts for the Orgelbüchlein project.
Wednesday 16 May
1:15pm, Wednesday 16 MayLunchtime RecitalRoyal HollowayPerformed by The Choir of Royal Holloway, directed by Rupert Gough. A programme themed around light and darkness.
Thursday 17 May
4:00pm, Thursday 17 MaySong RecitalSt Pancras Parish ChurchRichard Wilberforce, countertenor, and Léon Charles, organ and piano, perform songs by Graham Ross and Thomas Adès
Friday 18 May
1:15pm, Friday 18 MayLunchtime ConcertSt Bartholomew the Great“Gabriel Jackson at 50”: a celebration of the music of Gabriel Jackson, performed by The Choir of St Pancras Parish Church, directed by Christopher Batchelor.
3:45pm, Friday 18 MayTea-Time ConcertSt Paul’s Covent GardenThe Choir of St Clement Danes Primary School perform hymns, modern and traditional gospel songs.
5:45pm, Friday 18 MayRush Hour RecitalSt Pancras Parish ChurchPerformed by University College London Chamber Choir, directed by Charles Peebles. A celebration of the music of Judith Bingham
Saturday 19 May
6:45pm, Saturday 19 MayPre-Concert TalkSt Pancras Parish ChurchPre-Concert Talk by Roxanna Panufnik and Oliver Condy
7:30pm, Saturday 19 MayGala ConcertSt Pancras Parish ChurchPerformed by The Exultate Singers, directed by David Ogden
Sunday 20 May
10:00am, Sunday 20 MayChoral EucharistSt Pancras Parish ChurchMusic by Neil Cox, Nico Muhly, Margaret Rizza, Alan Kwok, Alexander L’Estrange, and Cecilia McDowall
11:00am, Sunday 20 MayChoral EucharistThe King’s Chapel of the SavoyMusic by The Choir of The King’s Chapel of the Savoy
11:15am, Sunday 20 MayChoral MatinsThe Temple ChurchMusic by Arvo Pärt, John Tavener, Charles Villiers Stanford, Jonathan Dove, John Rutter, and Kenneth Leighton
6:00pm, Sunday 20 MayChoral EvensongSt Pancras Parish ChurchMusic by Julian Anderson, Daniel Rollison, Ronald Corp, Andrew Gant, Hilary Tann, and Dan Locklair
6:30pm, Sunday 20 MayChoral Evensong with BenedictionSt Bartholomew the GreatMusic by Andrew Fletcher and Alan Gibbs
As 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.
