Superb London chamber choir The Elysian Singers performs music of Will Todd, featuring the composer’s haunting Requiem for soprano solo, choir, and electric guitar.
Renowned British ensemble Siglo de Oro presents an exceptional programme of new sacred music by women composers to celebrate the launch of their new CD recording, Wisdom and Strength.Photograph of Siglo de Oro by Kaupo Kikkas. Used with permission.
New music for organ is featured in recitals throughout the Festival, performed by some of the UK’s finest organists.
Martyn Noble opens this year’s organ recital series at St James’s with an exciting programme of contemporary music, including new works submitted to the Festival’s “Call for Scores” submission project.
Performed by Paul Greally, Assistant Organist of Westminster Abbey.
Performed by Richard Moore, Sub-Organist of Christ Church, Oxford.
Performed by organ students of The Royal College of Music Junior Department.
The LFCCM Festival Singers, the Festival’s own professional vocal ensemble drawn from London’s top-flight church and cathedral singers, performs themed selections by both British and international composers from the Festival’s open submission project for new music, “Call for Scores”, including new works by young composers.
Enjoy contemporary music for voices and organ from the comfort of your own home by following our online streaming series LFCCM @ Home. New programmes, selected from the Festival’s recording archives, are released daily for listening online.
There are also nearly thirty other choral services taking place during the Festival, featuring premiere performances of new music from “Call for Scores” and a Choral Compline featuring new music by young composers.
This year’s ten-day programme features concerts by Siglo de Oro and The Elysian Singers of London, organ and choral recitals including two lunchtime recitals by The LFCCM Festival Singers, and performances of new sacred music in churches across London in May.
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About the Festival
The London Festival of Contemporary Church Music was founded in 2002 with the aim of showcasing contemporary liturgical music in both service and concert. Based at St Pancras Parish Church, London, the LFCCM has grown to include more than 50 events in venues across London and beyond, dozens of composers, hundreds of performers and thousands of audience members, both live and online.
Events streaming online
LFCCM @ Home Choral EucharistMusic by Rodney Lister, Lennox Berkeley, Jonathan Wikeley, Janet Wheeler, Tim Ambler, Edmund Jolliffe, Peter Foggitt, Richard Nye, Cecilia McDowall, Christopher Batchelor, and Peter Smith LFCCM @ Home ComplineMusic by Matthew Martin, Simon Brown, Elizabeth Coxhead, Jonathan Dove, Diana Burrell, Gabriel Jackson, and Phillip Cooke Live Performances
Friday 9 May
6:45pm, Friday 9 MayOrgan Recital by Martyn Noble St James’s Sussex GardensMusic by Jenni Pinnock, Nicholas Ansdell-Evans, Davide Mutti, Klaus Miehling, Alexander Campkin, Sara Ramos Contioso, and Nigel Poole 8:00pm, Friday 9 MayEternal LightSt George’s BloomsburySuperb London chamber choir The Elysian Singers performs music of Will Todd, featuring the composer’s haunting Requiem for soprano solo, choir, and electric guitar. Sunday 11 May
10:30am, Sunday 11 MaySung MassSt George’s BloomsburyMusic by Francis Melville 10:30am, Sunday 11 MayChoral EucharistAll Saints Church, FulhamMusic by Malcolm Archer, Richard Lloyd, and Peter Agnea 11:00am, Sunday 11 MaySolemn High MassSt Magnus the MartyrMusic by Alexander Campkin and Eduardo Marzo 11:00am, Sunday 11 MayChoral EucharistSt Bride’s ChurchMusic by Samuel Kemp and Nicholas O’Neill 11:00am, Sunday 11 MayMorning WorshipMethodist Central HallMusic by Will Sims and David Barton 11:00am, Sunday 11 MaySung MassSt Cuthbert’s ChurchMusic by William Petter 11:00am, Sunday 11 MayHigh MassSt Paul’s Church, KnightsbridgeMusic by Judith Ward, Kerensa Briggs, and Kristina Arakelyan 11:00am, Sunday 11 MayChoral MattinsChelsea Old ChurchMusic by Andrew Macmillan, Bryan Kelly, David McGregor, and Iain Farrington 11:00am, Sunday 11 MaySung EucharistSt George’s, Hanover SquareMusic by Ghislaine Reece-Trapp, Richard Barnard, and Matthew Martin 11:30am, Sunday 11 MaySung MassHoly Trinity Church, Brook GreenMusic by John Smith 3:00pm, Sunday 11 MayChoral EvensongSouthwark CathedralMusic by Philip Moore, Joanna Forbes L’Estrange, and Lennox Berkeley 3:00pm, Sunday 11 MayVE Day Commemoration ServiceSt James Norlands, Holland ParkMusic by John Rutter, Douglas Guest, Hubert Parry, Josef Rheinberger, Edward Elgar, John Cameron, William Walton, and Dennis Morrell 6:00pm, Sunday 11 MayChoral EvensongAll Saints Church, FulhamMusic by Stuart Rea, Mary Offer, Pietro Mascagni, and Elliott Park 6:30pm, Sunday 11 MayChoral EvensongSt Mary Magdalene, RichmondMusic by Kerensa Briggs, Charles Villiers Stanford, and Eleanor Daley Monday 12 May
5:30pm, Monday 12 MayChoral EvensongSouthwark CathedralMusic by Richard Shephard, Nico Muhly, and Philip Moore 8:30pm, Monday 12 MayComplineAll Saints Church, FulhamWorks by young composers are featured in this late-night programme performed by The LFCCM Festival Singers. Tuesday 13 May
3:15pm, Tuesday 13 MayAfternoon Choral RecitalSouthwark CathedralThe Festival’s own professional vocal ensemble performs themed selections by both British and international composers from the LFCCM’s open submission project for new sacred music, “Call for Scores”, including new works by young composers. 5:30pm, Tuesday 13 MayChoral EvensongSouthwark CathedralMusic by Francis Bamford, David McGregor, and Matthew Martin 5:30pm, Tuesday 13 MayChoral EvensongKing’s College LondonMusic by Kristina Arakelyan, Kerensa Briggs, Matthew Kaner, and Edward Nesbit 6:30pm, Tuesday 13 MayChoral ComplineRobinson College, CambridgeMusic by Mary Offer and Phillip Cooke Wednesday 14 May
5:15pm, Wednesday 14 MayChoral EvensongHoly SepulchreMusic by Anthony Baldwin, Andrew Gant, Anna Lush, David McGregor, and Felix Mendelssohn Friday 16 May
1:15pm, Friday 16 MayLunchtime Choral RecitalHoly SepulchreThe Festival’s own professional vocal ensemble performs themed selections by both British and international composers from the LFCCM’s open submission project for new sacred music, “Call for Scores”, including new works by young composers. Saturday 17 May
5:30pm, Saturday 17 MayStudent Organ RecitalAmaryllis Fleming Concert HallContemporary organ music is featured in this delightful organ recital presented by students of The Royal College of Music Junior Department. 7:30pm, Saturday 17 MayWisdom and StrengthSt Paul’s Church, KnightsbridgeRenowned British ensemble Siglo de Oro presents an exceptional programme of new sacred music by women composers to celebrate the launch of their new CD recording, Wisdom and Strength. Sunday 18 May
9:30am, Sunday 18 MaySung EucharistSt George’s Church, BeckenhamMusic by Jonathan Mills, Richard Shephard, and Aeron Preston 10:00am, Sunday 18 MayChoral EucharistSt Giles’ Cripplegate ChurchMusic by Amanda Dean, John Smith, Frederick Stocken, and Paul Ayres 10:00am, Sunday 18 MaySung Parish MassSt Mary-at-Finchley Parish ChurchMusic by Paul Ayres 10:30am, Sunday 18 MayParish EucharistSt Mary’s, Primrose HillMusic by Ben Parry 11:00am, Sunday 18 MayChoral MatinsThe Wren Chapel, Royal Hospital, ChelseaMusic by Gail Randall, William Petter, Matthew Martin, Angus McPhee, and Bob Chilcott 11:00am, Sunday 18 MayHigh MassSt Mary’s Bourne StreetMusic by Arvo Pärt, Will Harmer, and Colin Mawby 11:00am, Sunday 18 MaySolemn High MassSt Magnus the MartyrMusic by John Smith and Colin Baldy 11:00am, Sunday 18 MaySung Latin MassOur Most Holy Redeemer and St Thomas MoreMusic by Yves Castagnet, Ian Gilbert Coleman, Joshua Gawley, and Thierry Escaich 11:00am, Sunday 18 MaySung EucharistThe Chapel Royal, HM Hampton Court PalaceMusic by Ben Parry and Martin Baker 11:00am, Sunday 18 MayChoral EucharistSt Marylebone Parish ChurchMusic by Arvo Pärt, Judith Bingham, Cecilia McDowall, and Matthew Martin 11:00am, Sunday 18 MaySung MassSt Cuthbert’s ChurchMusic by James Whitbourn 11:00am, Sunday 18 MaySung EucharistSt George’s, Hanover SquareMusic by Jonathan Dove, Michael Berkeley, and Frederick Frahm 11:15am, Sunday 18 MayChoral EucharistSt John’s Wood ChurchMusic by Alex Carpenter and Matthew Pochin 5:30pm, Sunday 18 MayChoral EvensongSt Bride’s ChurchMusic by Cheryl Frances-Hoad, Tarik O’Regan, James Gough, and Matthew Martin 5:30pm, Sunday 18 MayChoral EvensongSt George’s Church, BeckenhamMusic by Paul Ayres, Norman Harper, Philip Moore, and Anthony Caesar 
