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Iain Farrington (born 1977) is a British pianist, organist, composer and arranger. He works regularly with some of the country's leading singers, instrumentalists and choirs, both in concert and as a répétiteur, as well as giving solo recitals. He is also the principal accompanist for the London Philharmonic Choir.

He studied piano accompaniment at the Royal Academy of Music, London with Michael Dussek and Andrew West. He was Organ Scholar at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle and Organ Scholar at St John's College, Cambridge. He has since performed at Wigmore Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Purcell Room, the Proms 2004, the Royal Opera House, Harewood House, St David's Hall, Cardiff, and in Japan, South Africa, and Jordan. He has made numerous recordings for Naxos Records and Nimbus Records. He has won a number of accompaniment prizes.

His organ suite, Fiesta!, has been performed extensively and two movements have been recorded on Hyperion. He has made over eighty arrangements for organ, piano and chamber ensembles on works from composers such as Mozart, Bizet, Elgar and Gershwin.

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Gershwin: I got rhythm - piano solo by Iain Farrington

George Gershwin's song 'I got rhythm' arranged and performed by Iain Farrington. The arrangement is in a jazzy, showy style, that is brash, humorous and virt...

Finale from 'Fiesta' - Iain Farrington

Played by Martyn Noble at Kent County Organists Association's Winners recital at All Saints, Maidstone, Kent 2012.

White Christmas - Piano solo by Iain Farrington

Irving Berlin - White Christmas. Arranged and performed by Iain Farrington. The arrangement is a slow, sad version of the melody, using bluesy jazz harmonies...

ABBA: Money, money, money - arranged and performed for piano solo by Iain Farrington

ABBA's hit song from 1976, Money, money, money, arranged and performed by Iain Farrington. This piano arrangement from 2003 was written in the spirit of the ...

Let it snow: piano solo by Iain Farrington

Styne/Cahn 'Let it Snow' arranged and performed by Iain Farrington. This arrangement treats the song to a set of variations in a jazz style, fun and virtuosic.

Fiesta! (mvt.3 'Stride Dance') - Iain Farrington

AFNOM archive recording.

Fiesta! - 7. Finale: composed and performed by Iain Farrington

'Fiesta!' is a work for piano or organ by Iain Farrington composed in 2003, and is music about celebrations and merry-making. In seven short movements, the m...

Night Journey (Part 1) - Iain Farrington

Night Journey - Composed and performed by Iain Farrington 1. Moonbeam 2. Moths 3. First dance 4. Confrontation 5. Solitude 6. Broken waltz 7. Water reflectio...

Fiesta! (mvt.5 'Fast Dance') - Iain Farrington

AFNOM archive recording.

Animal Parade - 3. Barrel organ monkey: composed and performed by Iain Farrington

'Animal Parade' is a wild and wacky depiction of ten familiar animals, from the tallest to the fastest, the biggest to the nastiest. This affectionate carica...

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