London Composers Forum is open to all composers interested in writing contemporary classical music, which covers a wide variety of styles. LCF supports and promotes the work of its members (both amateur and professional), provides opportunities for learning, feedback on works in progress and discussion of ideas, and organises concerts for performance of new works by its members. The group also helps stimulate the creation of new works by co-ordinating workshops, tutorials and seminars on a wide range of composition related topics, from composition styles and theory through to the quirks of writing for particular instrumentations. There are no selection criteria for membership and the member composers range from beginners to professional composers with many years experience. LCF has its origins in Forum London Composers Group, formed in 1995 by Kerry Andrews, Alan Taylor, Ann Wolff and a number of other composers of contemporary classical music, who had met at that year's Huddersfield Festival. The group was relaunched the following year as an organisation open to any composer based in the London area. In 2010 the name of the Group was changed to London Composers Forum. In 2016, we were honoured that both Judith Weir CBE, Master of the Queen's Music, and David Matthews agreed to become our first-ever Honorary Patrons. LCF is unique in having access to an affiliated orchestra, the London Contemporary Chamber Orchestra.Through its playing members, the group is forging links with many performing organisations in London, including Lambeth Wind Orchestra and the Konvalia Quartet. The group has an educational rôle in providing workshops, tutorials and discussion groups, and promotes concerts with both amateur and professional performers, including several composer-performer members. Workshop topics, concert content and performers are chosen democratically. Recent workshop leaders have been Laura Rossi, Alexander Thomas, William Whitehead and the Lauderdale Guitar Society. Performers in recent years have included the Jubilee Quartet, organists William Whitehead and Tom Bell, brass quintet Total Brass and the Konvalia Quartet. Find out more about our current and past Concerts and Activities. Our aims and modus operandi are set out formally in our Constitution.
