Francis Griffin has been conducting a wide variety of music for more than fifteen years. This has included popular show, operas, contemporary music and the great classical standards.
He is the conductor of the London Repertoire Orchestra. This orchestra has given many first performances of orchestral works by British composers.
2008
March 13th. Performance of Mozart's Requiem in Devizes.
October. Production of Lehar's "Merry Widow" with White Horse Opera in Devizes.
2007
March 27th. Recording Session of Music by Joe St Johanser with Ensemble Lumiere.
April 28th. Concert with White Horse Opera in Devizes Town Hall
May 12th. Concert with the North Downs Sinfonia and Nina Alupii Morton.
July 15th. Help to organize and produce a Masterclass in Devizes with the Patron of White Horse Opera, Rosalind Plowright.
September. Recording session with the London Sinfonietta at Maida Vale Studios of excerpts from "The Tempest" by Joe St Johanser.
October. Production of Verdi's "Force of Destiny" with White Horse Opera in Devizes.
2006
May 13th. Concert with The North Downs Sinfonia.
May 26th. Concert with White Horse Opera.
September 25th. Recording session with the London Sinfonietta of The Tempest by Joe St Johanser
October 11th 13th and 14th. Eugene Onegin with White Horse Opera.
November 7th - 11th. Sweeney Todd with the Lyric Players
2005
February 19th:- Concert with the Tonbridge Philharmonic Orchestra
March 12th:- Concert with White Horse Opera
April 12th - 16th:- Princess Ida with Epsom Light Opera
July 2nd: Inaugural concert with the North Downs Sinfonia
October 12th, 14th & 15th:- Tales of Hoffmann with White Horse Opera
November 22nd - 26th:- High Society with Mid-Surrey Theatre Company in Epsom
2004
October - Hello Dolly with Epsom Light Opera in Epsom
July - Cosi fan Tutte with Starlight Opera in Farnham
March - London Premiere of The Year of the Green Parrots by Joe St Johanser in London
March-April - Iolanthe in Epsom with Epsom Light Opera
2003
November - Cosi fan Tutte with Starlight Opera in Oxted
October - Kiss me Kate in Epsom with Epsom Light Opera
April - Premiere of Spem by Joe St Johanser in
2002
October - Oliver in Epsom
September - Performance of new music by Joe St Johanser
2001 & earlier
Performances of Turandot, Cav & Pag, Tales of Hoffmann.
Performances of many of the works of Gilbert and Sullivan.
Performances of works by Adrian Cruft, Malcolm Arnold, Arthur Bliss, Wilfred Josephs etc etc
Francis Griffin trained at the Royal College of Music, his principal study was the horn. He worked for many years as a horn player and teacher before turning to conducting.