Francis Faux - Musician

Such a treat to hear We are Every Child as part of Romsey Youth Choir's Christmas concert this year in Romsey Abbey. The choirs sounded terrific under the energetic and passionate direction of Marion Maxey and and it was a lovely surprise to see my cousin's daughter, Nyela, singing in the group. One of the children even came up to me afterwards and gave me a big hug! Hoping to see you all again next year at some point and wishing you a wonderful Christmas :)

A most enjoyable evening accompanying the lovely bunch of BA Drama students for their musical theatre showcase 🙂

Very much looking forward to hearing my SSA arrangement of We are Every Child performed by Romsey Youth Choir this Friday!

Romsey Youth Choirs – Christmas Concert at Romsey Abbey Tickets are now available for Romsey Youth Choirs – Christmas Concert at Romsey Abbey, on Friday 15th December 2023. Click the link for further information and to secure your tickets now!

Some lovely carolling with at the Holburne Museum this evening.

Not long to go now!

Tickets now available for our annual Christmas concert on 2nd December at St Luke's Church! There is truly something for everyone, with special guests ShoBass, The Mike Daniels Brass Quintet, and a new carol composed by Francis Faux - Musician with lyrics by Jamila Gavin. Hope to see you all there!

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My new website is ready! Thanks to my ever-patient wife, Theresa, for helping with the design and generally being fantastic. Now I just need some clients so if anyone needs a composer to write some music for them, do get in touch!

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Big thanks to Martin Tompkins Photography & Video for making me look presentable!

There and back again. Lovely to meet at my first ABCD conference as well as a number of other musicians - some I haven't seen in years!

The view for the day. With the wonderful and Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra for some Pergolesi and Vivaldi 🙂

Just finished a new carol for with words by the wonderful . Can't wait to hear it live!

A new setting of Down by the Salley Gardens, arranged for virtual string ensemble. Hoping to record it with Noctis Chamber Choir at some point in the not-too-distant future :)

Down By The Salley Gardens (string version) Listen to Down By The Salley Gardens (string version) by Francis Faux on

Great three days (and one evening) meeting a whole bunch of talented creatives in the film industry. Inspired!

Just saw Ken Loach at the Encounters Film Festival!

Rainbow road 😊

Great singing last night in preparation of our concert in a couple of weeks. Get your tickets now!

Tickets for our upcoming October concert are still available. Come join us for an evening of Vivaldi and Pergolesi. Link for tickets can be found in our bio 🎫 .

Great photo shoot with today. Running out of excuses to rebrand my website now!

Always an enjoyable piece to perform, particularly with 3 MDs giving it plenty on the back row! Thanks to Dan Cushing as always :)

Purcell: Come ye Sons of Art Georgian Festival Chorale & OrchestraArtistic Director - Daniel Robert CushingSoprano - Eleonore Sian CockerhamMezzo-Soprano - Molly SooBaritone - Matthew Ti...

I know it looks a bit like Aquaman but this is actually Dylan, a sea-god from Welsh mythology. The reason I've posted it is that I've just finished writing a solo piece for Emma Davies- Clarinettist/Teacher called I, Dylan which tells the story of his birth and eventual demise at the hands of his uncle, Gofannon. Some other projects also in the pipeline so watch this space!

Bit of a milestone today. The technical side of my assignments has been pulling my grades down a little so I was proper chuffed to receive this. Have gone to this vibrant Thai restaurant in Sheung Wan to celebrate!

I do love a city at night. This takes some beating.

First week of examining finished! To relax, I decided to climb 470 steps in the sweltering heat and humidity to the 10,000 Buddhas Monastery in Sha Tin. These pictures don't really do it justice but it's an incredible place nestled in the mountains on the outskirts of the city and well worth the trek🙂

Looking for a friendly choir to join in the Bath area? Here's our new website design in time for the start of our new choral season. Rehearsals start on Tuesday 5th September at St Luke's Church, Hatfield Road and we will be performing Vivaldi's Gloria with the Brandon Hill Chamber Orchestra at St Mary's Bathwick on Saturday 14th October. Come along and join us for a taster session!

Lucis Choir – Official Website Directed by Francis Faux, LUCIS is a mixed-voice choir founded in 2014 and has quickly established itself as one of the leading choirs in the Southwest. Since its inception, the choir has toured the Czech Republic and United States and has performed in a number of prestigious concert venues, such as...

And that's a wrap! Five minutes of a short film scored, Lucis website redesign finished and Mark Wood has just ripped through the Aussie lower order! I should start packing for my five week examining tour to Hong Kong (leaving tomorrow) but first I'm going to enjoy a drink with the family before my flight :)

A most enjoyable start to the week! Lovely to hear the two unique songs written by the composition competition winners for the first time and always a pleasure to listen to young singers performing We are Every Child :)

We had a great morning at Prior Park College today for our massed rehearsal ahead of our performances of Extraordinary! in Bath Abbey this Thursday and Friday 🎩 what a great way to start a Monday! 🎶

Combe Down Primary School PTA The Paragon School St Andrews Church School, Bath St. Stephen's Primary School, Bath St Martin's Garden Primary Oldfield Park Junior School

Tickets still available from Bath Box Office
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🗓 29th and 30th June
⏱ 6.30pm

It's finally here! A montage from Lucis' April concert at the Wiltshire Music Centre, with Noctis Chamber Choir, Marlena Devoe and Sam Young (in truly bullish baritone mode). In chronological order, the music in this video features Chilcott's Songs and Cries of London Town, Nobuo Uematsu's One Winged Angel and movements from Orff's Carmina Burana. Thanks to Martin Tompkins Photography & Video for the terrific footage!

April 2023 concert montage (featuring O Fortuna) A montage of Lucis' concert at the Wiltshire Music Centre on 29/04/2023, with guests Noctis Chamber Choir. Featuring excerpts from Chilcott's Songs and Cries...

Lovely to catch up with Christopher Tin just now. Looking forward to hearing his take on Puccini's Turandot when it arrives!

Not been 100% recently but on the mend and getting ready for the Lucis summer concert at St Michael's Without this Saturday. Excerpts of Rutter's A Sprig of Thyme and some other hidden gems! A big thanks to Dan Cushing for covering the last couple of rehearsals and looking forward to some lovely oboe playing and singing by Julie Payne and Maisie Lewis :)

Lucis - The Sprig of Thyme — St Michael's Bath The Lucis Choir presents a concert featuring John Rutter’s folk-song settings The Sprig of Thyme alongside Lux Beata Trinitas by Ola Gjeilo. The programme also includes arrangements by Gwyneth Walker of popular songs including Barbara Allen, a setting by Bernard Hughes of words by Vera Brittain an...

Not long until the massed choir rehearsal with the Voices for Life Children's Choir and The Paragon School! Looking forward to hearing those new compositions written by the next generation of talent :)

🤩An amazing performance by 200 children of Stardust by and in . 👏

Thank you to John Telfer Cameley C of E Primary School Longvernal Primary School St Johns C of E School Kenysham and West Pennard Primary School and the Voices for Life team!😀

and to the and the West of England Music Ensemble for supporting us 😀

Three modules down, nine more to go until the end of my MFA course! Great to collaborate with Mark Blowout Sax Archer for three pieces of library music for my recent assignment. Also just finished getting the Carmina Burana audio ready for Martin Tompkins Photography & Video to work his magic on so watch this space for some clips from that concert. Time to meet the family in town for a well-earned drink :)

It's that time of the year again! Come and see Lucis perform at the Abbey at 9.10 and Noctis Chamber Choir at 8.15 in St Michael's.

Lucis Choir – The Bath Festival Directed by Francis Faux, Lucis is a mixed-voice choir founded in 2014. Since its inception, the choir have toured the Czech Republic and the United States and have performed in a number of prestigious concert venues, such as Carnegie Hall, Cadogan Hall, Wiltshire Music Centre and Bath Abbey.

A whole new chapter for Voices for Life!

Sorting out this week’s Voices for Life delivery! 🥁 we can’t wait to introduce percussion into our workshops 🤗