Laurence Williams has been appointed as Director of Music and Organist at Saint Michael and All Angels, Barnes. He will take up his position in February.

Laurence is a freelance musician, working both in London and internationally as a singer, choir trainer, organist and teacher. He is passionate about introducing people to choral music and is the co-founder of Dowland Youth Works, a group set up to introduce teenagers to secular lute song and renaissance music more generally. He is also the Music Director for East Grinstead Choral Society and for Children’s Voices of Enfield. He is accompanist to a number of choirs including London Concert Choir and Islington Choral Society and regularly plays organ in churches around London.

Laurence’s first service was on Sunday 13th February after literally being handed the baton by outgoing music director, Martin Neary at a Choral Evensong the previous week