Ben
Horden
Ben is a multifaceted classical music professional whose career seamlessly integrates high-level arts management with a freelance profile as a conductor and keyboardist.
In 2026 he joined the team at King’s College Cambridge as Concerts Manager and oversees the delivery of a diverse programme of concerts and events at one of the most prestigious and iconic musical institutions in the world.
As Festival Manager of King’s Lynn Festival, he oversees all aspects of creative and administrative planning, strategy, development, and delivery. He joined the Festival from James Brown Management in Cambridge where he worked as an Artist Manager, providing high-level creative, operational, and administrative support to celebrated conductors and instrumentalists of international renown.
He is Music Director of King’s Lynn Festival Chorus, a one hundred strong choir collaborating with distinguished soloists and ensembles to perform from a wide-ranging repertoire.
2025/2026 Season dates
Saturday 25 October
Yorkshire Bach Choir
Haydn and Mozart in Salzburg
7.30pm, St Lawrence’s Church, York
Saturday 6 December
Yorkshire Bach Choir
Haydn: The Creation
7.30pm, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York
Saturday 1 November
King’s Lynn Festival Chorus
”I was glad!”: A celebration of the English anthem
7pm, St Nicholas’ Chapel, King’s Lynn
Saturday 20 December
King’s Lynn Festival Chorus
Carols with brass
5pm, St Nicholas’ Chapel, King’s Lynn
Yorkshire Bach Choir
”In the midst of life”: Purcell, Charpentier, Blow
7.30pm, St Lawrence’s Church, York
Saturday 11 April
King’s Lynn Festival Chorus
Come and sing great British choruses
10am–6pm, King’s Lynn Minster
King’s Lynn Festival Chorus
Jenkins: Cantata Memoria
7pm, St Nicholas’ Chapel, King’s Lynn
The Atri Choir
”Heavenly and Earth”: Monteverdi, Bach, Finzi, Antonioni
7.30pm, St George’s Church, Modbury
York Early Music Festival: Organ recital
music by Tunder, Buxtehude, J S Bach
6pm, Sir Jack Lyons Concert Hall, York
King’s Lynn Festival Chorus
Vaughan Williams: Five Mystical Songs
4.30pm, St Nicholas’ Chapel, King’s Lynn
