Based in France since 2011, David Hirst was appointed titular organist of Notre-Dame Collegiate Church, Mantes-la-Jolie in 2016. As such, he is responsible for all the organ music for this magnificent gothic edifice including special services for the Diocese of Versailles. He is artistic director of the annual International Organ Festival at Mantes and is also responsible for organ music at the nearby Romanesque church of Sainte-Anne de Gassicourt.