The Stanford Society - The Music of Charles Villiers Stanford

The Stanford Society

An international society which is being formed to honor the life and music of Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (1852-1924).

We encourage and support the increased performance and recording of his music both in the UK and internationally.

Be sure to stay tuned for more information on our next big event:

^{STANFORD

WEEKEND IN Durham
2012

March 2nd to March 4th

Click Here for
the Program
The highlight of the Durham Weekend will be a
concert on the evening of March 2nd
in Durham Cathedral
which will include the first performance of Stanford’s Second Violin
Concerto in G minor, Opus 162 (orchestrated by Jeremy Dibble) with the
Durham University Orchestra and Rupert Luck as soloist.
This concert will also include a
performance of Stanford’s rarely heard Concert Piece for Organ, Brass
and Strings (Opus 181) with Jonathan Clinch
as organ soloist. The
concert will conclude with a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Manfred
Symphony.
On Saturday March 3^rd there will be a
recital by Rupert Luck which will include Stanford’s two Sonatas for
Violin and Piano. On the Saturday afternoon we will visit the Hudson
Archive at the University of Newcastle’s Robinson Library. This contains
the largest collection of original Stanford manuscripts and memorabilia
in the world. Later in the afternoon we will attend an evensong with
music by Stanford in Newcastle Cathedral. The evening will see us return
to Durham to hear a concert of part songs by the Durham University
Chamber Choir.
On Sunday March 4^th there will be
services of Matins and Eucharist in Durham Cathedral. There will be a
song recital of songs by Stanford and others in the afternoon and the
Weekend will conclude with Evensong in Durham Cathedral.
As 2012 is the one hundredth anniversary of the
early death of Stanford’s pupil Samuel Coleridge-Taylor we also plan to
include some of Coleridge-Taylor’s music in the Weekend.}

^{As for
Sir Charles Villiers Stanford,
he
was born in Dublin in 1852 and
received his early musical training at St Patrick’s Cathedral,
Christ Church Cathedral and St Stephen’s Church (The Pepper
Canister).

He moved to Cambridge
in 1870 and went on to build a stellar musical career. He was
appointed Professor of Composition at the Royal College of Music
in 1883 and Professor of Music at
Cambridge University in 1888.

Stanford was knighted in 1902 and his ashes are interred in
Westminster Abbey.

Stanford was a prolific composer, completing seven symphonies,
eight string quartets, nine operas, more than 300 songs, 30
large scale choral works and a large body of chamber music.
He also composed a substantial number of works for the organ and
anthems and settings for matins and evensong which are still
widely used in church music.}

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		^{STANFORD WEEKEND IN Durham 2012 March 2nd to March 4th Click Here for the Program The highlight of the Durham Weekend will be a concert on the evening of March 2nd in Durham Cathedral which will include the first performance of Stanford’s Second Violin Concerto in G minor, Opus 162 (orchestrated by Jeremy Dibble) with the Durham University Orchestra and Rupert Luck as soloist. This concert will also include a performance of Stanford’s rarely heard Concert Piece for Organ, Brass and Strings (Opus 181) with Jonathan Clinch as organ soloist. The concert will conclude with a performance of Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony. On Saturday March 3^rd there will be a recital by Rupert Luck which will include Stanford’s two Sonatas for Violin and Piano. On the Saturday afternoon we will visit the Hudson Archive at the University of Newcastle’s Robinson Library. This contains the largest collection of original Stanford manuscripts and memorabilia in the world. Later in the afternoon we will attend an evensong with music by Stanford in Newcastle Cathedral. The evening will see us return to Durham to hear a concert of part songs by the Durham University Chamber Choir. On Sunday March 4^th there will be services of Matins and Eucharist in Durham Cathedral. There will be a song recital of songs by Stanford and others in the afternoon and the Weekend will conclude with Evensong in Durham Cathedral. As 2012 is the one hundredth anniversary of the early death of Stanford’s pupil Samuel Coleridge-Taylor we also plan to include some of Coleridge-Taylor’s music in the Weekend.}
		^{As for Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, he was born in Dublin in 1852 and received his early musical training at St Patrick’s Cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral and St Stephen’s Church (The Pepper Canister). He moved to Cambridge in 1870 and went on to build a stellar musical career. He was appointed Professor of Composition at the Royal College of Music in 1883 and Professor of Music at Cambridge University in 1888. Stanford was knighted in 1902 and his ashes are interred in Westminster Abbey. Stanford was a prolific composer, completing seven symphonies, eight string quartets, nine operas, more than 300 songs, 30 large scale choral works and a large body of chamber music. He also composed a substantial number of works for the organ and anthems and settings for matins and evensong which are still widely used in church music.}