Dear Stanford Society Friends, On Easter Sunday I attended in person services at my local Episcopal Church in Chicago for only the second time since February of 2020. We wore masks, were socially distanced and were not allowed to sing. But our virtual choir did sing Stanford’s “Ye Cho

A note from the Chairman – October Dear members and friends of the Stanford Society, When the Covid-19 pandemic arrived in March most of us thought that there would be three of four months of lock down and/or other restrictions and then life would gradual return to normal. Unfor

This has been a difficult year for all lovers of music. Since mid March Covid-19 has meant the cancellation of concerts and opera and the closure of churches and cathedrals. What we had originally thought would be a three month problem looks as if it will continue for a year or more.

  A newly remastered double CD of music by Stanford and Howells, conducted by John Rutter and accompanied by Wayne Marshall, is due to be released on the 17 July from Collegium Records. Apart from adding the items for which there was no room on the original single CD, the sound f

Following the successful performance of Stanford’s The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan at the 2019 Wexford Festival, the full recording is now available on the RTE player at the following LINK for free. There are also a number of videos available of the performance on YouTube, two o

Unfortunately, due to the outbreak of Covid-19, the annual English Music Festival held in Oxfordshire has been cancelled. However, there will now be an online festival in its place which will be streamed on the EMF YouTube channel. Stanford is well represented at this year’s fes

Following a recent broadcast of Stanford’s The Veiled Prophet of Khorassan recorded at the 2019 Wexford Opera Festival, it is now available on the BBC3 player at the following LINK. Composed to a libretto by William Barclay Squire, The Veiled Prophet is based on part of the orie

The programme for the 2020 Stanford Festival Weekend in Gloucester has now been announced! Events include talks on Stanford, Parry, Ivor Gurney and Howells al organ and chamber recitals. Please note: Due to the outbreak of Covid-19, the Stanford Society cannot currently guarantee that

The dates for the Stanford Festival 2020 have been announced! It will be held in Gloucester on 16 – 18 October 2020. Save the date! More information will become available in coming months. Stanford Society members will get early access to the programme and tickets for the festiv

The Stanford Society is deeply saddened to hear of the death of Sir Stephen Cleobury in his home town of York after a long illness. Sir Stephen assisted with the founding of The Stanford Society in 2007 and welcomed the society to a number of joint festivals with the Herbert Howells S