Peace and Comfort Choral concert taking place at St Nicholas Cathedral given by the Chicago Master Singers, the programme as follows: Requiem – Howells Valiant for Truth – Vaughan Williams Song for Athene – Tavener When Mary through the Garden Went Op.127 No.3 – Stanford Cantate Domino – Rutter

Organ Recital The organ recital will be given by Robert Smith on the 1967/2005 Schuke organ in St Mary's Cathedral, Fürstenwalde. The programme as follows: Prelude and Fugue "Grand" in E Minor, BWV548 - J.S.Bach Prelude on 'Rhosymedre' - Vaughan Williams Fantasia and Toccata in D minor, Op.57 - Stanford Prelude and Fugue on a theme of Cyril Scott, Op.69 - Rubbra Saraband (in modo elegiaco) - Howells Le banquet céleste, for solo organ - Messiaen Annum per annum - Pärt A quiet pavan, with canons - Baigent Work for Organ - Dennehy Mozart Changes - Gárdonyi

Stanford in the Lake District Stanford's La Belle Dame Sans Merci will be featuring in a concert given by Ailish Tynan (Soprano) and Simon Lepper (Piano) with additional accompaniment from Jonathan Farey (Horn)* and Adam Slater (Clarinet)† in this year's Lake District Summer Music Festival. The concert will take place in St Thomas's Church, Kendal at 7:30pm on Tuesday 31st July 2018. The programme for the concert is as follows: Brahms Five songs from Op.6, 7 & 58 Weir A Spanish Liederbooklet Schubert Ellens Gesänge, D837-9 Schubert Auf dem Strom, D943* Barber Nuvoletta, Op.25 Barber Solitary hotel, Op.41 No.4 Barber St Ita’s Vision, Op.29 No.3 Bingham The Shadow Side of Joy Finzi Stanford La belle dame sans merci Schubert Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D965† Please visit the Lake District Summer Music website for more information.

Organ Recital The organ recital will be given by Robert Smith on the 1879 Sauer organ in St Gertraud-Kirche, Frankfurt an der Oder. The programme as follows: Prelude and Fugue "Grand" in E Minor, BWV548 - Bach O Gott, du Frommer Gott, Op.122 no.7- Brahms Saraband (in modo elegiaco) - Howells,  Prelude on 'Rhosymedre' - Vaughan Williams,  Fantasia and Toccata in D minor, Op.57 - Stanford,  Prelude and Fugue on a Theme of Cyril Scott, Op.69 - Rubbra,  Work for Organ - Dennehy,  A quiet pavan, with canons - Baigent,  Mozart Changes - Gárdonyi, 

Organ Recital The organ recital will be given by Robert Smith at St Marienkirche, Pirna. The programme as follows: Prelude and Fugue "Grand" in E Minor, BWV548 - Bach Prelude on 'Rhosymedre' - Vaughan Williams Fantasia and Toccata in D minor, Op.57 - Stanford Variations and Fugue on "Heil dir im Siegerkranz" - Reger  Master Tallis's Testament - Howells Work for Organ - Dennehy Annum per annum - Pärt A quiet pavan, with canons - Baigent Joie et Clarte des Corps Glorieux - Messiaen Mozart Changes - Gárdonyi Salamanca - Bovet

Organ Recital The organ recital will be given by Robert Smith on the 1905 Jehmlich organ at Christuskirche, Dresden. The programme as follows: Fantasia and Toccata in D minor, Op.57 - Stanford  Prelude on 'Rhosymedre' - Vaughan Williams O Gott, du Frommer Gott, Op.122 no.7 - Brahms Chorale Prelude on 'Wenn mein Stündlein vorhanden ist' - Gowers An Occasional Trumpet Voluntary - Gowers Benedictus - Reger Saraband (in modo elegiaco) - Howells Prelude and Fugue on a theme of Cyril Scott, Op.69 - Rubbra A quiet pavan, with canons - Baigent Sospiri for string orchestra and harp, Op.70 - Elgar Annum per annum - Pärt

As part of the BBC Proms 2018, Dame Sarah Connolly will be performing a selection of songs (including Stanford) with accompaniment from Joseph Middleton on Piano. The programme is as follows: A soft day - Stanford Weep you no more, sad fountains - Parry The House of Life – ‘Love-Sight’ - Vaughan Williams Thou didst delight my eyes - Gurney Into my heart an air that kills - Somervell Come to me in my dreams - Bridge Goddess of Night - Howells Journey's end - Bridge A Sweet Lullaby (world première) - Britten Somnus (world première) - Britten Journey's End - Holst A Charm of Lullabies - Britten Farewell (world première) - Turnage  Sleeplessness ... Sails (BBC commission: world première) - Illean  Dame Sarah Connolly, Mezzo-soprano Joseph Middleton, Piano For more information on the Proms, please visit the Proms events website.

Les Promenades musicales du Pays d'Auge The Ensemble Perspectives will be performing a selection of choral works including Stanford's Farewell my Joy at the Les Promenades musicales du Pays d'Auge Festival in Normandy. The programme is as follows: Down to the River to Pray - Traditional By the Lone Sea Shore - Coleridge-Taylor  Chor der Engel - Schubert Phillis is My Only Joy - Hobbs Loch Lomond - Traditional Farewell my Joy - Stanford That Lonesome Road - Taylor The Lamb - Tavener 50 ways to Leave your Lover - Simon Dem dunkeln Schoß der Heilgen Erde - Brahms Dido’s Lament - Purcell Ah! mon beau laboureur - Poulenc Medley - The Beatles Ensemble Perspectives Mathide Bobot - Soprano Marie Pouchelon - Alto Mathieu Dubroca - Baritone Geoffroy Heurard - Bass-baritone Sean Clayton - Tenor "Décloisonner, c’est le maître-mot de l’Ensemble Perspectives, mélanger les styles et les genres, les siècles et les modes. Un concert de fête!"

As part of the Proms 2018, the BBC Singers and BBC Concert Orchestra will be performing works by Stanford, Parry, and Coleridge-Taylor and they will be performing Sullivan's Trial by Jury in concert. Works by Parry Works by Coleridge-Taylor Works by Trial by Jury (concert performance) - Sullivan Jane Glover, Conductor Neal Davies, The Learned Judge Sam Furness, The Defendant Mary Bevan, The Plaintiff Ross Ramgobin, Counsel for the Plaintiff BBC Singers BBC Concert Orchestra

BBC Proms Gerland Finley will be singing Stanford's Songs of the Sea Op.91 alongside Elgar, Parry, Wood and Arne in the Last night of the Proms. Songs of Darkness, Dreams of Light (BBC commission: world première) - Panufnik Songs of the Sea, Op.91 - Stanford Blest Pair of Sirens - Parry Scaramouche, Op.165b - Milhaud Carousel: Soliloquy - Rodgers Fantasia on British Sea-Songs - arr. Wood Rule, Britannia! (arr. Sargent)- Arne Pomp and Circumstance March No. 1 in D major (‘Land of Hope and Glory’) - Elgar Jerusalem (orch. Elgar) - Parry The National Anthem - Anonymous Auld Lang Syne - Traditional Jess Gillam, Saxophone Gerald Finley, Baritone BBC Singers BBC Symphony Chorus BBC Symphony Orchestra Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor