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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

Much Ado About Nothing Music Charles Villiers Stanford Libretto Julian Sturgis Being performed on 23 and 24 August 2019 as part of the Leeds Opera Festival by Northern Opera Group We started Northern Opera Group in 2015 with the express intention of bringing artists and audiences bril

Hyperion Records is releasing a new CD of Stanford first recordings on August 2nd, 2019. (CDA 68283) The Ulster Orchestra is conducted by Howard Shelly in recordings of A Song of Agincourt, Fairy Day, Solemn March and Heroic Epilogue (Stanford’s orchestration of the second and third m