Officers of the Society Aims of the Society

Chairman The Society has been formed to further the apprecia- John Covell, FCA tion, understanding and knowledge of Sir Charles Villiers [email protected] Stanford’s life and music and of his contribution to the 1301 North Sutton Place history and development of English music. Chicago, Illinois 60610 USA The formal aims of the Society are: 1. To substantially widen the knowledge, under- Secretary/Membership standing and appreciation of the music of Charles Chris Cope Villiers Stanford both in the United Kingdom [email protected] and overseas. Reeds Farmhouse Kings Nympton,Umberleigh, Devon EX37 9ST 2. To encourage performances of Stanford’s music and England the music of his students and colleagues at the Royal College of Music and Cambridge University. Honorary Treasurer John Kennedy, FCA 3. To increase understanding of Stanford’s life and [email protected] music and of his contribution to the develop- 145 Holland Gardens ment and history of British music. Brentford, Middlesex TW8 0AY 4. To encourage and support recordings of England Stanford’s music.

Musical and Historical Advisor 5. To provide members of the Society with an op- Professor Jeremy Dibble portunity to share their love of English music [email protected] and to develop their knowledge of the life and Department of Music music of Charles Villiers Stanford and of his im- THE Palace Green pact on the history of English music. Durham DH1 3RL Y England StanfordSOCIET Chairman Irish Branch Michael Webb [email protected] 2 Mount Salus Dalkey Co. Dublin Ireland

www.thestanfordsociety.com Charles Villiers Stanford Why a Stanford Society? Membership Application and Charles Villiers Stanford was one of the leading musi- The Stanford Society was formed by a small international Subscription Fees cians of his generation and had a profound effect on the group of English music enthusiasts to promote greater development and history of English music as a performer, interest in Stanford’s life and music and to encourage Annual Membership Fees conductor, composer, teacher and writer. and support increased performances and recordings of • £12 for UK addresses his compositions. The Society was officially launched at Born in Dublin in 1852 to a family of amateur musi- a Stanford Celebration Weekend held in Cambridge, • £10 for UK Pensioners cians where his musical gifts were recognized early, he England in March 2007. • £15/US$25 for addresses outside the UK entered Queens’ College Cambridge in 1870 as both an organ and classics scholar. While still an undergraduate Following his death in 1924 Stanford’s music fell into a he became Assistant Conductor of the Cambridge Uni- period of neglect. Apart from his music for the Anglican Name ...... versity Musical Society, and held the position of Con- Church and a small number of songs, it was largely un- Address: ...... ductor from 1875 to 1893. Stanford transferred to Trinity heard for more than 60 years. There were certain notable College in 1873 to take up the post of Organist and sub- exceptions. Three of the Songs of the Sea were included ...... sequently studied composition in Germany. in the first-ever BBC broadcast of a Henry Wood Prom- enade concert in August 1927. He was appointed Professor of Composition at the Royal Postcode: ...... Country: ...... College of Music in 1883 and Professor of Music at Cam- In 2002, the 150th anniversary of Stanford’s birth was Email address: ...... bridge University in 1888 and subsequently held appoint- celebrated with the publication of major biographies by ments as Conductor of The London Bach Choir and of The Professor Jeremy Dibble (Oxford) and Dr. Paul Rodmell All information will remain confidential to Leeds Philharmonic Society and The Leeds Festival. (Ashgate). These were the first biographies to appear since The Stanford Society. Harry Plunket Greene’s pioneering volume in 1935. For Stanford was a prolific composer, completing seven sym- the first time, a fuller and more balanced picture emerged phonies, eight string quartets, nine operas, more than Please send membership applications to: of Stanford’s life and of his contribution to the history of 300 songs, 30 large-scale choral works and a large body Chris Cope English music. of chamber music. He also composed a substantial num- Secretary ber of works for the organ, and anthems and settings of The Stanford Society is following in the footsteps of the The Stanford Society the canticles for the Anglican church. He wrote exten- various societies and trusts formed to promote interest Reeds Farmhouse sively on music including three volumes of memoirs and in the life and music of a number of Stanford’s contem- Kings Nympton, Umberleigh a popular text on composition. poraries and students. The Society’s goals include hold- Devon EX37 9ST ing an annual Celebration Weekend which will include England Today he is largely remembered for his songs and reli- performances of Stanford’s music and talks on his life. gious music, as well as for his influence on several gen- These gatherings have so far taken place in Cambridge, Email: [email protected] erations of students at the Royal College of Music. These London, Oxford and Dublin. We also plan to publish an included Sir Arthur Bliss, Frank Bridge, Samuel annual newsletter and to encourage and support record- All payments should be made to “The Stanford Society” Coleridge-Taylor, Ivor Gurney, Gustav Holst, Herbert ings of his lesser-known music. Howells, John Ireland, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Charles Wood. Please contact the Society’s Chairman with questions Stanford was knighted in 1902 and in 1904 he became about the Society and Stanford’s life and music. the first British composer to be elected a member of the Royal Academy of Arts in Berlin. His ashes are interred in Westminster Abbey near the remains of Henry Purcell.