Stanford at this year’s VIRTUAL English Music Festival!

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
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The Veiled Prophet on BBC3

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
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Stanford Festival 2020 Programme Announced

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
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