Support New Recordings

One of the major objectives of the Stanford Society is to encourage and support new recordings of Stanford’s music, particularly of works that have not previously been recorded. Recent projects supported by the Society have included the first complete recording of Stanford’s String Quartets and the premier recording of Stanford’s opera The Travelling Companion with SOMM records.

The society is currently pursuing the recording of Stanford’s Children’s Songs following a hugely successful release of Songs of Faith, Love and Nonsense with SOMM which included several first recordings.

In the past, The Stanford Society has supported the first recordings of Stanford’s Second Violin Concerto (Opus 162) (EMR CD023) and the Mass in G (Opus 46) (EMR CD021). The Society also supported the recordings of Stanford anthems and canticles by the Choir of Winchester College conducted by Malcom Archer on the CONVIVIUM label (CR027). This release included three first recordings.

Future plans for recordings centre around the String Quartets of Charles Wood and the recording of Stanford’s operas following the successful release of The Travelling Companion on SOMM. In 2023, plans are well advanced for the recording of Shamus O’Brien with the BBC – this will be a landmark recording.

If you are interested in helping with these or any projects relating to Stanford’s music, please contact the Society’s Chairman, John Covell at jccovell@msn.com for more details.