Stanford Society

'Formed to further the appreciation, understanding and knowledge of Sir Charles Villiers Stanford’s life and music and of his contribution to the history and development of English music ... Stanford was a prolific composer, completing seven symphonies, eight string quartets, nine operas, more than 300 songs, 30 large scale choral works and a large body of chamber music. He also composed a substantial number of works for the organ, as well as anthems and settings of the canticles for the Anglican Church. He wrote extensively on music including three volumes of memoirs and a popular text on composition.'