June 6th, 7.30pm, St Mary's Church.

This event is sponsored by The Mighty Oak Brewing Company. 

Quartet in F minor Op. 20 Nº5 Joseph Haydn (1732-1809)

Allegro moderato

Minuetto

Adagio

Finale: Fuga a due Soggetti

Dover Beach Op. 3  Samuel Barber (1910-1981)

Langsamersatz Anton Webern (1893-1945)

String Quartet in B Minor, Op. 11  Samuel Barber (1910-1981)   

Molto Allegro e Appassionato

Adagio

Molto Adagio-Presto

The Stanford Quartet has established a reputation as a dynamic and versatile string quartet working with a variety of artists from composer Harrison Birtwhistle at the Dartington International Summer School to singer songwriter Gilbert O’Sullivan on the main stage at Glastonbury. Raised in musical families the quartet’s background is firmly rooted in classical music, with additional influences in theatre, opera, composition and dance.

Whilst studying at the Royal Academy of Music with members of the Alberni Quartet, sisters Laura, Eleanor, and Amy Stanford established the Stanford Quartet with cellist Jessica Cox, winning the John B McEwan quartet prize and receiving awards in the Sir Arthur Bliss and the Wigmore Hall competition.  With an interest in British repertoire, the quartet entered the professional world as the resident ensemble for the Purbeck String Festival premiering newly commissioned works by Sally Beamish and Mike Westbrook as well as giving recitals, master classes and coaching quartets. Continuing their association with living composers the Stanford Quartet currently enjoy a three year collaboration with the Dartington International summer school, working with composers Harrison Birtwhistle, Gerald Busby, Dai Fujikara and Peter Copley .On the other side of the musical spectrum, the quartet can be seen indulging their passion for all musical genres with worldwide tours dancing and playing with ABBA the show, performing acoustic sets with Gilbert O’Sullivan and dressing as Baroque gentlemen in The Opera Show.

In addition to ongoing commitments to these projects the quartet look forward to a busy diary giving recitals nationwide for the Concert Promoters Network and in London as resident quartet at The University of Westminster.

For more information on the quartet visit The Stanford Quartet Website