In 1978, he was appointed to a lectureship at Keele University, where he was later promoted to senior lecturer in 1988. He remained there until his appointment at Birmingham in 1992. He was head of the school of performance at Birmingham between 1992 and 1997, and Birmingham's department of music from 1996 to 1998; he was also head of the School of Arts at Bristol in 2006 and from 2010 to 2012.[1][2] While at Bristol he founded CHOMBEC, the Centre for the History of Music in Britain, the Empire and the Commonwealth, to encourage and provide a focal point for research into the history of music in the British Empire, in Britain, and within the West Country.[4] Some of the fruits of this activity emerged in 2018 with the publication of his Music in the West Country (2018), described as "the first regional history of music in England".[5]
Banfield's comprehensive, two volume study of early twentieth century English song, first published in 1985, is notable for its incorporation of both literary and musical scholarship alongside a performance perspective.[6] In 1997 Banfield was commissioned by the Finzi Trust to write the first full length biography of Gerald Finzi.[7] For the BBC, Banfield wrote and presented a four part broadcast series on the neglected tradition of British orchestral light music, The Light Brigade, in August 1995.[8] He organized a revival of Granville Bantock's hour-long orchestral song cycle Sappho at Birmingham in 1996.[9]
His work also includes in-depth studies of the American musical theatre composers Jerome Kern and Stephen Sondheim. While at Birmingham he orchestrated from the existing piano scores Sondheim's first (and then unperformed) musical Saturday Night, holding a study day presentation of excerpts in 1994, advising the Bridewell Theatre's world premiere in 1997, and staging a full production at the University in 1998.[9]
Selected publications
Sensibility and English Song: Critical Studies of the Early 20th Century (Cambridge University Press, 1985).
Music in the West Country: Social and Cultural History Across an English Region (Boydell, 2018).
References
^ abc"Professor Stephen Banfield", University of Bristol. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
^ abInternational Who's Who in Classical Music 2009 (Routledge, 2009), p. 49.
^"Solo song in England from 1900 to 1940: critical studies of the late flowering of a romantic genre", SOLO: Bodleian Library Catalogue. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
^. Archived from the original on 2011-07-27. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
^Banfield, Stephen. Music in the West Country (2018), Boydell & Brewer
^Kroeger, Karl. 'Reviewed Works: Sensibility and English Song by Steven Banfield', in Notes, Vol 48 No 1, September 1991, p 108-10
^Kelly, Richard. 'Gerald Finzi: an English Composer' from Faber Finds
^The Light Brigade, 2 August 1995 listing, BBC Genome
^ abDepartment of Music at Birmingham: RAE submissions (2001)
stephen, banfield, stephen, david, banfield, born, 1951, musicologist, music, historian, retired, academic, elgar, professor, music, university, birmingham, from, 1992, 2003, then, stanley, hugh, badock, professor, music, university, bristol, from, 2003, retir. Stephen David Banfield born 1951 is a musicologist music historian and retired academic He was Elgar Professor of Music at the University of Birmingham from 1992 to 2003 and then Stanley Hugh Badock Professor of Music at the University of Bristol from 2003 to his retirement at the end of 2012 he has since been an emeritus professor at Bristol 1 2 Banfield was educated at Clare College Cambridge St John s College Oxford and Harvard University where he was a Frank Knox Fellow 1 His DPhil was awarded by the University of Oxford in 1979 for his thesis Solo song in England from 1900 to 1940 Critical studies of the late flowering of a romantic genre 3 In 1978 he was appointed to a lectureship at Keele University where he was later promoted to senior lecturer in 1988 He remained there until his appointment at Birmingham in 1992 He was head of the school of performance at Birmingham between 1992 and 1997 and Birmingham s department of music from 1996 to 1998 he was also head of the School of Arts at Bristol in 2006 and from 2010 to 2012 1 2 While at Bristol he founded CHOMBEC the Centre for the History of Music in Britain the Empire and the Commonwealth to encourage and provide a focal point for research into the history of music in the British Empire in Britain and within the West Country 4 Some of the fruits of this activity emerged in 2018 with the publication of his Music in the West Country 2018 described as the first regional history of music in England 5 Banfield s comprehensive two volume study of early twentieth century English song first published in 1985 is notable for its incorporation of both literary and musical scholarship alongside a performance perspective 6 In 1997 Banfield was commissioned by the Finzi Trust to write the first full length biography of Gerald Finzi 7 For the BBC Banfield wrote and presented a four part broadcast series on the neglected tradition of British orchestral light music The Light Brigade in August 1995 8 He organized a revival of Granville Bantock s hour long orchestral song cycle Sappho at Birmingham in 1996 9 His work also includes in depth studies of the American musical theatre composers Jerome Kern and Stephen Sondheim While at Birmingham he orchestrated from the existing piano scores Sondheim s first and then unperformed musical Saturday Night holding a study day presentation of excerpts in 1994 advising the Bridewell Theatre s world premiere in 1997 and staging a full production at the University in 1998 9 Selected publications EditSensibility and English Song Critical Studies of the Early 20th Century Cambridge University Press 1985 Sondheim s Broadway Musicals University of Michigan Press 1993 Editor The Blackwell History of Music in Britain vol 6 Blackwell 1995 Gerald Finzi An English Composer Faber and Faber 1997 England art and commercial music 2001 10 000 word essay in Grove Music Online Albion Attractions review The Musical Times Vol 143 No 1881 Winter 2002 pp 66 69 4 pages Jerome Kern Yale Broadway Masters Yale University Press 2006 The Sounds of Stonehenge Archaeopress 2009 Co edited with Nicholas Temperley Music and the Wesleys University of Illinois Press 2010 Music in the West Country Social and Cultural History Across an English Region Boydell 2018 References Edit a b c Professor Stephen Banfield University of Bristol Retrieved 18 December 2018 a b International Who s Who in Classical Music 2009 Routledge 2009 p 49 Solo song in England from 1900 to 1940 critical studies of the late flowering of a romantic genre SOLO Bodleian Library Catalogue Retrieved 18 December 2018 North American British Music Studies Association Vol 2 No 2 Autumn 2006 Archived from the original on 2011 07 27 Retrieved 2009 07 17 Banfield Stephen Music in the West Country 2018 Boydell amp Brewer Kroeger Karl Reviewed Works Sensibility and English Song by Steven Banfield in Notes Vol 48 No 1 September 1991 p 108 10 Kelly Richard Gerald Finzi an English Composer from Faber Finds The Light Brigade 2 August 1995 listing BBC Genome a b Department of Music at Birmingham RAE submissions 2001 Academic officesPreceded byJim Samson Stanley Hugh Badock Professor of Music University of Bristol2003 2012 Succeeded byKatharine Ellis Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stephen Banfield amp oldid 1090246111, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
