The Handel Institute (registered charity no. 296615) was
established in 1987 to advance education by promoting the study and appreciation of, and
supporting and publishing research on, the music and life of George Frideric Handel and
his contemporaries. To this end, The Handel Institute:
- nominates two members, one of whom is currently
joint General Editor, to the editorial board of the Hallische
Händel-Ausgabe. The Institute is the principal means whereby British
scholarship is channelled into the edition.
- nominates two members to the board of the Gerald
Coke Handel Foundation (GCHF), which was created jointly by The Thomas Coram
Foundation (now known as Coram Family) and The Handel Institute to realize
the vision of the late Gerald Coke, the Institute’s first patron, for the
future of his magnificent Handel collection. The GCHF is responsible for
funding and managing the Gerald Coke Handel Collection, which is housed in
The Foundling Museum at 40 Brunswick Square, London, WC1.
- organizes academic conferences, and study days
related to forthcoming performances.
- The conferences so far have been international
and triennial:
- The study days have included:
- ‘From Passion to Oratorio’ (London, 2002)
- ‘Serse in Perspective’ (Cambridge, 2003)
- Handel's Opera Tamerlano (Cambridge, 2005)
- awards grants, as
advertised from time to time, in support of research into Handel and his
contemporaries.
- publishes a Newsletter twice a year. Regular items include short
research articles, and previews and reviews of Handel festivals, conferences
and opera productions, especially those taking place overseas. (Index
of articles
)
- works closely with sister organizations at home and abroad, notably the
Georg-Friedrich-Händel-Gesellschaft (Halle), the
American Handel Society,
the London Handel Festival, the Foundling Museum and the Handel House Trust.
President
Christopher Hogwood, CBE
Council
Donald Burrows (chairman)
Terence Best
Winton Dean
Anthony Hicks
Andrew Jones
Malcolm London
Curtis Price
Ruth Smith
Reinhard Strohm
Colin Timms
Secretary
Helen Smithson
To become a Friend of The Handel Institute the minimum
subscription is £15 / $30 per annum (student £5 / $10). As a Friend of The Handel
Institute you will receive two issues of the Newsletter for each year of subscription, and
you will be supporting the work of a registered educational charity devoted to Handel.
We also welcome larger donations and gifts; their value is increased if made
under the Gift Aid Scheme.
Please address all subscriptions, contributions and related
enquiries to the treasurer:
Malcolm London
108 Falcon Point
Hopton Street
London SE1 9JB
England
All other enquiries should be addressed either to
the Secretary, Helen Smithson, by e-mail at
handelsecretary@hotmail.co.uk,
or by post to:
Professor Colin Timms
Barber Institute
The University of Birmingham
Edgbaston
Birmingham B15 2TS
England
Last updated: 28 October 2007