The Elgar Society was founded in 1951 to promote performance of the music of British composer Edward Elgar, especially the more rarely performed items. Registered as a charity on 22 January 1988, It is particularly concerned with introducing the composer and his music to younger audiences and, by making grants to appropriate educational activities, to enhance the quality of life of members of the public. It also supports the Elgar Birthplace Museum with an annual grant with the objective of widening accessibility to the location and its contents and encouraging research.
In the 1980s the Society encouraged the making of recordings of works such as The Black Knight which remained unrecorded.[1]
- ^ "The Black Knight". Elgar Society. Retrieved 18 November 2021.