Welcome
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This site provides an introduction to the activities and aims of the Elgar in Hereford group.
The composer lived on the outskirts of Hereford, in the Welsh Marches, for nearly eight years from 1904 to 1911 and frequently visited the city thereafter.
At the height of his creative powers many of his most important works were written whilst living at Plas Gwyn, his home on the eastern border of Hereford city.
The initial aim of the group was to mark the composer's long and close associations with the city and its county by a figurative statue portraying the composer as he would have appeared while living in Hereford. The illustration, (above right), shows the statue of Elgar and his Sunbeam bicycle as it now stands in the cathedral close.
The group's activities have widened and typically include musical events and workshops, talks and visits. Also we promote an annual Award for a Herefordshire Musician, and a Junior Group Music Award.