The Richard Stoker Trust was registered in April 2022 to promote the music of the English composer Richard Stoker (1938-2021), and to safeguard the archive of his music, artworks and other items.

Funding is available to musicians, organisations, researchers and writers who include Richard Stoker’s music in their work.

Of particular interest are live performances and recordings, music teaching (vocal and instrumental), and research by writers and academics. Each application for funding will be considered on its own merits.

If you’d like to apply for funding, please visit out Applying for Funding Page, or get in touch via our contact page.

Richard’s widow Gill, who set up the Trust, died in February 2024, nine months after being diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour. You can read a tribute to Gill here, and her Guardian obituary here.