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-'''Stephen William Barlow''' (born 30 June 1954) is an English [[conductor (music)|conductor]], principally of [[opera]]. He was Artistic Director of the [[Buxton Festival]] from 2012 to 2018.
-Barlow was a [[chorister]] at [[Canterbury Cathedral]] before studying at [[King's School, Canterbury]], then moving to [[Trinity College, Cambridge]], where he was an [[Organ Scholar]].  In 1986 he married the actress [[Joanna Lumley]], with whom he lives in [[London]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/how-we-met-joanna-lumley-and-stephen-barlow-1610102.html|title=HOW WE MET JOANNA LUMLEY AND STEPHEN BARLOW|date=5 March 1995|newspaper=[[The Independent]]|accessdate=24 July 2020}}</ref>
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-He composed the opera ''King'', the story of [[Thomas Becket]] and [[Henry II of England]], which had its world premiere in Canterbury Cathedral in April 2006.
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-He has worked with the opera company Helios Collective on several projects. He composed a piece for Salon Russe at the [[National Gallery]] in 2016 and spoke as part of their Formations Masterclass series in 2017<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stephen Barlow|url=https://helioscollective.org/tag/stephen-barlow/|access-date=2021-06-09|website=Helios Collective|language=en-GB}}</ref>.
-He was awarded the [[honorary degree]] of [[Doctor of Music]] (D.Mus) for outstanding contributions to the arts by the [[University of Chester]] on 15 March 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|date=14 March 2019|title=Honorary Graduates 2019|url=https://www1.chester.ac.uk/development-and-alumni-relations-office/your-community/meet-our-alumni/honorary-graduates/honorary|website=1.chester.ac.uk|accessdate=24 July 2020}}</ref>
-In 2019 he appeared on [[Laura-Jane Foley]]'s podcast 'MyFavourite Work of Art' and chose [[F. L. Griggs|F.L Griggs]]' 'The Almonry' as his chosen work of art<ref>{{Citation|title=Stephen Barlow on F.L. Griggs|url=https://play.acast.com/s/myfavouriteworkofart/stephenbarlowonf.l.griggs|language=en|access-date=2021-06-09}}</ref>.
-Barlow's wife [[Joanna Lumley]] has revealed that the couple live independent lives and when they are away from each other for work they do not ring each other<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-28|title=6 facts about Joanna Lumley: age, love life and more|url=https://www.hellomagazine.com/film/2020072894321/joanna-lumley-facts-age-love-life-husband-everything-to-know/|access-date=2021-06-09|website=HELLO!|language=en}}</ref>.
-Barlow is the step-father to Lumley's son Jamie.
-== Discography ==
-=== Composer ===
-*Rainbow Bear (with the [[Orchestra of Opera North]], [[Joanna Lumley]] – narrator), [[Decca Records|Decca]] (2005)
-*English Love (with [[Mark Stone (opera singer)|Mark Stone]] – baritone), [[Stone Records]] (2008)
-=== Conductor ===
-*Rainbow Bear (with the [[Orchestra of Opera North]], [[Joanna Lumley]] – narrator), [[Decca Records|Decca]] (2005)
-*Joseph James' Requiem (2020)
-=== Pianist ===
-*The complete [[Frederick Delius|Delius]] songbook – volume 2 (with [[Mark Stone (opera singer)|Mark Stone]] – baritone), [[Stone Records]] (2011)
-*The complete [[Frederick Delius|Delius]] songbook – volume 1 (with [[Mark Stone (opera singer)|Mark Stone]] – baritone), [[Stone Records]] (2011)
-*The complete [[George Butterworth|Butterworth]] songbook (with [[Mark Stone (opera singer)|Mark Stone]] – baritone), [[Stone Records]] (2010)
-*English Love (with [[Mark Stone (opera singer)|Mark Stone]] – baritone), [[Stone Records]] (2008)
-*The complete [[Roger Quilter|Quilter]] songbook Vol.I (with [[Mark Stone (opera singer)|Mark Stone]] – baritone), [[Sony BMG]] (2007)
-== References ==
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-== External links ==
-* [https://www.musichall.uk.com/artists/conductors/stephen-barlow Biography and other information on agent's website]
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-[[Category:People educated at The King's School, Canterbury]]
-[[Category:Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge]]
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