Stephen and Cherry Large allowed me the great honour of recording J. S. Bach’s French Suites in Sophie’s Barn from June 20th to 23rd 2015. Moreover, they welcomed the sound engineer Adam Binks, the keyboard technician Oliver Sändig and myself into their lovely home and seemed remarkably relaxed when confronted with our unexpected request to […]
Sir Thomas Allen

The Trustees of Sophie’s Silver Lining Fund would like you to Save the Date for “An Evening with Sir Thomas Allen” At the Middle Temple Hall on Monday 28th November at 7pm. BUY TICKETS NOW > Donations are very much appreciated to enable the work of SSLF to continue in lieu of attendance.
Sophie’s Silver Lining Fund in the press
SSLF in the Banbury Guardian. Sophie’s Silver Lining Fund has been featured in the local and national press, the Times Educational Supplement, and in magazines such as Marie Claire. Below are links to just some of our recent and favourite articles: Banbury Guardian TES
Welcome to Sophie’s Silver Lining Fund
Sophie Large was tragically killed in a car accident in February 1998, aged nineteen. Her parents, Cherry and Stephen Large, set up a Memorial Fund, to be known as SOPHIE’S SILVER LINING FUND, to help needy young artists with the considerable expenses of their training in acting or singing. The inspiration for the Fund comes […]