A Memorial Service of Choral Vespers will be held in Magdalen College Chapel, Oxford, on Friday 12th May 2017 at 6 p.m. for the Revd Prof. Richard William Pfaff (1936-2016), Vice-President of the Henry Bradshaw Society; Rhodes Scholar at Magdalen College, Oxford, 1957-9; Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 1967-2006; Visiting Fellow, Magdalen College, Oxford, 1990-1.

The service will be directed by Mark Williams, Informator Choristarum, and sung by the Academical Clerks of Magdalen. The music will feature plainsong and music by Monteverdi, one of Dick’s favourite composers. All are welcome to this free service. Refreshments will be served afterwards. For more details, contact the Revd Dr. Jonathan Arnold, Dean of Divinity, Magdalen College, Oxford.