goldschmidt resigned in 1885 and charles villiers stanford became conductor. stanford had already become well known as organist of trinity college, cambridge and conductor of the cambridge university musical society. he widened the repertoire of the choir, and the concerts also included works for orchestra. hubert parry composed his popular anthem "blest pair of sirens" for the choir to sing at the golden jubilee of the queen in 1887. the jubilee concert also included the first london performance of berlioz's "te deum", a work dedicated to the late prince consort.