which distributes money to good causes. The foundation is funded from Stilgoe's royalties from American productions of Starlight Express and The Phantom of the Opera. Stilgoe founded the Orpheus Centre in 1998, in his former family home in Godstone, Surrey, offering performing arts experiences to young people with disabilities; he also started the Stilgoe Family Concerts series at the Royal Festival Hall, which feature young performers and regular commissions of new music. He is President of the Surrey Care Trust in Woking, Surrey, which provides education, training, skills and volunteering opportunities to those who need motivation or a second chance in life. The charity also runs a fund to help those facing hardship throughout Surrey. Personal life Stilgoe has five children: a son and daughter with his first wife Lizzie, and two sons and a daughter with his second wife, Annabel. He was High Sheriff of Surrey in 1998–99, and is a Deputy Lieutenant. He became president of Surrey County Cricket Club in 2005. He has also been president of the Lord's Taverners. He owns Winifred Atwell's "other" piano, the one which she used for her honky-tonk performances and recordings. Awards and honours Stilgoe has two Tony nominations, three Monte Carlo Prizes, and a Prix Italia. He has honorary doctorates from the Universities of Greenwich, Southampton and Surrey, is an honorary Fellow of Liverpool John Moores University, an honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music, and an Honorary Member of the Royal College of Music. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1998 Birthday Honours, "for services to the community, especially Disabled People." Stilgoe was knighted in the 2012 Birthday Honours for charitable services through the Alchemy Foundation. References External links Richard Stilgoe Orpheus Trust Richard Stilgoe at Discogs.com 1943 births Living people Alumni of Clare College, Cambridge Deputy Lieutenants of Surrey English lyricists English musical theatre lyricists English pianists English songwriters High Sheriffs of Surrey Knights Bachelor Musicians from Liverpool Officers of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Monkton Combe School People from Camberley Presidents of Surrey County Cricket Club 21st-century pianists People educated at Liverpool College