▁graduated ▁as ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Music ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 ▁and ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁university ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁complete ▁his ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁R CM . ▁Par ry ▁had ▁by ▁then ▁succeeded ▁Sir ▁George ▁Gro ve ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁college , ▁and ▁V aug han ▁Williams ' s ▁new ▁professor ▁of ▁composition ▁was ▁Charles ▁Vill iers ▁Stan ford . ▁Rel ations ▁between ▁teacher ▁and ▁student ▁were ▁storm y ▁but ▁affection ate . ▁Stan ford , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁advent ur ous ▁in ▁his ▁younger ▁days , ▁had ▁grown ▁deeply ▁conserv ative ; ▁he ▁cl ashed ▁vig or ously ▁with ▁his ▁modern - mind ed ▁pup il . ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁had ▁no ▁wish ▁to ▁follow ▁in ▁the ▁trad itions ▁of ▁Stan ford ' s ▁id ols , ▁Bra h ms ▁and ▁Wagner , ▁and ▁he ▁stood ▁up ▁to ▁his ▁teacher ▁as ▁few ▁students ▁d ared ▁to ▁do . ▁B ene ath ▁Stan ford ' s ▁sever ity ▁lay ▁a ▁recognition ▁of ▁V aug han ▁Williams ' s ▁talent ▁and ▁a ▁desire ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁young ▁man ▁correct ▁his ▁op aque ▁orch estr ation ▁and ▁extreme ▁pred ile ction ▁for ▁modal ▁music . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁spell ▁at ▁the ▁R CM ▁( 1 8 9 5 – 1 8 9 6 ) ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁got ▁to ▁know ▁a ▁fellow ▁student , ▁Gustav ▁Hol st , ▁who ▁became ▁a ▁lif el ong ▁friend . ▁Stan ford ▁emphas ised ▁the ▁need