The certificate of Honorary Membership was presented to Graham by John Gilhooly, Chairman of the Royal Philharmonic Society and Director of Wigmore Hall at a concert featuring Graham and baritone Christopher Maltman performing Schubert’s Die Schöne Müllerin at Wigmore Hall on 8 December 2010.

The citation from the council reads:

“The award of Honorary Membership is made in recognition of Graham Johnson’s unstinting championing of Song and extraordinary achievements on the concert platform and in the recording studio. He founded the Songmakers’ Almanac in 1976 to explore neglected areas of piano-accompanied vocal music and to provide an alternative to the conventional song recital and has continued to illuminate this area of music with passion and erudition. His fine programme and sleeve notes have greatly added to the wider understanding and interest in Song over the last 30 years and a wonderful discography includes outstanding recordings of the complete songs of both Schubert and Schumann for Hyperion.”