THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

From R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.

Dec 10 [1941]

Dear Gerald

Foss¹ & A. Richardson² have kindly promised to play on 2 pianos [a] sketch for a new symphony³ to see if I like it well enough to go on with it. Your criticism w^d be much valued, if you c^d come.  Date Tuesday (next) Dec 16 Place Trinity College (Mandeville Place) Time 3.30 p.m.⁴
Yrs
RVW

1. Hubert Foss
2. Alan Richardson, later married to Janet Craxton, the oboist.
3. The Fifth Symphony. A number of piano sketches are preserved in the British Library (Add. MS 50427).
4. VW apparently asked only Herbert Howells in addition to Gerald Finzi to this play-through.