Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Gwen Beckett (BBC)
Letter No.:
VWL1764
[May 21st 1943]
The White Gates
Dear Mrs Beckett
At the request of Sir Adrian I send you a list of those I am inviting to Maida Vale on May 25.1
Mr. Hubert Foss
Mr. Gerald Finzi
Dr. Howells
Mrs. Wood
Miss Farrer
Miss Stewart
Mrs. Curle
Mr. Bernard Brown
Miss Cullen
Miss Ivy Herbert
Mr. Eric Gritton
Mr. Gordon Jacob
Mr. Frank Howes
Miss Karpeles
Mr. Muir Matheson
Yours sincerely
R Vaughan Williams
1. For the play-through of Symphony No. 5 (Catalogue of Works 1943/2). This list is a good indication of those who were musically closest to VW at this time.
To:
Names:
- Foss, Hubert J. (Hubert James), 1899-1953
- Finzi, Gerald, 1901-1956
- Howells, Herbert, 1892-1983
- Stewart, Jean (afterw. Hadley), 1914-2002
- Curle, Cordelia, 1879-1970
- Brown, Bernard Henry Kingsmill, 1914-1983
- Cullen, Margery
- Herbert, Ivy
- Gritton, Eric, 1889-1980
- Jacob, Gordon, 1895-1984
- Karpeles, Maud, 1885-1976
- Howes, Frank, 1891-1974
- Mathieson, Muir, 1911-1975
- Boult, Adrian, 1889-1983
- British Broadcasting Corporation
Location of original letter:
Shelfmark of original letter:
File 910, VW composer
General notes:
Date taken from file.
Format:
Letter
Citation:
Cobbe 412
Original database number:
430521