Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Gerald Finzi
The White Gates,
Dorking, SURREY.
Dear Gerald
I do hope you will be able to come after all. The times are as follows:
Thursday, March 1st. 3 p.m. rehearsal for such of the orchestra as turn up.
“ “ 7.15 p.m. Full rehearsal with chorus and some of the orchestra and the Evangelist.
Between these, at about 5 p.m. there will be a meal in the Hall to which you are both welcome.
Saturday, March 3rd, 10.15 p.m. Full (I hope) orchestra and all soloists, but no chorus.
" “ 2.45 p.m. Performance.
Again a meal at the hall between these to which I invite you both if you can come.1
My love to Joyce
Yrs
RVW
(R. Vaughan Williams).
Gerald Finzi, Esq.,
Ashmansworth,
Newbury, Berks.
1. Rehearsals for a performance of Bach's St Matthew Passion on March 3rd as part of the Leith Hill Musical Festival.
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