Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Arthur Benjamin
The White Gates,
Dorking,
Dear Benjamin,
Here are the name and addresses of three copyists, all very good:
Percy Trevenna,
12a, Tudor Court,
Purley, Surrey.
G. de Mauny,
82, Drakefield Road,
Balham, S.W.17.
(Telephone: Streatham 7830)
who works for the B.B.C.
Mrs. Thomas,
26, Tangier Road,
Richmond, Surrey
(Telephone: Prospect 3697)
She also works for the B.B.C.
Let me know when the symphony finally does come off.1
Yours sincerely
R. Vaughan Williams
Arthur Benjamin, Esq.,
3, Gloucester Gate Mews,
London, N.W.1.
1. Benjamin's Symphony was eventually first performed in 1948, dedicated to VW.
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