Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Ruth Charrington
13 Cheyne Walk
S.W
Dear Miss Charrington
I enclose skeleton of programme for you to fill up.
I thought we had a very hopeful rehearsal yesterday.
Ys sincerely
R. Vaughan Williams
Programme
Part I
1. Suite in B minor J.S Bach
for flute and string orchestra
(a)
(b) (add names of movements here)
(c)
&c
Solo flute Miss Edith Penville
2. Songs Bushes & Briars.
-
- English folk songs
-
Mr Clive Carey
3. Two Preludes J.S Bach
(founded on old German chorales)
(1) Schmücke dich O liebe Seele
(2) Gottes Sohn ist kommen
4. Two movements from Suite in D J.S. Bach
(a) Air
(b) Gavotte
Part II
1. Songs -
- Greek folk-songs arranged by M. Ravel
-
Mr Clive Carey
2. Serenade Elgar
(a)
(b) (add names of movements here)
(c)
3. Flute solo K. Eggar
[add that long screed here in very small type]
Miss Edith Penville
4. Songs -
)
) R.V.W
)
Mr Clive Carey
5. Two melodies Grieg
(a) First Greeting
(b) Norwegian Melody
Subjects:
Musical works:
- Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Suites, orchestra, BWV 1067, B minor
- Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Suites, orchestra, BWV 1068, D major
- Bach, JS. BWV 651-668
- Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750. Gottes Sohn ist kommen (Chorale prelude), BWV 703
- Ravel, Maurice, 1875-1937. Mélodies populaires grecques
- Elgar, Edward, 1857-1934. Serenades, string orchestra, op. 20, E minor