THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

The White Gates
Dorking

Jan 17 [1943]

Dear Gerald

I wish people had told me about the Tallis parts – I had no idea there were a lot of mistakes. I wish you would write a stinger to Curwen – it w^d come with much more force from a performer than from a mere conductor.¹ 
My love to Joyce
Yrs

RVW

1. Finzi’s Newbury String Players had performed the Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis.