THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Martin Shaw

Letter No. VWL4524

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Martin Shaw

Letter No.: VWL4524


The White Gates
Dorking

Oct 14 [1946?]

Dear Martin
I long to write to you at Puddings.
I have passed on your suggestion to Briggs.
Bill Russell1 is an ex pupil & friend and a real live wire (he has got 2 tunes in SOP2)
My love to Joan & all
yrs
RVW


1.  Leslie Russell, composer of the hymn tune ‘Charing’ in Songs of Praise (1931), who had been a pupil of VW at the Royal College of Music.
2.  Songs of Praise.