THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

The White Gates,
Dorking, Surrey.

22nd. March, 1950.

Dear Miss Ibberson,

Your letter makes me very sorry, and when I think the omission of Christopher’s name from the programme is partly due to the time it would take for to rehearse my work I feel much inclined to withdraw it.  I cannot bear an old gentleman like me standing in the way of the younger people.

I should like, if I may to come to the preliminary run-through on April 15th if you have no objections.

By the way, there are some delightful children’s songs by Christopher, one or two of which I think would be very suitable.

Yours sincerely

R. Vaughan Williams
(R. Vaughan Williams).

Miss Ibberson,
Rural Music Schools,
109, Bancroft,
Hitchin, Herts.

1. See VWL4124 for further details of the performance under discussion.