THE LETTERS OF RALPH VAUGHAN WILLIAMS

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Sir Henry Wood

Letter No. VWL1328

Letter from Ralph Vaughan Williams to Sir Henry Wood

Letter No.: VWL1328


From R. Vaughan Williams,
The White Gates,
Westcott Road,
Dorking.

June 23 [?1938]

Dear Sir Henry

I want to thank you for so kindly letting my ex-pupil Stanley Bate1 call on you & show you his work
He is, I think, a gifted lad but apt to become depressed – & a little encouragement helps him a lot
Yrs sincerely

R Vaughan Williams


1.  Stanley Bate, composer and pianist. He had studied with VW 1932-36.