MS Mus. 1784/1/1

1: f. 1: Noel [?]: 7 July 1928: Request to conduct the Society’s performances of ‘Merrie England’

2: ff. 2-6: Ethel Coates: Acting Hon. Gen. Sec. Winchester and County Musical Festival 1929: 23 June 1928: Invitation to conduct at the Winchester and County Music Festival 1929; 2 programmes for the Winchester and County Music Festival 1925 and Choral Competition

3: ff. 7-8: Grace Hoskyns: 12 August 1928: Request to conduct and perform a concerto at the Petersfield Music Festival 1928

4: ff. 9-11: Alfred C. Haysom: Sec. London Co-operative Societies’ Joint Educational Committee: 10 August 1928: Request to adjudicate at the London Co-operative Societies’ Joint Educational Committee First Music Festival at the Crystal Palace in May 1929

5: ff. 12-13: Philip J. Taylor: 6-21 May 1928: Request to adjudicate the Cheltenham Competitive Festival 1929; thanks for acceptance

6: f. 14: [?] Deavin: 22 March 1928: Request for press photograph and thanks for agreeing to conduct

7: f. 15: John David: Hon. Sec. Guernsey Eisteddfod: 1927: Request to conduct at the Guernsey Eisteddfod 1927

8: ff. 16-17: [Miss] Kemp Potter: Sec. League of Arts: 11 June 1928: Request to adjudicate at the League of Arts Musical Festival at the Guildhouse in March 1929

9: ff. 18-19: Gertrude Lampson: 17 May 1928: Request to take a Conductor’s School at Lewes Festival

10: ff. 20-21: John H. Tillett: Of Ibbs and Tillett Musical and Concert Agents: 30 July 1928: Request to conduct at Margate Musical Festival on 12 September 1928

11: f. 22: A. Charlton Curry: General Secretary of the North of England Musical Tournament: 2 August 1928: Request to adjudicate the Choral Classes at the North of England Musical Tournament, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, May 1929

12: ff. 23-24: A. Small: Hon. Sec. Royal Choral Society: 16 July 1928: Request for response to invitation to adjudicate of the North-West Middlesex Musical Festival 1928

13: f. 25: C. J. Beresford : Hon. Sec. People’s Palace Musical Festival: 14 August 1928: Schedule for rehearsals and concert

14: ff. 26-29: Peterkin, Norman: Sales Manager of Oxford University Press Music Department: 17 January 1928: Letter to accompany Oxford University Press sales catalogue

15: ff. 30-38: G.W. Stansfield: Hon. Sec. Blackpool Musical Festival: 7 November 1927: Letter and copy of marking sheets for Blackpool Musical Festival requesting explanation for a marking irregularity

16: ff. 39-43: [Not correspondence]: 1925: Programme and entry form for Rutland Musical Competitions to be held 23-24 April 1925

17: ff. 43-46: Diana Awdry: 3 June 1929: Request to adjudicate at the Stinchcombe Hill Musical Festival; Sargent declines request

18: ff. 47-60: C.J. Beresford: Hon. Sec. People’s Palace Musical Festival: 6-11 June 1929: Correspondence between C.J. Beresford and Sargent concerning the People’s Palace Musical Festival 1930; programme for the Festival of 1929

19: ff. 61-62: Albert Voorsänger: Violinist: 22 September 1929: Seeks solo or orchestral work; press advertisement

20: ff. 63-64: Stanislas de Niedzielski: Pianist: 17 April 1929: Request for audition; promotional press advertisement

21: ff. 66-67: John Pursglove: Trumpeter: 31 January 1929: Seeks orchestral work

22: f. 68: Reginald Paul: Pianist: 19 October 1929: Request to perform concerto with Sargent

23: f. 69: Honor Rendall: Viola player: 31 July 1929: Seeks orchestral work

24: f. 70: Thomas Reveley: Violinist: 3 October 1929: Seeks orchestral work

25: f. 71: Cedric Sharpe: Cellist: 6 November 1929: Is to send copy of Saint-Seans cello work for Sargent to look at before rehearsals for National Sunday League Concert at London Palladium on 10 November 1929

26: ff. 72-75: Herzl Leikin: Violinist: 8 May 1929: Request for concerto work with Sargent; copy of recital programme

27: f. 76: R.B. Morley: Repetiteur, D’Oyly Carte Opera Company: 15 August 1929: Request to be engaged as repetiteur for new D’Oyly Carte Opera Company season

28: ff. 77-79: Leonard Needham: Violinist and pianist: 4 June-11 July 1929: Request for work with Sargent as pianist or orchestral viola player; Sargent declines request

29: f. 80: Gwendolen Higham: Violinist: 5 August 1929: Seeks orchestral work

30: ff. 81-91: Baroness Helena Hoven: Violinist: 18 July 1929: Copy of letter from Sargent to Helena Hoven concerning recital accompanied by Sargent; programme and press review of the recital

31: f. 92: David M.C. Callum: : Sheet with Callum’s address in Llandudno

32: ff. 93-94: Elsie Hall: Pianist: 1929: Request for concerto work with Sargent; sheet of press notices

33: f. 95: Wilfred Kealey: Clarinettist: 30 August 1929: Request to meet at earliest convenience

34: ff. 96-98: S.G. Hulse: French Horn player: 19 November 1929: Request for audition for orchestral work

35: ff. 99-100: Katharine Goodson: Pianist: 1929: Promotional sheet of press notices

36: f. 101: Maud Grundy: Harpist: 11 May 1929: Seeks orchestral work

37: ff. 102-103: Maurice H. Hardy: Cellist: 9 June 1929: Thanks Sargent for conducting his concerto performance

38: ff. 104-105: Arthur Alexander: Pianist: 1929: Promotional programme for forthcoming recitals on 11 and 25 June

39: f. 106-107: Sarah Fennings: Violin teacher: 6 August 1929: Offer to send books of music by Ševčík; Sargent requests to see them at later date

40: f. 108: George E. Flux: Double bass player: 1929: Address card

41: f. 109: John Paley: Band conductor, cornet player: 1929: Reprint of article from the Scarborough Standard of 13 August 1925 outlining Paley’s career

42: ff. 110-112: Louis Godowsky: Violinist: 13 March-4 August 1929: Request to perform the Brahms Violin Concerto; copy of programme from recent recital; further reminder of request concerning Godowsky’s own violin concerto

43: f. 113: Amy Capenerhurst: String player: 15 November 1929: Response from Sargent concerning her request to play for his Leicester Orchestra

44: f. 114: Haward Clarke: Pianist: 19 September 1929: Calling card

45: f. 115: Margaret Cover-Dennison: Violinist and pianist, member of The Three Arts Club: 22 July 1929: Seeks orchestral work in the London Museum Concerts

46: ff. 116-117: Henry A. Dancy: Trumpeter: 1929: Seeks orchestral work

47: f. 118: H. Vivian Dunn: Violinist: 22 September 1929: Seeks orchestral work in forthcoming productions of Gilbert and Sullivan

48: f. 119: Albert E. Dunford: Violinist: October 20 1929: Clarifies earlier conversation with Sargent to confirm he seeks work not only in ‘symphony concert music’

49: ff. 120-122: Margaret Friedrich: Violinist: 27 May-3 June 1929: Request for audition; Sargent apologises for unavailability and suggests audition at later date

50: ff. 122-129: Winifred Bauer: Violin and viola player and piano accompanist: 6-17 October 1929: Seeks orchestral work; Sargent recommends the British Women’s Symphony Orchestra

51: f. 130: Robert Maitland: Vocalist: 8 December 1929: Asks for advice concerning how best to approach the ‘Royal Choral [Society]’

52: f. 131: [Margareth Sevem?]: Vocalist: 8 December 1929: Request for audition

53: f. 132: : 9 December 1929: Sargent writes to state he is not personally arranging orchestral personnel for 21 December 1929 [no further context]

54: ff. 133-136: Marion Steele: Piano accompanist: 9 December 1929: Seeks accompaniment work; Sargent’s response

55: ff. 137-139: G.C. Sturgeon: Orchestral musician: 26 August 1929: Seeks orchestral work in the forthcoming D’Oyle Carte Opera Company season; Sargent’s secretary asks for further particulars

56: f. 140: Alfred A. Popple: Clarinettist: 4 December 1929: Seeks orchestral work

57: ff. 141-142: Mary Lucas: Composer and Pianist: 16 October-4 December: Request for Sargent’s opinion on the score of a Rhapsody she has composed

58: ff. 143-144: John Paley: Band conductor, cornet player: 11 December 1929: Request for testimonial for a position as band conductor; Sargent accepts request

59: ff. 145-151: [?] Morava: Violinist: 18 June-8 October 1929: Request for audition; enquires whether Brahms’s D minor Sonata is suitable for a forthcoming concert; Sargent disagrees; promotional material for Morava and for Ševčík Violin Studios

60: f. 152: Tom Bischoff: 9 November 1929: Enquires on behalf of a cornet player seeking orchestral work

61: f. 153-154: T.E Wolstenholme: Publicity and Attractions Manager, County Borough of Southport: 16 December 1929: Acknowledges Sargent’s testimonial for John Paley; Sargent responds to emphasise that Paley seeks to be conductor rather than band member

62: f. 155: Beatrice Johnstone: 18 December 1929: Seeks audition for her daughter

63: f. 156-159: Harold Grace: Violinist, conductor: 29 November-10 December 1929: Seeks work as conductor; Sargent recommends he instead find work as an orchestral player

64: ff. 160-164: Maria Levinskaya: Piano teacher and founder of the Levinskaya Pianoforte College: 25 June 1929: Syllabus of lectures given by Levinskaya on piano technique; programme for a recital given by her pupils; Sargent requests to arrange time to meet Levinskaya and her pupils

65: ff. 165-166: [Miss] C. Yeoman: 2 July 1929: Request to adjudicate at Whitby in May 1930; Sargent regrets he has engagements that week

66: ff. 167-173: George Dyson: Composer: 18-19 July 1929: Regrets Sargent cannot be available for all dates of Winchester and County Musical Festival 1930; Sargent agrees that another adjudicator should be found; programme for the Festival

67: ff. 174-175: [Miss] Spencer Holland: 2-8 July 1929: Request to conduct at St. Alban’s Festival 1930; Sargent regrets he has prior engagements

68: ff. 176-192: Frederica A. Neill: Hon. Sec. Rutland Musical Festival: 18 April-2 September 1929: Correspondence concerning arrangements for the Rutland Musical Festival 1930; typescript and printed copies of programme for the Festival of 1929

69: f. 193: W.G. Rothery: Sec. Royal Choral Society: 1929: List of dates for Royal Choral Society rehearsals of ‘Hiawatha’ 10-22 June 1929

70: ff. 194-195: John Simons: 29-30 September 1929: Requests audition for his 13-year old daughter who is a pianist; Sargent has no time

71: ff. 197-199: Victor A. Watson: Double bass player with London Symphony Orchestra: 22 July 1929: Request to play for the D’Oyly Carte Opera season; Sargent regrets he cannot accept any London Symphony Orchestra players owing to potential conflicts with rehearsal dates

72: ff. 200-202: Gwynedd Dallin: 27-28 June 1929: Request to adjudicate at the Newbury and District Musical Festival 1930; Sargent cannot accept owing to a prior engagement

73: ff. 203-204: Charles Graham: Hon. Sec. Arran Musical Festival Association: 27-29 June 1929: Request to adjudicate at the Arran Musical Festival 1930; Sargent cannot accept owing to a prior engagement

74: ff. 205-219: Mary Fletcher: Hon. Sec. Kensington Musical Competition Festival: 3 March 1929: Request to adjudicate at the Kensington Musical Competition Festival 1930; Report and Syllabus for 1928-1929 Festival