MS Mus. 1784/1/2

1: ff. 1-7: Gwynedd Dallin: 9-26 April 1928: Request to conduct at the Newbury and District Musical Festival 1929; Festival programme

2: ff. 8-10: H. Coleman: 6 October 1929: Request to adjudicate at the Peterborough Festival 1930; Sargent cannot accept owing to a prior engagement

3: ff. 11-14: C.J. Beresford: Hon. Sec. People’s Palace Musical Festival: 7-9 May 1929: Concerning arrangements for the Concert for the People’s Palace Musical Festival 11 May 1929; copy of concert programme

4: ff. 15-16: C.J. Beresford: Hon. Sec. People’s Palace Musical Festival: 1-6 August 1929: Suggests two works for combined singing at the People’s Palace Musical Festival 1930; Sargent rejects proposal to sing a work by Dyson, which he regards as too difficult

5: ff. 17-25: F. Farrer; A.M Collard: Leith Hill Musical Competition: 31 May-30 July 1929: Correspondence concerning the Leith Hill Musical Competition 1930, including draft schedule

6: f. 26: [Major] C.E. Daly: 1929: Thanks Sargent for an address delivered the previous night, and requests he adjudicate at the Mid-Somerset Musical Competition in May 1930

7: ff. 27-28: Lewis Mennich: 19 July 1929: Request to adjudicate at the Brighton Competitive Musical Festival 1930; Sargent regrets he cannot accept

8: ff. 29-31: Edward Percy Hallam: 22 August-20 September- 1929: Request for Sargent to conduct a performance of Messiah at the Bury St Edmunds Festival 1930; Sargent agrees subject to conditions

9: ff. 32-37: Ethel Woods, Hon. Sec. Enfield Musical Festival; Herbert Norman Howells, Composer and teacher: 30 May-13 November 1929: Correspondence with Ethel Woods and Herbert Howells concerning the Enfield Musical Festival 1930; Sargent declines and passes the request to Howells who also declines owing to prior engagements

10: ff. 38-39: D.S. Evans: Music Secretary Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Grenhinol Cymru: 2 February-9 May 1929: Request to adjudicate at the Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Grenhinol Cymru 1930; Sargent declines

11: ff. 40-41: J. Barlow: Hon. Sec. North and East Hertfordshire Musical Festival: 31 July-1 August 1929: Request to adjudicate at the North and East Hertfordshire Musical Festival 1930; Sargent declines owing to a prior engagement

12: ff. 42-44: [not correspondence]: : Programme for the Courtauld-Sargent Concert Season 1931-1932

13: ff. 45-53: [Not correspondence]: 19 October 1930-1 March 1931: 8 invoices from the London Symphony Orchestra to Elizabeth Courtauld for payments relating to Courtauld-Sargent Concerts

14: ff. 54-63: [not correspondence]: 6 February-30 April 1931: Receipts for services relating to the Courtold-Sargent Concerts 1931

15: f. 64: [Not correspondence]: 1931: Promotional poster and programme for performances by the Kutcher String Quartet

16: f. 65: [Not correspondence]: 1931: Programme and price guide for Concert Club Courtauld-Sargent Concerts, Season 1931-32

17: ff. 66-74: Arthur Maney: Sec. London Symphony Orchestra: 5 May-9 June 1931: Correspondence concerning fees charged by the London Symphony Orchestra for Courtauld-Sargent Concerts; Sargent and Elizabeth Courtauld wish to see full details of accounts but Maney is unable to disclose fees for individual musicians

18: ff. 75-79: Lionel Powell [not correspondence]: Concert promoter: 1929: Documents summarising Lionel Powell’s contracts with the London Symphony Orchestra and Gramophone Company Limited; lists of Musicians Union rates for London and London Symphony Orchestra average earnings per annum

19: ff. 80-82: Cicely Stanhope, Secretary to Elizabeth Courtauld; Elizabeth Courtauld, Artistic benefactor; Sir John Reith, General Manager of the British Broadcasting Company: 23-24 July 1931: Stanhope encloses a letter from Courtauld to Reith protesting against the BBC advertising a performance of the Hindemith Piano Concerto prior to the official premiere at a Courtauld-Sargent Concert; publisher Mr Hawkes has reassured Stanhope that the ‘Symphonie de Psaumes’ will not be performed by the BBC prior to the Courtauld performance

20: ff. 83-87: Arthur Maney: Sec. London Symphony Orchestra: 29 July 1931: Copy of letter from Sargent to Maney containing rehearsal schedule for the 1931-32 Season; Maney acknowledges receipt

21: ff. 88-90: C.S. Taylor: Manager of Chappell & Co. Ltd. (Lessees of the Queen’s Hall): 28 July 1931: Sargent confirms rehearsal dates for the London Symphony Orchestra at the Queen’s Hall

22: f. 91: Cicely Stanhope: Secretary to Elizabeth Courtauld: 4 September 1931: Enquiry concerning vocal parts for ‘Symphonie des Psaumes’; reports she has received a protest from Arthur Maney, Secretary of the London Symphony Orchestra, concerning the absence of the Orchestra’s name on advertisements for the Courtauld-Sargent Concerts

23: f. 92: Samuel Kutcher: 1st violinist and founder of the Kutcher String Quartet: 28 September 1931: Confirms the quartet is prepared to lead with the Mendelssohn Octet on 2-3 November 1931 at the Courtauld-Sargent Concerts for payment of 50 guineas

24: ff. 93-94: Robert Mayer: Founder of Robert Mayer Concerts for Children: 8-13 October 1931: Reports he has decided to postpone concerts in the Wembley and Wimbledon Districts owing to lack of support; letter listing programme for Children’s Concert at Kingston Empire

25: f. 95: [?] Watson: 12 October 1931: Agrees to provide service for ‘concerts Queen’s Hall’ giving dates and financial terms [the service being provided is unidentified]

26: ff. 96-97: Cicely Stanhope: Secretary to Elizabeth Courtauld: 7 October-6 November 1931: Arrangements for rehearsals with Stravinsky for forthcoming British premieres of his ‘Symphonie des Psaumes’ and Violin Concerto at the Courtauld-Sargent Concerts

27: ff. 98-99: Arthur Maney: Sec. London Symphony Orchestra: 6 November 1931: Sargent writes to Maney concerning the orchestra required for a performance of Stravinsky’s Concerto and Symphonie de Psaumes

28: f. 100: L. Waldorf: 14 November 1931: Confirms that Schnabel will bring orchestral parts but not choral parts for forthcoming performance of Beethoven’s Choral Fantasy (written in German)

29: ff. 101-102: Cicely Stanhope: Secretary to Elizabeth Courtauld: 19 November 1931: Request from Sargent for Stanhope to confirm proposed rehearsal times with Elizabeth Courtauld and Arthur Schnabel

30: f. 103: C.S. Taylor: Manager of Chappell & Co. Ltd. (Lessees of the Queen’s Hall): 20 November 1931: Confirms rehearsal dates and the maximum size of choir that can be accommodated at the Queen’s Hall

31: ff. 104-105: Cicely Stanhope, Secretary to Elizabeth Courtauld; Artur Schnabel, Pianist: 24 November 1931: Stanhope encloses a letter from Schnabel which confirms accommodation arrangements and suggests rehearsal times; she confirms the Queen’s Hall has found space for additional orchestra seats

32: ff. 106-113: [Major] C.L. Hardy: [Presumed to be] Accountant to the Courtauld household: 27 November-21 December 1931: Correspondence concerning expenses claimed by Sargent from the Courtauld-Sargent Concerts

33: ff. 114-116: Cicely Stanhope, Secretary to Elizabeth Courtauld; Gladys Crooke, Imperial Concert Agency: 8-9 December 1931: Encloses letter received from the Imperial Concert Agency concerning casting of soloists for forthcoming concerts, and requests advice (because Elizabeth Courtauld is too unwell to deal with the issue herself)

34: f. 117: Lucie Stern: [not correspondence]: Pianist: 1930: Summary by Sargent of audition of 16 year-old pianist Lucie Stern

35: ff. 118-119: Lilian Gaskell: Piano teacher: 20 July 1930: Request for Sargent to audition two of her students

36: f. 120: Frances E. Selby: Pianist: 17 January 1930: Seeks work as soloist

37: ff. 121-137: [Not correspondence]: 1932: Papers relating to an Empire Pageant 1932, including a cue sheet and music programme

38: ff. 138-139: Winifred Coombes, Musician; Samuel Courtauld, Industrialist and artistic benefactor: 19 September 1932: Coombes writes to Courtauld seeking an audition to perform at Courtauld Concerts

39: f. 140: Cicely Stanhope, Secretary to Elizabeth Courtauld; Norman Demuth, Baritone and composer: 24-25 January 1932: Stanhope encloses letter from Norman Demuth who would like to have performed his composition ‘A Mystical Symphony’; she has heard from Klemperer concerning the provision of music scores and rehearsal arrangements

40: f. 141: Arthur Maney: Secretary to London Symphony Orchestra: 26 January 1932: Sargent writes concerning rehearsal arrangements for performances of Hindemith and Bruckner

41: f. 142: K.A. Wright: BBC: 28 June 1934: Requests confirmation of dates for Sargent’s performances during Lent and Holy Week 1935

42: f. 143: [not correspondence]: BBC: 1934: Programme for BBC concert conducted by Sargent on 9 October 1934

43: ff. 144-145: Aylmer Beusst: Music Executive, BBC: 1 September 1934: Request for Sargent to suggest programmes for orchestral concerts to be broadcast over the next 12 months; would prefer suggestions to be of a ‘lighter type’ attractive as entertainment

44: ff. 146-147: [name unidentified]: BBC: 7 September 1934: Concerning arrangements for broadcast of the following year’s Good Friday performances

45: ff. 148-153: Hilda Bennett; Julian Herbage: BBC: 18 September-22 October 1934: Correspondence concerning concert Sargent is to conduct on 28 October to be broadcast by the BBC; includes programme and rehearsal arrangements; Szymanowski is to perform as pianist in his ‘Symphonie Concertante’

46: ff. 154-157: Hilda Bennett; Edward Clark: BBC: 21 November-7 December 1934: Correspondence concerning a concert Sargent is to conduct on 12 January 1935 to be broadcast by the BBC; includes programme and rehearsal arrangements

47: ff. 158: [name unclear] Music Executive: BBC: 19 September 1934: Concerning a performance to be conducted by Sargent on 9 October 1934

48: ff. 159-162: Arthur Wynn: BBC: 24 August 1934-25 January 1935: Set of contracts with the BBC to conduct broadcast concerts

49: ff. 163-191: Marjorie Somervell, Hon. Sec. The Mary Wakefield Westmorland Festival; Eric Greene, Tenor: 14 June 1934-4 March 1935: Correspondence concerning the administration of the Mary Wakefield Westmorland Festival 1936; includes detailed discussion of musical programming and rehearsal scheduling

50: ff. 192-197: J. Charles McLean: Secretary, Three Valleys Festival: 18 March-10 April 1935: Correspondence concerning performances for the Three Valleys Festival 23-24 May 1935 to be conducted by Sargent and broadcast by the BBC; includes discussion of programme alterations and rehearsal arrangements

51: f. 198: R.B. Pratt: BBC: 19 March 1935: Response to Sargent’s request to list the size of the orchestral string section for BBC concert on 23 March 1935

52: f. 199: Hilda Bennett: BBC: 1 March 1935: Letter to enclose a corrected programme [missing] for BBC concert on 23 March 1935

53: f. 200: Guy N. Pocock: BBC: 21 June 1935: Enquires whether Sargent would be interested in giving a series of ‘keyboard talks’ in autumn 1935

54: ff. 201-202: Hilda Bennett: BBC: 9 May 1935: Encloses programme for BBC concert to be conducted by Sargent on 31 May 1935; includes rehearsal schedule

55: ff. 203-204: Hilda Bennett: BBC: 27 February 1935: Encloses corrected programme for concert to be conducted on 23 March 1935; Sargent has corrected the title of his own composition

56: ff. 205-206: Hilda Bennett: BBC: 22 February 1935: Encloses programme for concert to be conducted by Sargent on 23 March 1935