MS Mus. 1749/5/2

1. Diary extracts and concert programmes of Horace E. Randerson (ff. 1-36):

• letter without date, Gareth D Evans to John Ireland Trust, regarding the following Randerson material;
• extracts (photocopied) from the diary (1919-26) of Randerson (pupil of John Ireland);
• January 1925: report (cutting) of performance of Randerson, String Quartet;
• 1 December 1925: concert programme (The British Music Society, at Court House, Marylebone Lane, London) including first performance of Randerson, Wind Quintet;
• [1926]: publication notice (p. 55 of unidentified publication) for Randerson, Sextet for Voices;
• 3 May 1926: concert programme (B.B.C. Spring Series of Chamber Concerts) including Randerson, Trio for Violin, Viola and Oboe (‘The Fields Breathe Sweet’);
• cutting from Radio Times (27 June 1930) of the broadcast schedule for 3 July, including Randerson, Quintet;
• 3 March 1932: concert programme, St Bride Institute, Ludgate Circus, London, including first performance of Randerson, Vocal Sextet;
• 29 June 1932: concert programme, The Guildhall School of Music, including Randerson, Sextet for Unaccompanied Voices;
• 8 March 1954: concert programme, New English Orchestra Ensemble at the Pump Room, Bath, including first performance of Randerson, Concertino for Piano and Orchestra (a misprint in the programme attributes the work to ‘A. E. Randerson’);
• [March 1954]: newspaper cutting of an extensive review of the first performance of Randerson, Concertino for Piano and Orchestra, by the New English Orchestra Ensemble (‘Mr Randerson studied under John Ireland, but I think he would agree that Bartok’s writing has influenced his own thinking’);
• 26 March 1954: concert programme, The New English Orchestra Ensemble, at Camberwell Town Hall, including Randerson, Concertino for Piano and Orchestra.

2. Elizabeth Needham letters (ff. 37-44):

• 13 March 1986, Peter Taylor to Needham;
• 1 January 1931 (photocopy), R. Vaughan Williams to Needham;
• 12 January [1931?] (photocopy), R. Vaughan Williams to Needham;
• 25 November 1935 (photocopy), Lady Astor to Needham;
• 9 April 1936 (photocopy), the B.B.C. (Cockburn) to Needham;
• 22 April 1936 (photocopy), the B.B.C. (R.W.P. Cockburn) to Needham;
• 14 November 1936 (photocopy), Frederick Haggis to Needham;
• 22 January 1942 (photocopy), Clifford Curzon to Needham.

3. Miscellaneous letters (ff. 45-61):

• 4 April 1958, R. Vaughan Williams to Mrs Holbrooke;
• 16 October 1958, Herbert Howells to [Percy] Turnbull, regarding campaign for Order of Merit;
• 6 October 1958, Office of the Prime Minister to J. A. Chaffer, regarding campaign for Order of Merit;
• 23 February 1986, Princess Alexandra to ‘Peter’ (photocopy, with green highlighting), thanking him for a book of Ireland’s piano music (‘I will have to work on it!’);
• 8 July 1991: a brief note by hand concerning the purchase of three letters (following) from Percy Turnbull to ‘Mr Parker’;
• 28 August 1962, Turnbull to Parker;
• 8 November 1962, Turnbull to Parker;
• 12 February 1963, Turnbull to Mr Parker; 2
• 2 September 1999, Neville Gibbs to [Peter] Taylor, with a brief autograph extract (4 bars) from Ireland, Sonata for Piano (1920), with Ireland’s signature.