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The Delius Society Journal Autumn 2008, Number 144 The Delius Society Journal Autumn 2008, Number 144 The Delius Society (Registered Charity No. 298662) President Lionel Carley, BA PhD Vice Presidents Sir Andrew Davis Sir Mark Elder Richard Hickox, CBE, FRCO Bo Holten, RaD Lyndon Jenkins, RaD Richard Kitching Piers Lane, BMus Hon FRAM ARCM LMusA David Lloyd-Jones, BA Hon DMus FGSM Julian Lloyd Webber, FRCM Sir Charles Mackerras, CH, AC, CBE Robert Threlfall Website: http://www.delius.org.uk ISSN-0306-0373 1 Chairman Roger J. Buckley Treasurer and Membership Secretary Stewart Winstanley Windmill Ridge, 82 Highgate Road, Walsall, WS1 3JA Tel: 01922 633115 Email: [email protected] Secretary Lesley Buckley c/o Crosland Communications Ltd The Railway Station Newmarket CB8 9WT Tel: 07941 – 188617 Email: [email protected] Journal Editor Martin Lee-Browne, CBE Chester House, Fairford, Gloucestershire GL7 4AD Tel: 01285 711417 Email: [email protected] Front cover: The half-title page of Balfour Gardiner’s copy of A Mass of Life Back cover: Part of the First Dance Song from the first edition of the full score of A Mass of Life (Fig.32) The Editor has tried in good faith to contact the holders of the copyright in all material used in this Journal (other than holders of it for material which has been specifically provided by agreement with the Editor), and to obtain their permission to reproduce it. Sometimes, however, he has received no reply. Any breaches of copyright are unintentional and regretted. 2 Ernest Proctor: Sir Thomas Beecham conducting A Mass of Life at Queen’s Hall, 1929 (National Portrait Gallery) 3 CONTENTS CHAIRMAN’S NOTES.................................................................................... 6 EDITORIAL....................................................................................................... 8 THE SOCIETY’S WEEKEND & AGM 2008 AT CAMBRIDGE..................... 9 A MASS OF LIFE: Nietzsche’s Invitation to the Dance of Life by John White............................ 12 An Introduction to the Words and Music by Hans Haym............................. 20 Sir Thomas Beecham on Delius and A Mass of Life...................................... 25 Two commentaries: God or Mountains – Bruckner & Delius and Celestial Music? by Wilfred Mellers............................................................... 28 Eric Fenby on A Mass of Life and Religion..................................................... 34 Aspects of A Mass of Life by Robert Matthew-Walker.................................. 38 A Programme Note by Eric Fenby.................................................................... 45 Origins & early performances by Martin Lee-Browne.................................... 51 A Musical Analysis by Paul Guinery................................................................. 76 The ‘La, la, las’ by Michael Green...................................................................... 88 Conducting A Mass of Life: Matthew Rowe talks to the Editor.................... 95 Two interviews with Roy Henderson: Thus spake Zarathustra................................................................................ 101 A Singer’s Point of View................................................................................ 103 Singing with Sir Thomas by Francis Russell................................................... 109 A Personal Reminiscence by Lyndon Jenkins................................................... 111 The Recordings by Lewis Foreman................................................................... 116 OTHER ARTICLES The French Jaunt by Malcolm Walker............................................................... 122 An Extraordinary Coincidence by Charles Barnard........................................ 125 The Walk to the Paradise Garden: Second thoughts are sometimes best by Robert Threlfall........................... 126 A review of different orchestral versions by Tony Summers....................... 129 Solano Grove – A Rare Discovery by Bill Thompson....................................... 135 Delius’s Evening Canticles by Trevor Hold...................................................... 137 LETTERS: Roger Buckley, Tony Summers, Tony Watts & Rob Sabine................ 138 4 DELIUS SOCIETY BRANCH MEETING London Branch, 10 September 2008 (Michael Green).................................. 142 BOOK REVIEW Hitchcock’s Music (Sullivan)............................................................................. 144 CONCERTS................................................................................................... 146 Recital by Susanna Candlin & Oliver Davies (Steinway Hall) St Giles Orchestra (Oxford) Recital by Philippe Graffin & Marisa Gupta (English Music Festival) MISCELLANY................................................................................................... 149 DELIUS SOCIETY LONDON BRANCH MEETINGS & OTHER EVENTS 2008-2009....................................................................... 153 EVENTS EVERYWHERE 2007-2009............................................................... 155 Jelka’s Studio at 94 Rue Wilson (Photo: Jean Merle d’Aubigné) 5 CHAIRMAN’S NOTES At the 1980 AGM of The Delius Society, held in Leeds, it was announced that Vernon Handley had accepted the Society’s invitation to become one of its Vice Presidents. As these Notes go to press, we have received the sad news of his death on 10th September. His very first London concert, with the Morley College Symphony Orchestra, included Delius’s Dance Rhapsody No.1. That established a pattern, and he was to go on to prove himself a staunch champion of Delius’s music. Dr. Handley was perhaps best known for his advocacy of the music of Arnold, Bantock, Bax, Bliss, Elgar, Moeran, Vaughan Williams, York Bowen and other British composers. His legacy of recordings will, of course, survive forever. An obituary and an appreciation will appear in the next edition of the Journal. Next year sees the centenary of the first complete performances of A Mass of Life in London and in Elberfeld. This anniversary is to be marked by at least two performances in this country: at Leeds Town Hall on Saturday 21st March and at the Royal Festival Hall, London, on Thursday 21st May. It occurred to the Committee that the first of these presented a marvellous opportunity to organise a Society Weekend, taking in the Leeds performance and a visit to Harewood House (where we have negotiated a private tour, followed by lunch) on the following day. You will already have received a flyer for this event and, as it promises to be popular and numbers are limited, I urge you to respond to me as soon as possible. King’s College Chapel, with its superb acoustic – appreciated by Society members attending the last sung evensong of term during the course of the 2008 AGM Weekend – was also the setting for the final event of the annual Cambridge Summer Music Festival on 9th August. A 12-strong unaccompanied choral group, English Voices, conducted by Timothy Brown, performed works ranging in period from the sixteenth century to the present day and included in its programme the two part-songs To be sung of a Summer Night on the Water by Delius. Among the singers was soprano Alexandra Kidgell; some of you will remember her as a runner-up in the Delius Prize competition held at the Royal Academy of Music last November. The final of this year’s Delius Prize, to be adjudicated by our new Vice President Bo Holten, takes place at 7pm on Monday 27th October in the David Josefowitz Recital Hall of the Royal Academy of Music in London. This promises to be a memorable event, and a reception will follow. To obtain tickets, for which there is no charge, telephone the Box Office on 0207 873 7300. 6 These are my last Chairman’s Notes. As members who attended the AGM in Cambridge already know, Martin Lee-Browne will take over this role on 1st December. In the circumstances, I hope I may be allowed a few personal recollections. I was one of the many who responded to Roland Gibson’s exploratory letters in 1962, the centenary of Delius’s birth, and I joined the Society the following year. I might have become a founder member but for the twin impracticalities of living in Plymouth and being at that time still at school! The invitation to join the Committee came in 1994 and shortly afterwards Lyndon Jenkins generously proposed me for the Vice Chairmanship. I took over the Editorship of the Journal from Stephen Lloyd and became responsible for nine editions (Autumn 1996, No. 119 to Spring 2000, No. 127) before succeeding Lyndon as Chairman at the AGM held in Birmingham in 2000. I shall in turn hand over the privilege and responsibility of this office to Martin at the beginning of December and I look forward to enjoying his vision and leadership. To the current members of the Committee, who have provided me with such positive and constructive support, I offer my grateful thanks. I shall be happy to remain on the Committee for a while (depending entirely, of course, upon the wishes of the membership at the AGM elections) and I hope to make myself useful in the role of Programme Secretary. Roger Buckley 7 EDITORIAL I can never decide whether I love Sea Drift or A Mass of Life – Delius’s two finest works – the most. Perhaps it’s the one I heard most recently – but having made Sea Drift the centrepiece of my third Journal, I cannot resist basing this one around the Mass. For people who want to do more than just listen to the music – to get to grips with everything about the work – the text is, however,
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