The Delius Society Journal Autumn 2007, Number 142 The Delius Society (Registered Charity No. 298662) President Dr Lionel Carley, BA PhD Vice Presidents Sir Andrew Davis, CBE Mark Elder, CBE Vernon Handley, CBE, MA, FRCM Richard Hickox, CBE, FRCO Lyndon Jenkins Richard Kitching 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:
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[email protected] Front cover: Palsgaard Slot, Denmark c. 1920 (The Editor’s Collection) Frontispiece: Summer (?) Jelka Delius c. 1900-1905 (The property of the Delius Society) Back cover: Late Swallows Philip Travers, 2007 (See page 116) 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 3 CONTENTS CHAIRMAN’S NOTES.................................................................................... 6 EDITORIAL....................................................................................................... 8 OBITUARY: Alice Jones by Kate Packer............................................................ 11 THE SOCIETY’S WEEKEND AND AGM, 2007 by Charles Barnard, Brian Radford and the Editor.............................................................................