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Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru = The National Library of Wales Ffeil / File English
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Constitutions

56 Group/56 Group Wales constitutions, including drafts, 1961-2006 (some undated), outlining the principal purpose and aim of the Group and setting down regulations relating to those aims; together with amendments to the constitutions and related correspondence. Some folios annotated.

Correspondence with members: Pat Cross as secretary

Correspondence, 1961-1963 and undated, between Group secretary Pat Cross and Group members, which include members' biographical notes and an invitation, 1961, to the opening of an exhibition by painter and sculptor Ron Carlson; and a letter, [1961], to Pat Cross's husband, Tom, from the Arts Council of Great Britain.

Toccata alla Danza for Piano

Facsimile copy of ink score with some annotations in blue biro ink, dated December 1961 and titled 'Toccata alla Danza for Piano'. Composed by William Mathias and originally commissioned by the Welsh Committee of the Arts Council.

Parti Aelwyd Aberystwyth

Parti Aelwyd Aberystwyth cyn iddynt deithio i ganu i'r Albert Hall, Llundain , Mawrth 1962. Emrys Bennett Owen oedd yr arweinydd. Ymhlith y cantorion yr oedd Cledwyn Fychan, John Davies (T. J. Davies) a Peter Hughes Griffiths.

Foreign links: Brittany

Correspondence, 1962, 1976-1982, 1984, between Group secretaries Pat Cross and Mary Griffiths and representatives in Brittany, including Claude Souviron, director of the Musée des Beaux-Arts in Nantes; and memoranda by Mary Griffiths. Some folios annotated by Mary Griffiths.

Annual audited accounts

56 Group/56 Group Wales annual audited accounts, 1962-1997, treasurer's reports prepared for Group Annual General Meetings, and related correspondence.

Y Gwersyll Llangrannog

Deunydd yn ymwneud â gweinyddu Gwersyll Llangrannog gan gynnwys ystadegau presenoldeb,1978-2002 (gyda bylchau); manylion staffio; pamffledi. Gohebiaeth a dyluniadau yn ymwneud â newidiadau yng Nghefn Cwrt, 1962.

Drawings & Gouaches exhibition tour

Material relating to the 56 Group's Drawings & Gouaches exhibition tour of 1963-1964 held at the Dillwyn Gallery in Swansea, the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth, Welshpool Art Room, the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff, Hereford Art Gallery, the Arts Council Gallery in Cardiff, the Midlands Federation of Art Galleries (Lichfield Art Gallery, Northampton Museum & Art Gallery, Newark Museum, Worcester Museum & Art Gallery, Mansfield Art Gallery and Rugby Exhibition Gallery), Hambledon Gallery in Blandford Forum, Cheltenham Museum & Art Gallery and the Victoria Art Gallery in Bath, including correspondence, 1964-1965, largely between Group secretaries Pat Cross and Mary Griffiths and exhibition venues, with other related correspondence; printed invitations to private viewings; press release; and exhibition itinerary.

Opus 15: Clarinet Quintet (draft)

Draft score in ink and pencil, dated 3rd January-19th May 1962, titled Opus 15: 'Clarinet Quintet' and for performance at the Cheltenham Festival, 1962. The score also includes a typed programme note for the Cheltenham Festival brochure, 1962, signed by David Harries.

Opus 15: Clarinet Quintet

Ink score, dated 3rd January-19th May 1962, titled Opus 15: 'Clarinet Quintet'. Commissioned by the Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music for the Cheltenham Festival, 1962.

Miscellaneous invoices (received)

Invoices directed to the 56 Group/56 Group Wales, 1962-1973, 1975, 1978, 1995-2000 and undated, relating to packaging and transportation of works to be exhibited, printing of publicity material, framing of exhibited works, hiring of exhibition spaces and reimbursement of expenses; with related correspondence and notes. Some folios annotated by Group secretary Bob Weir.

Opus 18: Violin Concerto No. 1

Draft score in pencil, dated 27th August 1963, and titled Opus 18: 'Violin Concerto No. 1'. For violin solo and orchestra. The work was used as a testpiece for the International Competiton for Violinists, 1966.

Opus 17: Variations for Clarinet and Piano

Original ink scores with pencilled notes inside the cover and pencil annotations, containing two versions of Opus 17: ‘Variations for Clarinet and Piano’ (dated February-11 April 1963), and 'Variations for Viola (or Clarinet) and Piano’ (undated); and a draft score in pencil, titled ‘Opus 17: Variations for Clarinet & Piano’ (dated 11 April 1963). The manuscript also contains a typed programme for the 99th Weekly College Concert of the University College Wales Department of Music, session 1963-64, held on 11th November 1963. The programme includes David Harries’ 'Opus 17: Variations for Viola and Piano' (1963); and 'Opus 5: Sonatina for Piano' (1955).
Originally commissioned for the Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music, 1963.

Executive committee minutes

Chairman's agendas and minutes of the 56 Group/56 Group Wales executive committee meetings held December 1963 to March 1969, with related correspondence.

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