Rare Musical Manuscripts of British Royal Family Brought Here by Holmes

Rare old musical manuscripts, personal property of and for years reserved for the British Royal Family, have been brought to American by Malcolm H. Holmes '28, conductor of the Pierian Sodality of 1808. The scores were released only by special permission of the Keeper of the King's Music.

These arrangements, along with oddities of the fifteenth, sixteenth, and seventeenth centuries, will be featured by Mr. Holmes in a series of concerts at Wellesley in December.

During a summer spent in the musical capitals of Europe Mr. Holmes was accorded much applause.

With himself as guest conductor, several of his latest arrangements and compositions were enthusiastically received in Munich and Salzburg. These scores aroused favorable comment in this country when played by the Philadelphia Symphony concert Orchestra last summer.

In the course of his sojourn on the continent, Mr. Helmes interviewed Igor Siravinski, the Russian composer, later working with him in Munich. Adrian Boult, appointee of the king as head of the British Broadcasting Company was associated with Mr. Helmes for some time in London.

Present inventory would indicate that the Pierian, with its new ideas and new talent, is going to enjoy one of the most successful seasons in years. The tympani, finie, and violin sections are considerably strengthened, as recent by cuts have revealed now talent, including many pupils of Leopold Auer and other teachers in Europe and America.