Letter
The Hallé, Ida Carroll, Geoffrey Griffiths
1940

Geoffrey Griffiths here explains that he's prioritising attending the Hallé Orchestra instead of performing in the choir. Sounds as if the orchestra has changed its performance schedule during the war - to avoid performing during blackouts perhaps?

He's wondering if they should not attend the ballet. It's Dec 1940 by the sounds of it and bombings have been increasing, especially "if things heat up to the Coventry scale." (Coventry was blitzed in Nov 1940.). Little does he know but Manchester is about to be hit with the same treatment, just a couple of days before Christmas.

Ref: CARROLL/IGC/3 GG
With thanks to the Ida Carroll Trust
Date is unknown.

Part of the #NSM2020 project "A 20/20 Legacy: the centenary of the Northern School of Music" supported by the National Lottery Heritage Fund.