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Bowen, Kenneth, 1932-2018
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Letters B (Bliss - Butterworth),

Correspondents include Arthur Bliss (9), 1956-1967; Adrian Boult (2), 1964, 1969; Kenneth Bowen, 1976; Reginald Smith Brindle (5), 1960-1961; Benjamin Britten (9), [1971?]-1976 (also letters (2), 1980-1981, from the Britten Estate relating to his papers); Jack Brymer (6), 1952-1978; John Buckley (18), 1976-1985; Mervyn Burtch (4), 1974-2003; Humphrey Burton (11), [1975?]-2004; Alan Bush (5), 1974-1985; Geoffrey Bush (4), 1956-1983; Arthur Butterworth (2), 1977, 1987.

Opus 36: Three Poems of Tagore for Tenor and Orchestra

Ink score, dated 1972, and titled Opus 36: 'Three Poems of Tagore for Tenor and Orchestra', based on the poems 'In the World's Audience Hall', 'I Hunt for the Golden Stag', and 'Across an Hundred Years' by Rabindranath Tagore. Including parts for flutes, oboe, clarinets, cornets, bassoon, trumpets, trombones, timpani, percussion, violins 1 and 2, viola, violoncello, cello, and bass. The work was originally commissioned by the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, on the occasion of its centenary, in association with the Welsh Arts Council, and first performed by Kenneth Bowen and the BBC Welsh Orchestra, conducted by David Harries, Great Hall, Aberystwyth October 1972.