“Meeting Miriam”
Schedule
Wed Oct 16 2024 at 05:00 pm to 06:30 pm
UTC+09:30Location
The Wyatt Trust | Adelaide, SA
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Join me for a free event to hear more about my exciting archive discoveries at National Library of Australia as their final Creative Arts Fellow during my month's residency in Canberra.Teenage virtuoso synesthete Miriam was a naturally funny person, with her quick wit and flowing fountain pen- so her letters are very entertaining ... and revealing... she met so many famous people, including shaking hands with Rachmaninov... “thrilling!!”
Her virtuoso talent powered by synesthesia led to solo engagements with the Royal College Patrons Fund, London Philharmonic, London Symphony, BBC Symphony, London Musical Club and a mysterious agent “Mr Smirnoff”. Teachers Arthur Benjamin, RO Morris, Gordon Jacob, letters from Sir Henry Wood and a touching description of Elgar and the young Menuhin… such an amazing story peppered with exquisite details of London in 1930s…
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Where is it happening?
The Wyatt Trust, 161 Frome Street,Adelaide,SA,AustraliaEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
