MS 8877

Papers of Phillip Wilcher



Administrative Summary

Creator: Wilcher, Phillip, 1958-
Title: Papers of Phillip Wilcher
Date range: 1893-2001 (bulk 1972-2001)
Extent: 2.01 m. (7 boxes + 2 folio box)
Reference number: MS 8877

Access

Restricted until Wilcher's death.

Provenance

The collection has been donated to the Library in numerous instalments since November 1995.

Scope and Content

The papers include correspondence, music manuscripts and other documents relating to Wilcher's work as a composer, and his associations with other composers, musicians and musical organisations such as the Australian Music Centre and Australian Music Examinations Board.

Included in the papers are letters from Sir Malcolm Sargent, Neville Cardus, Sir Charles Groves and Evelyn Barbirolli to the Australian pianist and composer, and Wilcher's former teacher, Franz Holford. Also filed in the collection are copies of letters to Wilcher from Miriam Hyde, Dulcie Holland, Ned Rorem, Carl Hammond, Dawn Nettheim, Betty Beath and Rosalind Carlson, many of which include reviews of his compositions.

Related Materials

The papers of Franz Holford are held at MS 8809 and MS 8967.


Biographical Note

Phillip Wilcher was born in Sydney, New South Wales, on 16 March 1958. He began studying piano at an early age, and wrote his first piano composition, ‘Daybreak’, at 14. A student of Franz Holford, with whom he maintained a close association, Wilcher has published more than 100 works for solo piano, piano and voice and instrumental solos with piano accompaniment, in addition to compositions and recordings for children.  Wilcher is a member of the Committee of the Fellowship of Australian Composers, an Elected Life Member of the Australasian Performing Right Association and a member of the Board of the Australian Music Teacher Magazine.

Further information on Wilcher and his works is available online from the Australian Music Centre, at http://www.amcoz.com.au/composers/composer.asp?id=66.


Contents List

Folder 1 Correspondence to Franz Holford, 1961-84

Notes on Alfred Domett

General correspondence, 1975-82

Addition 5 December 1995

Folder 2 Letter to Phillip Wilcher regarding Franz Holford from 'G.', 1975

'Five Elizabethan songs' by Franz Holford, 1953

Addition 15 December 1995

Folder 3 General correspondence of Phillip Wilcher, 1985-91

'Rhapsody sonata no.2' by Phillip Wilcher

Folder 4 Correspondence relating to 'The Wiggles', 1995

Folder 5 Letters from Sir Frank Callaway, Betty Beath and Rosalind Carlson, 1995

Folder 6 Letters from Ned Rorem, Peter Sculthorpe, Paul Bowles, 1985-95

Folder 7 Letters from Dulcie Holland, 1992-95

Folder 8 Letters from Miriam Hyde, 1972-95

Addition 10 February 1996 and 11 March 1996

Folder 9 Letters from Archie Fraser, a cello student in Leipzig, to home, 1893-94

Obituary for Mirrie Hill, 1986

Addition 18 April and 29 July 1996

Folder 10 Correspondence relating to 'The Wiggles', 1995-96

Addition 21 June 1996

Folder 11 General correspondence, 1996

Ave Maria for voice and piano by Phillip Wilcher, 1995

Addition 10 September 1996

Folder 12 Documents relating to the Australian Music Centre

Letters to Phillip Wilcher, 1996 including letters from Dulcie Holland and Miriam Hyde

Addition 11 November 1996

Folder 13 'A miscellany of rhymed thoughts...' to Phillip Wilcher from Franz Holford

'Dusk...a reverie for piano' by Franz Holford, with dedication to Phillip Wilcher

Addition 7 October 1997

Folder 14 Correspondence with Alpis Liossatos, David Robinson, Edith and Marcel Radojebvic, 1977-97

Folder 15 Correspondence with Miriam Hyde, Ned Rorem, Peter Sculthorpe, Gordon Clarke, 1996 (photocopies)

Folder 16 Miscellaneous correspondence and photographs, 1973-97

Folder 17 Correspondence with Dulcie Holland, Carl Hammond, The Wiggles, 1990-97

Addition 30 September 1998

Folder 18 The Wiggles

Folder 19 Letters from Dulcie Holland, Miriam Hyde, Carl Hammond, Ned Rorem, Jack Larson, 1997-98

Folder 20 Photocopies of reviews, 1997-98

Folder 21 Papers about Liberace including letters from Gladys Luckie (housekeeper), Vince Fronza (friend) and others

Folder 22 Miscellaneous correspondence and unpublished pieces, 1991-98

Folio Box

Photocopies of music scores (A3 size)

Addition 5 January 2000

Folder 23 Photographs and school reports

Folder 24 The Wiggles, 1998-99

Folder 25 Journal, 199—96 (not to be opened unless authorised)

Folder 26 Index of names mentioned in the letters of Vince Fronza to Wilcher

Folder 27 Correspondence with Jeanell Carrigan and Linda Claussen

Folder 28 Correspondence with Jack Larson, Miriam Hyde, Dulcie Holland, 1997-99

Folders 29-30 Correspondence including letters of Betty Beath, Dawn Nettheim, Ron Payne (Australian Music Teacher Magazine), Gordon Clarke, Callaway Institute (W.A.)

Folder 31 Correspondence with Australian Music Centre, 1996-99

Folder 32 Correspondence with Carl Hammond, Henry Howell (singer) and Minoan Music

Folder 33 Correspondence with Rosemany Eather and photocopies of death and marriage certificates

Addition 30 August 2000

Folders 34-36 Photocopies of music scores

Folio Box

Photocopies of music scores (A3 size)

Addition 3 January 2001

Folder 37 Photocopies of birth, death, marriage and army discharge certificates, 1911-85

Folder 38 Correspondence with APRA and the Australian Music Centre, 2000. Reviews in Australian Music Teacher, miscellaneous correspondence and other items, 2000

Folder 39 Correspondence concerning the Andrea Bocelli International Competiton, also correspondence with Steve Bowden, Betty Beath, and Louise Bassam, 2000

Folder 40 Correspondence with Jeanell Carrigan, Gordon Clarke, Frank Callaway, Rosalind Carlson, Linda Claussen, Rita Crews, 2000

Folder 41 Correspondence with Richard Gill, Grevillia Ensemble, Sue Goodman, 1995-2000

Folder 42 Correspondence with Miriam Hyde, Dulcie Holland, Carl Hammond, Henry Howell, Jennifer Hill, Franz Holford, 2000

Folder 43 Correspondence with Elpis Crossatos, Jack Larson, Adrian Lee, Chris Lawrence, Pauline Lachance, Gladys Luckie, Darden Pyron, 2000

Folder 44 Correspondence with Dawn Nettheim, Carmen Nizeti, National Library, 2000

Folder 45 Correspondence with Ron Payne, Anthea Parker, Natasha Ivanowsky Perkins, 2000

Folder 46 Correspondence with Ned Rorem, Pamela Rallis, John Radicchi, 2000

Folder 47 Correspondence with Dorothy Scott, Bevlah Soper, Peter Sculthorpe and Sotheby’s , 2000

Folder 48 Articles by Phillip Wilcher

Folder 49 Wilcher, Phillip. A musical miscellany: prepatory studies for the performance of scales combining exercises in aural awareness. MS typescript pasted into a scrapbook

Folder 50 Correspondence with Film Australia, Milwaukee Public Library, Juilliard School (NY), 2MBS-FM, Institute of Early Childhood and others, 2000

Folio Box

Original first drafts of music scores (A3 size)

Addition 20 December 2001

Folder 51 Correspondence with APRA, Australian Music Centre and Michael Alvanos, 2001

Folder 52 Correspondence with Sir Frank Callaway, Jeanell Carrigan, Gordon Clarke and Linda Claussen, 2001

Folder 53 Correspondence with Scott Davey, John Davis, Jye Frasca and Vince Fronza, 1993-2000

Folder 54 Correspondence with Carl Hammond, Valerie Haynes, Jennifer Hill, Franz Holford, Henry Howell and Miriam Hyde, 2001

Folder 55 Correspondence with Karen Kokot, John Lahr, Jack Larson, Adrian Lee, Elpis Liossates, David Malouf, Aaron McMillan, Kerry Murphy, Erica Munro and Maria Nizeti, 1989-2001

Folder 56 Correspondence with Meriel Owen, Ron Payne, Peter Platt Memorial Lectureship Appeal Fund, Milly Petriella, Pamela Rallis and Ned Rorem, 2001

Folder 57 Correspondence with Ian Thorpe's Foundation for Youth, Adrienne Sallay, Mike Smith, Beulah Soper, Vicki Stait, Jenny Stautner, Tall Poppies, Jean Teasel, Elizabeth Todd, Craig Urqhart, The Wiggles and Joan Zamoyski, 1998-2001

Folder 58 Typescript ans typescript photocopy articles and other writings by Wilcher, together with newspaper and magazine cuttings of reviews and other writings regarding Wilcher, 2001

Folder 59 Typescript music scores

Folio Box

Manuscript and photocopied manuscript draft music scores (A3 size)


Box List

BOX FOLDERS
1 1-13
2 14-22
3 23-31
4 32-36
5 37-44
6 45-50
7 51-59
Folio Box 1 Music scores (A3)
Folio Box 2 Music scores (A3)
November 1996
Updated May 2001
Revised September 2006
Revised October 2006