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, 19996 (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
Sothebys , 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
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