Original and photocopied newspaper clippings, letters and typescripts relating to Derek Bell’s solo & collaborative recordings. Includes review of album Carolan’s receipt (7 Jul 1976); a photocopied handwritten track list for [ Carolan’s favourite ] [1979]; various reviews of Carolan’s favourite ; a letter from Charles [Guard], Isle of Man to Derek Bell with information about Manx tunes and songs for a possible recording [1981]; typescript of ‘possible questions for Mel’s radio/TV interview with Derek [Bell] and Swami [James Donald Walters]’ the interview is to promote the album Mystic harp [1996]; review in German, French and English of Dussek an album by Derek Bell (harp) and Joanna Leach (piano) (7 Nov 2000); review in Italian and English of Sri Kryiananda (James Donald Walters) and Derek Bell’s album Mystic harp 2 (24 Nov 2002).
Letters, typescripts, programmes, reviews and newspaper clippings relating to the following compositions by Derek Bell Variations on the IDB theme ‘Come on Northern Ireland’, Symphony No. 2 The violet flame - Comte de Saint Germain , Divertissement for a Kerryman and Three pictures from Ancient Ireland in druid times .
Original typed letters and newspaper clippings relating to Derek Bell’s composition Variations on the IDB theme ‘Come on Northern Ireland ’. Includes letter from T. L. de Winne, Manager, Ulster Hall, Belfast to Derek Bell telling him that ‘this magnificent, accomplished, clever, witty, topical, pertinent, rousing work is deserving of becoming a Last Night of the Proms ‘standard’’ (1 Jul 1985). However in a subsequent letter he tells Bell that the orchestra refuses to play the Variations ‘on the basis that the work is “too partisan”, and that objections have been raised both by members of the orchestra and the Board of Directors’ (17 Jan 1986); original typescript by Derek Bell of performance guidelines ‘for Jack Thomson - (or the conductor) and Terry de Winne’ [?1987]; and also reviews of Variations … being performed by The Studio Symphony Orchestra in ‘final proms concert’ (15 Jun 1987).
