William Hayman Cummings, Musician, Organist at Waltham Abbey, etc. ALS (Autograph Letter Signed) to John Frederick Randall Stainer, dated 8 Jan, 1909, on 'The Guildhall School of Music, Victoria Embankment...' lettersheet. Letter reads:

'Dear Mr Stainer,

I think the letter is admirable. Let Sir G Mackenzie and Sir Hubert Parry see it.. Yours...'

Signed William H Cummings.

Condition as photos. All items can be returned for a full refund if found to be not as described.

William Hayman Cummings (Aug 1831 – Jun 1915) was an English musician, tenor and organist at Waltham Abbey Church. Cummings founded the Purcell Society in 1876. He served as singing professor at the Royal Academy of Music for 15 years beginning in 1879, then became principal of the Guildhall School of Music. He received an honorary Doctorate in Music from Dublin University in 1900.

John Frederick Randall Stainer (Oct 1866 – Jun 1939) aka Stayner, Son of Sir John Stainer and Eliza Cecil (Randall) Stainer. 

Sir Charles Hubert Hastings Parry, 1st Baronet (Feb 1848 – Oct 1918), was an English composer, teacher and historian of music.

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