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Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 2 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 2 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 2, 21 December 1939 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Soulima Stravinsky Subject The topic of the resource Nadia Boulanger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bibliothèque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 21 December 1939 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Soulima Stravinsky to Boulanger Cosne December 21, 1939 My dear Mademoiselle, I knew that you would be with us on this day of cruel and tender memory. You understand that on this sorrowful anniversary I have felt an infinite affection and it is through this feeling that we are connected to one another. To tell you that I am unhappy wouldn’t be the truth. I’ve settled quickly, I will even say instantly, to this difficult life that I didn’t know before. It’s a curious thing—it makes you discover certain neglected feelings, unexpected reactions. Good health sustains me, without which I doubt I could do the harder exercises. My superiors are attentive and intelligent, which is so important. So, I cannot complain about anything and I thank God for that. As always, with affectionate thoughts and a faithful heart, I am with you more than ever Dear Mademoiselle. I am fondly, Your Sviétik [P.S.] You would give me such pleasure by sending me a book. Thank you a thousand times for having suggested it to me. � Soulima Stravinsky à Boulanger Cosne le 21 décembre 1939 Très chère Mademoiselle, Je savais que vous étiez avec nous ce jour de triste et si tendre mémoire. Vous me comprenez, j’ai senti dans ce douloureux anniversaire une tendresse infinie et c’est à ce sentiment que nous nous attachons. Vous dire que je suis malheureux ne serait pas la vérité. Je me suis fait très vite, je dirai même tout de suite à cette vie dure que je ne connaissais pas encore. Chose curieuse—elle vous fait découvrir une quantité de sentiments ignorés, des réactions inattendues. La santé très bonne me fait supporter sans que je m’en doute des exercices les plus durs. Mes chefs sont attentifs et intelligents ce qui est si important. Je ne puis donc me plaindre de rien et me rend grâces à Dieu. Toujours en pensées affectueuses et de cœur fidèle avec vous plus que jamais, je vous embrasse, chère Mademoiselle, Votre Sviétik, [P.-S.] En m’envoyant un livre vous me ferez si plaisir. Merci mille fois de ma l’avoir proposé. � 1939 Author: Soulima Stravinsky Location: Cosne Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Soulima Stravinsky Sviétik https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/c95ba90c7307916863ef4a1670e75ecb.pdf 9910e4487bd2b8d41cf9083dd0ab1e97 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/e56fe982d6e392a0750fe7f4ab99aaf0.pdf 62acf4d175e1f56b9d11345b69661bff Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 14 June 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Soulima Stravinsky Subject The topic of the resource Nadia Boulanger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bibliothque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 14 June 1945 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Soulima Stravinsky to Boulanger 56, rue de Bourgognue, Paris June 14, 1945 Dear Nadia, How can I tell you all that your very kind letter brought to us? What you wrote about yourself, my father, and Vera moved me so deeply . . . And what happiness to feel that despite this abyss of six terrifying years we still speak the same language, and we understand each other implicitly despite the distances. It is so nice to know that you are often close to my father and Vera. In each of their letters, they speak of you to me, of their happiness to have you at their place. I know what you mean to them and what they mean to you. I received a package from you and am embarrassed despite all the joy that I had in opening it. Embarrassed to have caused you daily tasks, because I know that over there nothing is easy either. Let me express my deepest gratitude for your great kindness and for everything. And you tell me that you’ve sent other things as well as some letters. It is disheartening—I never received anything, at least nothing beyond this package some weeks ago from Mrs. Sachs, to whom I wrote. You make us hope for your coming return among us. I don’t dare believe, and yet Vera wrote to me again that you are leaving them for Boston and probably Paris. You will find here all those who cherish you, worship you, and await you. But I fear you will face great disappointment in seeing what all these years of horror and misery have produced: pettiness, selfishness, and meanness. As for our poor music, as for everything that we hold dear, let us not speak of that. It is chaos. It would seem that the most elementary of values has been lost. We are involved in some distressing performances, whose echoes, perhaps, have already reached you. A “Strawinsky Quarrel” that has no other pretext than to enhance certain mediocre artists; they have trouble camouflaging their desire to take Strawinsky’s place (anything but that!). It is ridiculous, but the flippancy, the impudence of possible demonstrations is significant and worrisome. The monthly radio festivals should have brought us joy in hearing pretty much the entirety of his work. Unfortunately, it is nothing more than a series of shaky, tiresome, pathetic, and most often inexcusably poor performances. And to think, Mr. Rosenthal, to whom we owe all this, had the nerve to violently oppose the committee’s initiative when they wanted to invite Strawinsky to conduct all these festivals himself! You have felt, very dear Nadia, that happiness has returned to me, you understand so well what Françoise means to me, what our life is. And it is with a grateful acknowledgment that we welcome the kind, warm words you sent for our child. �I still have so many things to tell you, one letter does not suffice. Give us the pleasure of seeing you soon and being able to continue a bond that all these draining years could not break. Françoise joins with me to tell you how deeply moved she was in reading your letter, I am most fondly, and with deepest and most devoted affection. Your Sviétik � Soulima Stravinsky à Boulanger Paris le 14 juin 1945 Chère Nadia, Comment vous dire tout ce que votre si bonne lettre nous a apporté ? Ce que vous nous écrivez de vous, de mon père, de Vera m’a ému si profondément…Et quel bonheur de sentir que malgré ce gouffre de six années effroyables, nous parlons toujours le même langage, nous nous comprenons, de si loin, à demi-mot. Il m’est doux de savoir que vous êtes souvent près de mon père et de Vera. Dans chacune de leurs lettres, ils me parlent de vous et du bonheur de vous avoir chez eux. Je sais ce que vous êtes pour eux et ce qu’ils sont pour vous. J’ai reçu un colis de vous et en suis confus malgré toute la joie que j’ai eue à l’ouvrir. Confus de vous avoir occasionné des démarches quotidiennes, car je sais que là-bas tout n’est pas facile non plus. Laissez-moi vous embrasser de tout mon cœur pour votre grande gentillesse et pour tout. Et vous me dites en avoir expédié d’autres ainsi que des lettres. C’est désespérant—je n’ai jamais rien reçu, à moins qu’il ne s’agisse d’un colis reçu il y a quelques semaines de Mrs. Sachs à qui j’ai écrit. Vous nous faites espérer votre prochain retour parmi nous. Je n’ose y croire et cependant Vera m’écrit encore que vous les quittez pour Boston et probablement Paris. Vous trouverez ici tous ceux qui vous chérissent, vous vénèrent, et vous attendent. Mais je crains votre grande déception à voir tout ce que ces années d’horreur et de misère ont produit de mesquinerie, d’égoïsme et de bassesse. Quant à notre pauvre musique, quant à tout ce qui nous est cher, n’en parlons pas. C’est le cahos [sic]. On a perdu, semble-t-il, le sens le plus élémentaire des valeurs. Nous assistons à des spectacles affligeants dont, peut-être, les échos vous sont déjà parvenus. Un « querelle Strawinsky » qui n’est autre chose qu’un prétexte à certaine médiocrités de se mettre en valeur ; elles camouflent à peine leur désir de supplanter Strawinsky (rien que cela!). Ce n’est que ridicule, mais la désinvolture, l’impudence de possibles manifestations est significative et inquiétante. Des festivals que la Radio donne un[e] fois par mois devaient nous apporter la joie d’entendre à peu près toute son œuvre. Hélas, ce n’est qu’une série d’éxécutions [sic] boiteuses, pénibles, lamentables, et le plus souvent inexcusablement mauvaises. Et songez que M. Rosenthal à qui nous devons cela a en le front de s’opposer avec violence contre l’initiative du comité qui désirait inviter Strawinsky à diriger lui-même tous ces festivals ! �Vous avez senti, très chère Nadia, le bonheur qui me remplit, vous comprenez si bien ce qu’est Françoise pour moi, ce qu’est notre vie. Et c’est avec une tendre reconnaissance que nous avons accueilli bonnes et chaudes paroles pour notre enfant. J’aurais encore tant de choses à vous dire. Une lettre n’y peut suffire. Donnez-nous vite la joie de vous voir et de pouvoir continuer un contact que les années écoulées n’ont pu rompre. Françoise se joint à moi pour vous dire toutes ses pensées émues à la lecture de votre lettre, je vous embrasse de ma plus profonde et dévouée affection. Votre Sviétik � 1945 Author: Soulima Stravinsky Manuel Rosenthal Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Soulima Stravinsky Sviétik Vera Stravinsky https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/cadbd1302745cfc1018fed4697787816.pdf d030edea491ad715b3d183d392fd6849 https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/b0018f4311b6c72c6acf03349e6757f0.pdf 023fd752b6ad69ee524ee7ecd0ec6db9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 3 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 3 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 3, 27 August - 14 September 1945 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Soulima Stravinsky Subject The topic of the resource Nadia Boulanger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bibliothque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 27 August - 14 September 1945 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Soulima Stravinsky to Boulanger 56 rue de Bougagne, Paris August 27– September 14, 1945 Dear Nadia, We have recently had good news from Léo Preger. It seems we will see you this winter; I don’t need to tell you how delighted I am and how great my need is to see you and to speak to you. So many things to tell you . . . and so, just the other day I received a wonderful package that I must, I think, thank you for, because it was sent by a certain Moreys Southern Sea Shop from Santa Barbara. Thank you with all my heart, dear Nadia. I am moved to see that with all you have to do you still find the time to think of us. Despite the end of the war it is not yet ideal here. Without being pessimistic, I fear that this winter will again be a bit harsh. We will try to be patient, but pray that it will be the last of its kind! The Léo Preger competition was such a joy for us. He is a serious musician, modest to such an extent that his marvelous talent goes unnoticed by all those here who should be interested in helping him. I find it very beautiful and meaningful that this encouragement brought him here. Did you know that he is currently writing a piano concerto, the premiere of which he was kind enough to promise to me? My father was able to send along some of his recent compositions. Imagine what it has been like for me to discover the Circus Polka, the Scherzo à la Russe, the extraordinary Sonata for Two Pianos, and finally the Tango from which I have not yet recovered! Truly, I cannot find the words to tell you all that I [illegible], all that I find and rediscover in the works, and how much all of this impresses me. And how is it we were not reunited with you and him around these marvels? In this inestimable collection is also the Danses concertantes. Désormière conducted them twice this winter, I must say, impeccably so. Personally, I played them innumerable times on two pianos with François Michel. Remembering how they sound and feel to play, I attempted to write a version for two hands. My effort seems to me to have been rather successful. I am going to send it to my father and, with his adjustments, maybe he will have it published. My father wrote that he had just finished a symphony and will give the premiere at the New York Philharmonic at the beginning of October. How I envy your being there to hear it. He also asked me in his last letter how the Symphony in C was received. Unfortunately, the performance of it was so flawed one couldn’t really hold it against the audience for, on the whole, having understood nothing. For my part, I had to attempt a veritable reconstruction of the piece upon hearing it along with what I could guess, because it truly did not even remotely come through. But what did materialize seemed to me beautiful and of a stunning grandeur. �To speak of other things, Françoise and I were able to escape to the seaside for a month, close to Arcachon. This vacation was marvelous and did a world of good for both mother and child. Still nothing to tell you regarding the baby. Of course we will keep you informed of the birth that will likely happen at the end of October. In the meantime, Françoise has asked me to pass along her fond regards. Dear Nadia, I must stop, I truly abuse your patience with this unending chatter. I am fondly and with my most faithful affection forever your Sviétik Str. [P.S.] Nika Skarjinsky has returned from a remarkable imprisonment, marvelous morale. I have been so happy to see this excellent friend and comrade once again. � Soulima Stravinsky à Boulanger 56 rue de Bougagne, Paris le 27 août–14 sept 1945 Chère Nadia, Nous avons eu récemment de vos bonnes nouvelles par Léo Preger. Il semble qu’on vous verra ici cet hiver ; je n’ai pas besoin de vous dire combien cela me réjouit et comme j’ai besoin de vous voir et de vous parler. Que de choses à vous dire…Et puis, j’ai reçu ces jours-ci un somptueux colis que je dois, je pense, à votre bonté, car il est expédié par un certain Moreys Southern Seas Shop de Sta. Barbara. Merci de tout cœur, chère Nadia. Je suis ému de voir qu’avec tout ce que vous avez à faire vous trouvez encore le temps de vous occuper de nous. Malgré la fin de la guerre ce n’est pas encore le rêve ici. Sans être pessimiste je crains que cet hiver ne soit encore un peu rude. Nous tâcherons de le prendre une patience, mais qu’il soit au moins le dernier de cette espèce ! Quelle joie a été pour nous le prix de Léo Preger. C’est un musicien si sérieux, si modeste aussi que son merveilleux talent passe inaperçu de tous ceux qui ici, devraient s’intéresser à lui et l’aider. Je trouve très beau et significatif que cet encouragement lui vienne de là-bas. Savez-vous qu’il est en train d’écrire un concerto de piano dont il a eu la gentille pensée de me promettre la première ? Mon père a pu me faire parvenir de ses récentes compositions. Imaginez ce qu’a été pour moi la découverte de la « Circus Polka, » du « Scherzo à la Russe, » de l’extraordinaire Sonate pr. 2 pianos, enfin de la Tango dont je ne reviens pas encore ! Sincèrement, les paroles me manquent pour vous dire tout ce que je [illegible], tout ce que j’y trouve et retrouve, et combien tout ceci m’impressionne. Que ne sommes-nous réunis avec vous et lui autour de ces merveilles ? Dans cet inestimable lot se trouvait aussi la part d’orch. des Danses Concertantes. Désormière les a dirigés deux fois cet hiver et, je dois le dire, impeccablement. Pour ma part, je les ai jouées un nombre incalculable de fois à 2 pianos avec François Michel. Les ayant si bien dans l’oreille et dans les doigts, je me suis hasardé à en tirer une version à deux mains. Ce travail me semble avoir assez bien réussi. Je vais l’envoyer à mon père et avec ses retouches, peut-être pourra-t-il le faire publier. Mon père écrit qu’il vient d’achever une symphonie et en donnera la première à la Philharmonic de N.Y. en début d’octobre. Comme je vous envie d’être là pour l’entendre. Il me demande aussi dans sa dernière lettre comment on a accueilli ici sa Symphonie en ut ? Hélas, l’éxécution [sic] en a été si défectueuse qu’on ne saurait en vouloir au public de n’y avoir, somme toute, rien compris. J’ai dû, pour ma part, me livrer en l’écoutant à une véritable reconstitution avec ce que je pouvais deviner, car véritablement il n’en passait pas grand-chose. Mais ce qui m’est parvenu m’a paru d’une beauté, d’une grandeur boulversante [sic]. �Pour parler d’autre chose, nous avons pu, Françoise et moi, nous échapper un mois au bord de la mer, près d’Arcachon. Ces vacances ont été merveilleuses et ont fait, je crois, le plus grand bien à la mère et à l’enfant. De celui-ci, encore rien à vous raconter. Bien entendu nous vous tiendrons au courant de l’évènement qui s’annonce pour la fin d’octobre probablement. En attendant, Françoise me charge de vous dire ses très affectueuses pensées. Chère Nadia, il faut que je m’arrête, j’abuse vraiment de votre patience avec cet interminable bavardage. Je vous embrasse de ma plus fidèle affection et suis toujours votre Sviétik Str. [P.-S.] Nika Skarjinsky est rentré de captivité superbe, le moral merveilleux. J’ai été si heureux de retrouver cet excellent ami et camarade. � 1945 Author: Soulima Stravinsky Circus Polka Danses Concertantes François Michel Leo Préger Nika Skarjinsky Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Roger Desormière Scherzo à la Russe Sonota for Two Pianos Soulima Stravinsky Soulima Stravinsky Location: Paris Sviétik Symphony in C https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/8e036f81518143544bc6f4d63cdd06bb.pdf 55a8f4cc742f04f67a53ace44a02618c https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/a56c8fd706670a6e3e69ec7d169ddcb9.pdf 6bcc33fbdd6499c9f98597946fa49e72 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 4 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 4 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 4, 15 October 1946 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Soulima Stravinsky Subject The topic of the resource Nadia Boulanger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bibliothèque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 15 October 1946 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Soulima Stravinsky to Boulanger La Clidelle par Menet (Cantal) Tel: 8 Menet Gare Riom-Es-Montagne October 15, 1946 Dear Nadia, Helen, with whom I spoke on the telephone just a moment ago, will have told you that my father urgently requests his score for Perséphone. I hope that she will have understood (we couldn’t hear one another very well). To be safe, I’m quickly sending you this letter. The American ambassador to Italy, Mr. James Clément Dunn, is in Paris these days and must return to America [after]. My father asked him to be so kind as to bring with him several scores (among them his manuscript for Perséphone) which he needs most urgently. All that needs to be done then is to drop them off at the embassy marked for Mr. I. Str., care of The Honorable James Clément Dunn. The manuscript can still be found at your place, in the safe. It could wait for my return, but that would probably be too late. You are no doubt in London at the moment. We return on the 25th. I have finally gotten over a nasty flu picked up in Holland and am attempting to take advantage of a marvelous country and weather that seems made to order. Annette sent me the enrollment brochure for your Wednesday course. I am rather unsure I could attend regularly and so I dare not enroll. I’m terribly sorry about that. Would you allow me anyway, dear Nadia, to attend when it is possible for me to do so? Françoise is pulling her hair out at the idea that she is a civil servant and won’t be free either We both send you all our affection, Your S. Strawinsky � Soulima Stravinsky à Boulanger La Clidelle Par Menet (Cantal) Tél 8 Menet Gare Riom-Es-Montagne Cuenod Entre 5 et 10 mars février) [N.B.’s handwriting] 15 octobre 1946 Chère Nadia, Hélène avec qui j’ai parlé tout à l’heure au téléphone vous aura dit que mon père demande d’urgence sa partition de Perséphone. J’espère qu’elle aura bien compris (on s’entendait assez mal). Pour être plus sûr je vous adresse rapidement ces lignes. Mr. James Clément Dunn, ambassadeur des U.S.A. en Italie se trouve ces jours-ci à Paris et doit prochainement regagner l’Amérique. Mon père l’a prié de bien vouloir se charger de quelques partitions (dont son manuscrit de Perséphone) dont il a le plus urgent besoin. Il suffit donc de le faire disposer à l’ambassade pour Mr. I. Str. aux bons soins de The Honorable James Clément Dunn. C’est encore une chance que le manuscrit se trouve chez vous, dans le coffre[.] il me pourrait qu’attendre mon retour et ca serait probablement trop tard. Vous serez sans doute à Londres à ce moment, nous rentrons vers le 25. Je me remets enfin d’une méchante grippe contractée en Hollande et tâche de profiter de mon mieux d’un pays merveilleux et d’un temps qui semble fait sur commande. Annette m’a fait parvenir un bulletin d’inscription pour votre cours du mercredi. Je suis si peu sûr de pouvoir y assister régulièrement que je n’ose m’inscrire et j’en suis désolé. Me permettrez-vous tout de même, chère Nadia, d’y venir quand cela me sera possible ? Françoise s’arrache les cheveux à l’idée qu’elle est fonctionnaire et ne peut non plus se libérer. Nous vous embrassons tous deux de toute notre affection. Votre S. Strawinsky � 1946 Annette Dieudonné Author: Soulima Stravinsky Françoise Stravinsky James Clément Dunn Perséphone Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Soulima Stravinsky Location: La Clidelle https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/d55ead488638d4f7fffadd3bb998e353.pdf d13af58e5d7970ce568be067cbb7973b https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/89aabc11b758167c935b987c92a27bc3.pdf 62f77b3f454201d9a865b5478a7bb113 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 4 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 4 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 4, 4 May 1949 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Soulima Stravinsky Subject The topic of the resource Nadia Boulanger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bibliothèque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 4 May 1949 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter 1949 Arthur Sachs Author: Soulima Stravinsky Claude Debussy Dinu Lipatti Françoise Stravinsky Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Soulima Stravinsky Location: California Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/fee2429908044c1ac61b6058c3c69448.pdf 6343d3facd6326c23430e50987ad807a https://digex.lib.uoguelph.ca/files/original/a8033e95c9aea27efe76127c87a896b8.pdf c3232ff7068534175cb7f39b48b972cf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Boulanger and the Stravinskys, Chapter 4 Description An account of the resource English translation and transcription of French originals from Chapter 4 of Kimberly Francis, Nadia Boulanger and the Stravinskys (University of Rochester Press, 2018) Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Chapter 4, 13 January 1950 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Soulima Stravinsky Subject The topic of the resource Nadia Boulanger Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Bibliothèque Nationale De Paris Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 13 January 1950 Type The nature or genre of the resource Letter UG Extracted Text Soulima Stravinsky to Boulanger Hotel Hargrave 112 West 72 St. New York City January 13, 1950 My dear Nadia, Let me tell you first and foremost that we will have the extreme joy of seeing you again in the month of May. The Île de France will drop us off on May 10 and will collect us at the end of June. I have to teach again this summer at the Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, starting in July, which will cut our stay in France very short. But short as it is, we will be thoroughly delighted to spend it with you. We have left Los Angeles for good. There was no work for me there, and something depressing about the climate. I’m happy to be in N.Y. for a few months with the prospect of more work here in the winter than I’ve had in eighteen months in California. A marvelous project is taking shape. I was asked to teach piano in a permanent capacity at the University of Illinois where the Music Director, Mr. John Kuypers, whom you no doubt know, at least by reputation, is a first-class musician. The business is settled in principle, with only formalities to carry out. Among these are my letters of reference. I don't believe I could do better than to ask you for this favor—all while [not] wishing to bother you about it. Two words from you to Mr. Kuypers—University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill.—would lend enormous weight to this application, which they are putting the greatest effort into, so as to [have it] approved. As always in these cases, the interested persons have to present the thing to committees that are less competent but upon which the final decision rests, and they wish to ensure the highest and the best recommendations possible. Thank you in advance a thousand, thousand times. My father is coming soon to N.Y. to conduct L’Oiseau de feu and Orphée with Balanchine. Meanwhile Rake’s Progress, and it is so beautiful that there are no words . . . Françoise asks me to send you her tender wishes. (Zizi) Jean is becoming a strong, disobedient, but very kind boy. You would no longer recognize him. Personally, I have you so often in my thoughts, you guide me from afar through all of my musical hesitations . . . With fondest wishes, I am always your, Soulima � Soulima Stravinsky à Boulanger Hotel Hargrave 112 West 72 St. New York City 13 janvier 1950 Chère Nadia, Laissez-moi vous announcer [sic] tout d’abord que nous aurons l’extrème [sic] joie de vous revoir au mois de mai. L’Ille [sic] de France nous déposera le 10 mai prochain et nous reprendra fin juin. Je dois enseigner de nouveau cet été à l’Academy of the West à Sta. Barbara à partir de juillet ce qui rend notre séjour en France très court. Mais si court qu’il soit nous vous en réjouissons infiniment. Nous avons quitté Los Angeles définitivement. Il n’y avait là aucune issue pour mon travail et quelque chose d’assez dépriment dans le climat. Heureuse d’être à N.Y. pour quelques mois et plus de travail ici en perspective pour cet hiver que je n’en ai eu en 18 mois à California. Un projet merveilleux prend corps. On m’a demandé d’enseigner de piano d’une façon permanent à l’University of Illinois dont le Directeur Musical, Mr. John Kuypers que vous connaissez sans doute, du moins de réputation, est un musicien de premier ordre. L’affaire est conclue au principe il reste à remplir les formalités. Il y a parmi celles-ci, l’article références. Je ne crois pas pouvoir mieux faire que de vous demander cette faveur—tout en m’en voulant de vous importuner. Deux mots de vous à Mr. Kuypers—University of Illinois, Urbana, Ill., donneraient un poids énorme à cette candidature qu’ils mettent la meilleure volonté du monde à agréer. Comme toujours dans ces cas, les personnes intéressées ont à présenter la chose à des comités moins compétant mais dont dépend la décision finale et elles tiennent à s’assurer le plus et les meilleures recommandations possibles. Merci d’avance mille et mille fois. Mon père viendra bientôt à N.Y. pour y diriger l’Oiseau de Feu et Orphée chez Balanchine. En attendant Rake[’]s Progress et c’est si beau qu’il n’y a pas de mots… Françoise me charge de vous embrasses tendrement. (Zizi) Jean devient un fort et désobéissant mais très gentil garçon. Vous ne le reconnaîtrez plus. Moi, je vous ai si souvent en pensées, vous guidez de loin tout de mes hésitations musicales…Je vous embrasse affectueusement et suis toujours votre, Soulima � 1950 Author: Soulima Stravinsky Françoise Stravinsky George Balanchine John Kuypers Orpheus Recipient: Nadia Boulanger Soulima Stravinsky Location: New York City The Firebird