Roy Douglas Arranger of Les Sylphides Dies at 107

Roy Douglas Arranger of Les Sylphides Dies at 107

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I am very sorry to share the news that Roy Douglas has died at the age of 107. Douglas, best known for his arrangement of Chopin keyboard works into the ballet “Les Sylphides,” was the longtime personal assistant of both Ralph Vaughan Williams and Sir William Walton. Until the day of his death, he was listed as vice president of the Ralph Vaughan Williams Society. God speed, Mr. Douglas.

http://www.kentnews.co.uk/news/tributes_paid_to_one_of_britain_s_most_distinguished_musicians_roy_douglas_after_he_dies_aged_107_1_4007351

PHOTO: Douglas (with pipe) and RVW in 1953


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