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Crook/D/D1/3/166
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GB 275 Crook/D/D1/3/166
Title
ALS from David Johnson, 8 Shandon Crescent, Edinburgh.
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- 19 Jan 2002 (Creation)
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2 p. paper
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He sends his best wishes to Crook, who is laid up in pain following an accident on the College staircase. Johnson mentions that his mother is 87 on this day and convinced that she will not last much longer. He mentions a memorial concert for the late Dr Colin Riordan, where his family launched a Trust in his name to provide grants for young musicians. Johnson encloses the prospectus for his new opera, based on R.L. Stevenson's novels 'Kidnapped' and 'Catriona' The proposal for the opera is attached (7 pages).