{"product_id":"guy-warrack-bbc-scottish-ww2-radio-german-invasion-of-poland-signed-letter","title":"Guy Warrack BBC Scottish WW2 Radio German Invasion Of Poland Signed Letter","description":"\u003cp\u003eCHAU4766 A rare opportunity to secure this private hand signed letter from Guy Warrack (6 February 1900 – 12 February 1986) historic Scottish composer, music educator and conductor. He was the son of John Warrack of the Leith steamship company and in the war years was the principal conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (which he helped found with fellow Scottish composer conductor Ian Whyte), leading over 1,500 broadcasts \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis vintage 1943 official wartime letter from Guy Warrack on headed BBC Glasgow paper was to a military Major from the Vilmos compositions and private rearrangements from the Major he had sent to the BBC for consideration to be played by Guy Warrack and his orchestra with Guy Warrack discussing these and wanting verification they had been sent via BBC Reading's Panel which was the rules they had to follow.   However what is most interesting about this letter is Guy Warrack discussing the music he is to be including in his show from the anniversary of the German Invasion Of Poland. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDuring World War II and the late 1940s, his curated broadcasts provided essential morale-boosting entertainment across the UK via the BBC Home Service.  It is personally written typed and hand signed by Guy Warrack in mint condition. Please see all our historic musicians, big band, and conductors letters secured from this same BBC collection at our store.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...During the Second World War Guy Warrack became a critical figure in keeping British musical life alive, conducting roughly 2,000 broadcast concerts and championing contemporary classical and \"light music\" over the airwaves. Warrack led the newly formed BBC Scottish Orchestra (today known as the \u003cspan class=\"T286Pc\"\u003eBBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra\u003c!--TgQPHd||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e) through the height of the Blitz and World War II..\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Warrack secured two musical effects that immediately put him in the front rank of documentary composers. To shots of the gutted steel shell of the Krupps Essen factory, the music gives great drama by musically reconstructing the air raid that originally destroyed the plant. Another scene shows a conversation between an S.S. man on the run and a British interrogation officer, done entirely by music, with no speech whatsoever. Both items were most effective\".\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Postcard Finder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56850294571334,"sku":null,"price":11.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/3216\/9030\/files\/20260625_034.jpg?v=1782391246","url":"https:\/\/postcardfinder.co.uk\/products\/guy-warrack-bbc-scottish-ww2-radio-german-invasion-of-poland-signed-letter","provider":"Postcard Finder","version":"1.0","type":"link"}