Hooper Josse Brewster-Jones (1887-1949)
Musical Compositions
MSS 0162
Series 9: Biography and Bibliography
Programmes
- “Bute Choral Society will give an Entertainment in aid of the Local Cricket Club on Friday Nov. 20 1896 in the Willamulka Schoolroom.” Overture by Master Brewster and Miss Rebee Jones. MS [spirit photocopy?]
- radio broadcast programme notes for Adelaide Light Orchestra with H. Brewster-Jones & Nadra Penalurick 5AN 14/7/1948; and Pastoral Concerto for Two Pianos – Edith Piper and H. Brewster-Jones [not dated]
Writings
- ‘History of Orchestral Conducting’ / lecture delivered before Adelaide Dual Club by H. Brewster Jones (The Australian Musical News August 2nd 1920
Reviews, Articles etc about Brewster Jones
- Newspaper reviews of Brewster-Jones symphony concerts, 1919 and undated
- The Australian Musical News 1/4/1919 (Brewster-Jones as conductor of the Brewster-Jones Symphony Orchestra: cover photo and article p. 316-17 )
- The Australian Musical News August 1949 (Brewster-Jones obituary page 11 by Mignon Laurenti)
- “Boy Prodigy Makes Good” from ‘Progress in Australia’ June 1935 p. 11
- MS and typed obituary, Adelaide 1949 [1] p. (photocopy)
Listings, catalogues etc
- Typed list of Brewster-Jones’ compositions 16 p. (photocopy), plus incomplete lists [2] p.
- [MS draft list of compositions – author unknown] MS ink [38] p. [Possibly by John Antill in 1951, made while working as Music Editor for the ABC]
- Typed list with annotations of Portrait Waltzes by H. Brewster-Jones (Letters used / Name of Person / Date composed) 1 p. plus photocopy
- ‘Thematic Catalogue.’ Compiled by an unidentified music student. Incomplete – compiled from photocopied pages found with Brewster Jones music manuscripts
Photocopies from the ABC / Brewster Jones Papers held by the National Archives of Australia
- information re the H. Brewster- Jones Memorial prizes 1954
- typed list of Brewster-Jones compositions 16 p.
- ABC files re Memorial Prize, inspection of Brewster-Jones music in Adelaide by John Antill December 1951, and recordings of Brewster-Jones compositions 1948-1951
- 5CL programme notes for recital by Brewster-Jones and Mavis Roberts 1946
- copies of newspaper and magazine articles, biographical articles and publicity notes ca 1942-52
Two original folders used by Brewster Jones to store manuscripts.
