Sir - In all the well-deserved notes of appreciation of Charles, I have seen no reference to the part he played in the earlier days of the Dublin Orchestral Players.
He joined us on the committee in the 1940s as secretary, at the same time taking his musical place as second bassoon in the orchestra. He contributed much more than his fair share in our committee's successful effort to save the orchestra from bankruptcy and to laying the foundation for its continued existence to the present day. His committee minutes were a superb delight and, I believe, formed the basis of the literary style we all came to admire in The Irish Times. Above all, Charles met his beloved wife, Carol, on that committee of the Dublin Orchestral Players.
The practical enthusiasm and love of music he had in those days developed and increased continually during the rest of his career. - Yours, etc.,
John W. Miley, Island View, Malahide, Co Dublin.