 In March 1950, she created an opera-inspired fancy dress ball in aid of Britten's English Opera Group, featuring Frederick Ashton and Moira Shearer dancing the tango from the ballet "Façade".In September 1950, she was reported as being pregnant and "planning to attend every night" of the Leeds Triennial Musical Festival which featured a performance by Britten.She was the joint founder in 1961 (along with Fanny Waterman) of the Leeds International Piano Competition.