ester ▁festiv als ▁included ▁Gustav ▁Hol st ' s ▁Ch oral ▁Fant asia ▁( 1 9 3 1 ), ▁How ells ' s ▁H ymn us ▁Parad isi ▁( 1 9 5 0 ), ▁and ▁Fin zi ' s ▁Int im ations ▁of ▁Im mort ality ▁( 1 9 5 0 ); ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁works ▁by ▁V aug han ▁Williams , ▁Howard ▁Fer g us on , ▁Robin ▁Mil ford , ▁Tony ▁H ew itt - J ones , ▁John ▁Sand ers , ▁and ▁S ums ion ▁himself . ▁ ▁Out side ▁the ▁real m ▁of ▁English ▁music , ▁S ums ion ▁helped ▁sust ain ▁a ▁festival ▁connection ▁with ▁K od ály ▁by ▁inv iting ▁him ▁back ▁to ▁Gl ouc ester ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁and ▁programming ▁his ▁works ▁at ▁six ▁Gl ouc ester ▁festiv als . ▁ ▁S ums ion ▁maintained ▁personal ▁friend ships ▁with ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁well - known ▁compos ers ▁who ▁frequ ented ▁the ▁festival , ▁particularly ▁V aug han ▁Williams , ▁Fin zi , ▁and ▁How ells . ▁ ▁Social ▁gather ings ▁at ▁the ▁festival , ▁in ▁which ▁S ums ion ' s ▁wife ▁Alice ▁played ▁a ▁significant ▁role , ▁helped ▁to ▁cultiv ate ▁these ▁relationships . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁Urs ula ▁V aug han ▁Williams ▁still ▁re called ▁that ▁her ▁husband ▁had ▁been ▁‘ gre at ▁friends ’ ▁with ▁Herbert ▁and ▁Alice . ▁ ▁S ums ion ▁was ▁considered ▁part ▁of ▁Fin zi ' s ▁int imate ▁circle ▁and ▁was