▁active ▁soci ally ▁and ▁in ▁pro ▁b ono ▁public o ▁activities . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁leading ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁the ▁Prom otion ▁of ▁New ▁Music , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁he ▁set ▁up ▁and ▁end owed ▁the ▁R V W ▁Trust ▁to ▁support ▁young ▁compos ers ▁and ▁promote ▁new ▁or ▁neglect ed ▁music . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁travel led ▁extens ively ▁in ▁Europe , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁he ▁visited ▁the ▁US ▁once ▁again , ▁having ▁been ▁invited ▁to ▁lecture ▁at ▁Corn ell ▁and ▁other ▁univers ities ▁and ▁to ▁conduct . ▁He ▁received ▁an ▁enthus i astic ▁welcome ▁from ▁large ▁aud ien ces , ▁and ▁was ▁over wh el med ▁at ▁the ▁warm th ▁of ▁his ▁reception . ▁Kennedy ▁describes ▁it ▁as ▁" like ▁a ▁musical ▁state ▁occasion ". ▁ ▁Of ▁V aug han ▁Williams ' s ▁works ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁Gro ve ▁makes ▁particular ▁mention ▁of ▁Three ▁Shakespeare ▁Songs ▁( 1 9 5 1 ) ▁for ▁un ac comp an ied ▁ch orus , ▁the ▁Christmas ▁cant ata ▁H od ie ▁( 1 9 5 3 – 1 9 5 4 ), ▁the ▁Vi olin ▁Son ata , ▁and , ▁most ▁particularly , ▁the ▁Ten ▁Bla ke ▁Songs ▁( 1 9 5 7 ) ▁for ▁voice ▁and ▁ob oe , ▁" a ▁master pie ce ▁of ▁economy ▁and ▁precision ". ▁Un fin ished ▁works ▁from ▁the ▁de cade ▁were ▁a ▁c ello ▁con cer to ▁and ▁a