 There also exist several 'off-air' recordings (home recordings from radio broadcasts) of Desmond.These include substantial excerpts of her "calm and serene" interpretation of the Angel in "The Dream of Gerontius" (a 1935 performance in Manchester under Malcolm Sargent, also featuring Heddle Nash), and a performance of "Serenade to Music" in the Royal Festival Hall, 1951, under the composer.Like many singers Desmond took up teaching later in her career (becoming Professor of Singing at the Royal Academy of Music) from 1947 to 1963. but also wrote educational books on music, including one for the BBC Music Guides on Schumann's Lieder which is still (2007) in print.