Easter Day continued

The Westminster Cathedral Easter candle - the Coulsdon one is much smaller!
All went well at Coulsdon. There was light snow as we left and a service from Liverpool Anglican cathedral on the radio with Mozart Spatzen Mass and tremendous organ sound. We had a mini-Vigil with Exultet version sung to Woodlands preceded by fanfare by Andrew Moore and bells and noise! Christ the Lord is risen today was shortened as there was no decorating of the Lenten cross with flowers. Haydn Missa St Johannis de Deo but no Benedictus. Bob Witham sang tenor. Now the green blade, Jesus lives! Christ is alive! and The day of resurrection were the other hymns. At communion the choir enjoyed "This joyful Eastertide". at the end I played Saraband for the morning of Easter by Howells. Sherry afterwards and met Reg who is a baritone and seems keen on the choir. Suggested to Dudley he should come along too. Got petrol on way home and have had 2 little chocolate eggs so far.
To the Jugged Hare for roast beef lunch and Liz was sitting with 2 young ladies one from Ireland and they were most interesting. To Vespers and we were acolytes. Thomas and Ed were cantors and chatted to Chris and John seminarians who were at the Chrism mass. The choir on splendid form. Deacon Peter was on monstrance duty - a particularly splendid one of course. We decided to stay for Martin Baker's recital rather than go to evensong at St John's. He played Tournemire on Victimae paschali (this was the motet at vespers), Holst's Uranus and Beethoven's Egmont overture both his arrangements and they worked really well. Sat with Simon who is coming back when Martin is on sabbatical. I thought I had lost my freedom pass but found it in the study. Recorded several items from TV and watched the programme with the Sixteen on sacred music. Noted the young alto who is in the cathedral choir - in fact we spoke to him today. Also commented on Simon Lole on hymn singing on The Choir which featured Terry Edwards and Alan Thurlow who retires from Chichester cathedral today. Simon Lole did a good comment on hymn singing. Packed everything into one case!