David Barrett

Rest of prom was a gorgeous Holst invocation for cello and orchestra and the Enigma (with score) very well played indeed. Woke in the night thinking about the funeral. Paul the roofing man did front bay roof. Practised piano and got to Selsdon early. The Jupiter symphony theme worked well and so did Laudate Dominum and Ave verum. Stravinsky Ave maria and Rachmaninov Bogoroditse. In fact all went well - Mozart and Ode to Joy at end. To crematorium and played Vierne and Holst Jupiter. Ian Verran was there! Nice eats in the hall and saw Rosemary and Maureen. Music was much appreciated. Had a little snooze on return home but this meant we left late and got to the hall at 6.45 by which time the gallery season entrance was closed. One look at the queue for the gallery was enough to send us back home and watch the film music Prom on BBC4! It does seem unfair that if you have paid for a season you can end up excluded although of course we did not wait and try. In future we must be early on popular nights! The film music prom on BBC4 was good but the Spaghetti Western orchestra late one of Morricone seemed very odd. Preferred comedy on BBC1 about British food! Slept much better and woke at 5.30 a.m. and back to sleep again.