The organist librarian

 Nice email from Harriet Crabtree about Bishop Charles. I got up at 7 for birdwatch - very few birds this year despite a roseate dawn and full moon. Hurtado. Adjusted heating again. To panto at St George's hall Beckenham and Henry and family came. He went on the stage at the end. A good show. Read for the first time at St Edmund's and another reader Mavis welcomed me. First nget the right missalettes and only one copy of the prayers. To the manor born tribute on C5.  Sunday the hymns this morning were pretty naff. Played RVW Greensleeves and Moeran Air from Seranade for orchestra and Noel Quand Jesus naquit Balbatre. We sang What child is this. Yoke is off to Malaysia and Elaine did not come. It seems Candlemas next week is to be Together @10 and not the proper service which is a great shame. I had to dash to the loo after the service and then returned to rehearse the toccatas. Church very cold again. Just a minute on radio cheered me up. The first reading and Gospel today wer...

 Sunday played Walther n Jesu meine Freude and Buxtehude In dulci jubilo. Elaine Matthews came and we rehearsed the Rutter for the funeral. All this plus being awake 3 times in the night worrying about the Grow meeting meant that I managed to mess up the first hymn. Both hymnbooks were open at the refrain of Here I am Lord so it took me a while to change back to the verses. That's a first! The anthem was the Huron carol which went well and it was good to hear Elaine singing the Nardone and the hymns. It need not have worried - the Grow meeting went well and Holy Week will be as it used to be! Vigil on Easter Day when clocks go forward 6.30 a.m. Cooked lunch. Fell asleep! To Christ's chapel Dulwich for recital by Lucy Morrell which was a delight. Bach 545. Wie schon leuchtet Pachelbel, Buxtehude, Greiss and JSB the latter very tricky. Florence Price Adoration rather odd. Durufle Epiphanie. Dubos Marche des Rois Mages unlike Ian Marilyn played the long held high note when indicat...

 New Year's Day concert from Vienna was as always a delight.  Tribute to Bruckner born 1824 in the interval from Vienna. This is fun! To St John's for midday Mass and then to the Westow pub for lunch with Andrew, Danny, Michael and Tom. Interesting sermon from Fr Tom on the circumcision. Trout and chocolate brownie. We were sitting in front of Jim Jelley at Mass and I asked if they were coming to lunch. They said they were going to visit someone celebrating 100 years old today called Ada. We got a card and flowers and went to visit her. She looks frail but Sylvia has an excellent setup to get her in and out of bed. Nice cake. Met her son and granddaughters. Only connect, University challenge, Mastermind, Wild Scandinavia, Bake off.  Tuesday windy and wet so no swim. A lot of time getting my laptop linked to the printer. The Vortex play by Noel Coward - Hamlet influnce. Margaret Leighton excellent. Mr Barnes and the Post Office very disturbing. Wild Scandinavia. We both sa...