The organist librarian

I did the ironing listening to the last act of Gotterdammerung - much singing along to the big Siegfried themes but alas I dropped off for the final bit which I love. After all that music the great love theme at the end comes soaring through. Earlier in the evening it was good to talk to Graeme in Glasgow on Skype.Result of this I woke at 1 a.m. and must now try and get some sleep! I read the Pax Cristi booklet about Franz Jaegerstatter - a truly amazing man and very human! Liz's Mum rang to say she had seen the doctor after Liz left and it's now thought the bleeding is coming from the bladder.I sent off the cathedral interfaith network news by email covering Sept to March.

2 baptisms at St Andrew's - both older boys who grabbed the mike! The music was straightforward "Guide me O thou great Redeemer" "Spirit of faithfulness" (to Blow the wind southerly - shades of Kathleen Ferrier) "Just as I am" (to "Saffron Walden") and "Colours of day" (not a favourite of mine - very suitable for cremations - so light up the fire and let the flames burn. What does the line about the sun dying mean?) The setting was the Hurdy-gurdy one by Norman Warren with the Agnus sung to "Caswall". I played Nobilmente and Toccata by Dom Andrew Moore and at a communion a plainchant based piece on "O sacrum convivium" by John Lee and a Stanley slow movement. Afterwards spent time rehearsing "O happy day" with the children and some adults for the wedding. After all this work the bride has cold feet and we are not singing it after all! Still it gives more time to rehearse the other pieces on Saturday! Vi...

Another treat from BBC2 sensitively presented by Michael Portillo. Pity is ended at 2.30 a.m. but I only dropped off in Act 1 and have recorded it in HDD. Riveting production from Keith Warner and stunning direction by Antonio Pappano. Lisa Gasteen and John Tomlinson on brilliant form! Even the Norns were interesting! One of them was Catherine Wyn-Rogers who has sung with the Chorus many times.