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Real dialogue

Tuesday to Whitechapel Idea store for Christian/Muslim forum Conversations. Muslims heavily outnumbered so paired with Jackie and we discussed violence and suffering. She taught Muslim students. It was interesting and good that it was held there although the library was not publicising it. To Whitechapel gallery - Kader Attia's take on a library - the light of Jacob's ladder, Elizabeth Price's film At the house of Mr X was intriguing. The Damn braces: Bless relaxes display seemed very muddled. To Somerset House to see Quietus which is underground and consists of funerary urns and coffins. Stanley Spencer's murals from the Sandham chapel are most interesting. Met one of my class there. To Pret and then to Vespers and Mass. The boys sang Jeremy de Satge's Westminster Mass which used the chimes but it didn't really work very well. Hurford's Litany was beautifully sung. I dashed to St Paul's Knightsbridge for free BBC singers live concert of early music con...

Jacket

Swam 20. To Croydon to buy a new jacket - ended up in Marks and chose a nice blue blazer and light trousers to match -very smart! Home to eat and then to Royal Academy where we met David Walker and had tea. Had a quick look at the huge Richard Rogers show and then to talk on Tchaikovksy - dropped off. Liz did shopping. Bournemouth Symphony Janacek Sinfonietta, Beethoven piano con 2, Tchaik 3. Stayed on for Tallis scholars Taverner and Gesualdo but tired so left before end. Little variety of tone.Home by 12 and Liz to Acton.

Martinu and French song

Monday 27th back to work. Excellent Prom at lunchtime Susan Graham singing French songs - Debussy, Honegger, Rosenthal, Poulenc. On way home Martinu Concerto for 2 pianos and Bartok Dance suite. Tuesday 28th to Redlibbets golf club, Sevenoaks for provincial council meeting. Interesting report and we were all asked to speak which was good! Circles will not like being audited! Bach motets from proms beautifully sung by the Monteverdi choir. Listened to evensong Wed a.m. Eton choral course from Faversham - Parry Great service, Taverner Dum transisset