The organist librarian

A very wet bank Holiday. Liz was asked to operate the tower lift at the cathedral so I went to Bromley Parish church to hear Timothy Byram-Wigfield from St George's Chapel, Windsor. He introduced a delightful programme. In Saint-Saens' Danse macabre he mentioned the special cockerel stop to herald the dawn! Some fine Buxtehude and Bach and sweet Alfred Hollins. Guy Bovet and Jongen Toccata. What a treat! To the British library for the magnificent Sacred exhibition on the 3 Abrahamic faiths. Wonderful books and objects and the audio guide most helpful. It's free so i will go again especially as there is a display about the Proms as well! Found some hilarious organist videos on You tube but not sure how to load them onto this blog!

“Treasures of the Faiths” an Exhibition by the British Library Sacred: discover what we share The world's greatest collection of Jewish, Christian and Muslim holy books Forthcoming exhibition 27 April – 23 September 2007 Admission free Sacred. This groundbreaking exhibition brings together some of the world's most important and beautiful religious texts for the first time. Exquisite and rare examples of Jewish, Christian and Muslim sacred texts from the Library's collections will be presented alongside treasures on loan from other institutions in a unique and compelling modern context. Sacred marks the first time that sacred texts from these three faiths will have been displayed and explored together, side by side, in a major UK exhibition. This looks like an excellent exhibition. I saw something similar at the Ashmolean in Oxford and it was stunning!