An amazing Wednesday!

To New Scotland yard for a communities police meeting - met a nice imam and an interesting discussion. Quite daunting to go through security and find the metal end of my pencil and belt buckle set it off! To the Tate gallery - loved the Modern painters Camden Town group exhibition and the beautifully lit neo-classical sculptures including a stunning Flaxman Adoration of the magi relief. Did not like Peter Doig or the 5 women artists. The rehang of the modern galleries is good but the drawings exhibition is poorly labelled. Why put all the labels at one end of the wall? Fascinated by a film by Breda Beban of a man dancing with a gypsy girl and how changing the music and the slow motion of the film made it immediately seductive. On way out answered a Mori poll for Wayne and pronounced being a member of the Tate very good. interesting that I did not spot that The Independent had sponsored the Peter Doig!
The last of Understanding Islam and 30 there - felt quite sad but Chris was hilarious. Wonderful moment when Yinka said he had forgotten about the Resurrection. Lent group 8 there and went well.To mass in the hall with Fr Tim. To concert Tenebrae with the cathedral choir on stunning form - Martin smiling all the time. Allegri Miserere superb top Cs from Ferdy and Tom wonderful in Poulenc solo. Palestrina, Bruckner, Pizzetti all done effortlessly. Thomas as cantor and an excellent unknown reader.
Met Tony Moynihan (Paul's birthday)and Audrey, Andrew Louis's dad from the pool and his family, John Ainslie who reported on Martin hall's funeral which was joyful, Hannah, Isobel, Naomi and James, Micky - quite a gathering! Back to Selhurst where the old car was parked.