Organ recitals and interviewing

Up early and put on suit to get bus to Balham for interviewing help session at Chestnut Grove. Security very obvious with gates and checks to get in and out! 3 of the 6 students turned up - where were the others? Very impressed - 2 of them had been in a group of 11 who had visited Cambridge. One described himself as a comforting guy and a kind person and wants to be a football pro after training in the USA. The third could become an M.P. or journalist - he is keen to change his own Black community view of gang and knife crime and has influenced others for the good - such people give one hope for our divided society. I mentioned him to the M.P's helper on Saturday. Home and then to St Michael's for Sarah Kim's recital. Alfred Hollins, Schumann, Mendelssohn Serious variations arranged for organ, Alain and Joseph-Ermend Bonnal Cloches dansle ciel. She grew up in Sydney and is now based in Paris - plays very well and a good audience. Saw David Dibbs, Ken, Howard and Adrian. The organists and church AGMs went off OK. Sent off draft Cambridge visit May 23 programme - nearly complete. Straight to Coulsdon on the bus and reading Hardy's "The Woodlanders" for reading group - it is delightful! Practised and meeting with Vickie - very positive and we looked at Eucharistic settings in Celebration hymnal and Music for the Mass. Deanery evensong idea for September with Mothers Union support. Home for dinner and we set off for the cathedral for the free recital by David Goode. Sat with Dorio. An unusual programme - the Bach a little dry. A Reger trio, Durufle Suite blisteringly played, intersting Pastorale by Jean Roger-Ducasse. Followed Mendelssohn 6 with score. Not a bad audience. Saw Fr Aidan Rossiter who joked about preparations for the installation but of course we are in the ballots for servers and congregation like everyone else. Never mind we can watch it on TV!

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