Thomas Trotter

Tuesday swam 24 and back home as arial man supposed to be coming. That was postponed because of the problems from the civil unrest. A picture is emerging of trouble all over the capital and the country. Cleaned shelves in lounge and dining room and completed ironing. Liz's wrist healing well. Decided to go to the Prom any way as loads of police now on our streets. Where were they when Reeves corner burnt down? Protecting the Whitgift centre. Frank Bridge Enter Spring with score, Blow out, you bugles with Ben Johnson tenor. The Simon Holt new work was awful. Thomas Trotter played Dupre Cortege and Litanie and Saint-Saens 3 superbly (score for latter). The pre-Prom talk with Anthony Payne and Kate Kennedy about Bridge was fascinating. I asked a question about the power of publishers pre-war to prevent music being published - they were interested in sales then not now. Christopher Town, Martin Ball and John East there. Saw Francis Herbert the previous night. Eleanor also there. A lovely concert!

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