The organist librarian

Super Rossini Messe solennelle Prom at Greenwich conducted by David Hill. Had a good chat to the wife of the bass David Platt who is off to La Scala. Fr Brian and Fr Chris at Mass.   Watching live on BBC Iplayer the National youth orchestra playing The Planets -fab! Edward Gardner conducting. Liz at the concert. Heard Also sprach in the car. 

Woke late. Liz hit the roof when company told her new mirrored bathroom cabinet would not be available until Feb 17th. Lo and behold it was delivered anyway so one hand not knowing what the other is doing! Decided it was too heavy to put up myself, To St George Beckenham for recital by Jon Payne - excellent Peeters and Gabrieli and Farrington jazzy Live Wire. Spoke to Nigel Grooome and he said St Mary Bromley looking for organist. The trouble is that like St Paul Herne Hill they want weekly choir practice. St Swithun Purley Sundays only. Strangely both same distance away 6 miles.  

To All Saints West Dulwich for Tim's funeral which started at 12 noon. We got there early and the service lasted 2 hours. It was touching and the singing was splendid both from the church choir and the choir of friends. Ian Partridge spoke. James Bowman, Peter Wright, Stephen Disley, lay clerks and the Tobins with Colin Mawby from the cathedral. Norman Harper played Wesley. We heard some of Tim's music and Edgar Bainton, Byrd, Wesley and Purcell. It was all splendidly done but with a human touch catching Tim's eccentricity. Liz stayed for the buffet but I went to Bloomsbury Baptist where I heard John Peacham talking about German chorale preludes and their use. After tea Ben Bloor played brilliantly. He is to be scholar at the cathedral. Wills, Bach, Karg-Elert, and Farrington. I doubt if he will play Bolcom on Amazing Grace at the cathedral. His technique is brilliant and he looks like a schoolboy. He plays in flat shoes which look like sneakers! Confirmation by Bishop Joh...

Martin Neary played Bluesday by Iain Farringdon - a good piece. The Stainer was rather attractive too but the John McCabe Dies resurrectionis did not impress. Thursday had a lie-in and Liz came home having been out for dinner and a film at Westfield which finished late. To Streatham for the interfaith lunch. Had a chat to Jon dal Din afterwards. Phillipe did a good presentation on faith as a resource for dying. Hindus do not mourn as they believe in reincarnation! Met Alvaro on the bus - used to be a Catenian. To Vaughan House for presentation on Caritas in Westminster diocese - well done and plenty of opportunity to comment. Edward Adamus, Bruce Kent, Fr Pascal Ryan, met Fr Peter from St Mary Moorfields and Colette from Camden Town. Interesting.