The organist librarian

Swam 20 and after breakfast met Julie at Thornton Heath library. As expected drawings can be hung high up but mosaics cannot be fixed down at all! Sent off scans of Herbert Harold Worley material to York Minster for use in education department. To St Stephen Wallbrook for Jonathan Hope assistant at Gloucester cathedral. He played Bairstow and Ireland and his Bach was most impressive. Dupre and Langlais as well. He is a tall strong man and his playing reflects that. To the Globe for Julius Caesar. Brilliant acting especially Brutus and Antony. No wonder Mandela loved this play! It says everything about power and politics. Cameron is having a bad time at the moment. The American next to me spent all the time on his phone! To Catenian council at Brendan's - the little Irish barman Joe at the golf club has died suddenly.  Kevin Ingram suggested a weekend away for our 90th anniversary next year. Louise came from the wedding rehearsal and we went through the Rutter.

Woke early thinking abut Wagner! Swam 20. Liz's work all finished and submitted. To St Michael's for Jonathan Hope's recital of Bach, Vierne and Saint-Saens - very good. John Cooper and Pat Dalglish were there. John has moved to Saffron Square. Also saw my Proms organist friend from Catford. Nice meal then off to pre-Prom talk on light music. I commented on growing up with piano stool full of music and feeling British in Africa and wanting to come here. Catherine says it was on the broadcast. Barry Wordsworth conducted a delightful prom of Bantock, Elgar, Coates, Langford, Walton and Malcolm Arnold. Harry Bramma was there. Also saw Francis Herbert outside the RGS.