The organist librarian

40 lengths yesterday and 31 today. Did some shopping in Tescos including flowers to welcome Liz home tomorrow - hurrah! To St Joseph's Bromley for the funeral - good Catenian turnout. Lovely booklet with lots of family photos. His sons spoke very well and so did Deacon Duncan Aitkins. Beforehand a CD of Canteloube Songs of the Auvergne was played and at the end the lovely flute solo from Carmen. 3 great hymns "Dear Lord and Father" "Holy, holy, holy" and "It came upon the midnight clear". I played the Kyrie from the Hummel Mass in D minor at communion. The Conacher is a small organ and the pedal stop ciphered in the first hymn. It was a lovely service and very moving - it reminded me of Mum and Dad's funeral. I actually followed the hearse as I drove back to get the train and I was at work by 2 p.m.

The search is over - I have scores of Kyrie and Agnus Dei from Mass No 3 in D minor thanks to CPDL and a gracious church musician in Austria called Mr Meissl who put them on to the internet for free from his church's large music collection. Rather nice music too - no wonder Kevin Munro liked it so much. I am listening to a wierd version of the Mass on an electronic keyboard sound.

Tony Ruane of Swale circle will be buried on Monday. His funeral is in Sittingbourne. The church only seats 150 so there will be a live relay to teh Capel Hall. He was a charming man and had been Provincial President. I cannot go as I will need to take leave to play for Kevin Munro's funeral on Tuesday. I am still trying to find scores of Hummel's masses (Kevin often spoke of them to me) for that service.