The organist librarian

Played Wesley Holsworthy church bells (strangely no bell ringing today!) and Stanley. Choir of 5 sang Purcell Hear my prayer 2 part version well. Great music! I   listened to the Walkure final scene from last night's Prom conducted by Mark Wigglesworth. Super! Delivered letter in Polish to South Norwood Polish priests about Catenians. Baked cinnamon pastries. Enjoyed old films of Solomon and Arrau playing Beethoven.  As one would expect from Jurowski an exciting Beet 9 at the Prom. Pity about flute tuning and one or 2 sopranos not quite high enough also a restless audience on a warm night! Good soloists. Did not much like the new piece! Home in record time 50 minutes door to door! Enjoyed Father Brown episode. 

To mosaic. Once again I have paid for 4 sessions 2 of which I will miss. Progress on Madonna's face very good.  Liz took Ciaran to Kidscape at Purley which he enjoyed. Very heavy rain. The Cadogan Hall prom was Jeremy Denk playing Scriabin, Bartok and the last Beethoven sonata. His introduction was excellent and his playing brilliant. Got very wet walking from bus stop. Ciaran went to see Molly.Li stened to the Philharmonia's Prom at home - Bartok, lovely Mozart and Shostakovich. Enjoyed Haydn Symphony no.90 (the audience fell into the trap!) and Barber from the Boston Symphony orchestra on Iplayer with scores. V ery impressed by TV broadcast of Nielsen with the Danish National Symphony orchestra conducted by the splendid Fabio Luisi .

Swam 20 some twinges in knees. Long chat to Ann especially about Mum and Dad's anniversary - 8 years! Cleared some of the stuff in back room and put up baskets. This meant that I missed the event at St Paul's and Lairence Caldecote at Beckenham. To Balham library ro return a lot and pick up one score. Early at hall so visited Royal College of Music museum which has Elgar's trombone and more besides.Talk about Icelandic literature and Iceland SO under Ilan Volkov gave us Schumann piano concerto and Beethoven 5 and 4 unknown works.

The evidence for Liz's fall! Swam 20 and the pool was busy. Good to see John. To art and worked on latest picture. Home to hoover and sorting scores. Very hot again. Did consider going to Central Music library but just missed train so straight to queue. To talk and readings on translating Greek classics by Tony Harrison and it was interesting. Perhaps many know Greek drama through soap plots on TV? The prom itself by the BBCSO with Oramo was wierd. Egmont overture, horrid concerto for electric violin by Brett Dean and Oedipus Rex. Orchestra drowning soloists and squeaky seats in the gallery did not make for a happy experience! Interesting retrospective of Who do you think you are.

Swam 20. Spoke to Ann - had a chat about South America - wait until autumn 2014! It would eb possible to do a cruise in between my course sessions! To Heythrop library after lunch for last session looking up periodicals and presented donations. Larry not here. Liz submitted her PowerPoint again - the one that did not go through properly and she was unfairly penalised! To Marks - had a look at jackets - £99! Tea, bun and fruit and bought nuts and a baquette. The Pre Prom talk was on Sylvia Plath and the Bell Jar published 50 years ago. An excellent convert. Mitsuko Uchida playing Beethoven 4 and Berlioz - on TV so watched Ligeti encore at home! Uchida played a Bach Sarabande as encore.