The organist librarian

Friday took Liz to St John's for 9 a.m. in pouring rain for Walsingham pilgrimage until Sunday. Servers pilgrimage is tomorrow. To Streatham medical centre and saw very nice Indian audiologist. He said right ear is bad and worse so I am to have new Siemens aids on October 1st. Left is also poor. No wonder Liz has to repeat everything! To hall for 2.30 p.m. and got queue number ticket No. 11 for Last night at 4. To Royal Academy to revisit Richard Rodgers exhibition which is most interesting. On way back bought sandwich and tea at Pret - alas the tea leaked and the bottom of the paper bag collapsed - result tea all over bus floor! To Pre Prom Poetry competition results - most interesting. At the Prom we had Bach played by Klaus Sonnleitner who is organist at Linz where Bruckner played. His approach was more Baroque than Romantic. His encore was very quiet! Vienna Phil and Maazel played Bruckner 8 beautifully but somehow it was not as impressive as the 4th the other evening. Saturd...

Woke as normal and had breakfast and then fell asleep again. Had a wierd dream about giving an organ recital but having to practise and use the loo in the Catholic church next door which did not have a loo. I was worried about changing into the right trousers and then a procession arrived headed by an elderly cleric who greeted me and then the Cardinal put his hand on my shoulder and said "You're giving the recital next door aren't you?". Hoovered and finished the ironing watching 2 more episodes of "The Hour". Liz needs help dressing and I helped with the cooking too. Vespers and Mass with Fr Tim who is moving to Rickmansworth because of his left leg. He is 69. Cathedral singers of Australia from Sydney sang Brett McKern's setting and he conducted - nice to meet him. He has ACertCM medal. Palestrina Sicut cervus not that great. To second half of NYO prom - Prokofiev Romeo and Juliet conducted by Jurowski - stunning. LIz sat downstairs arm in sling. I go...