The organist librarian

Played Willan on Caithness and Aberystwyth and Peeters on Aberystwyth. The booklets for Holy week produced and need to sort out psalms as texts are quite different - why? To Greenwich from Clock House. Nobody turned up at 1 for the family walk so enjoyed the visitor centre then to the Painted Hall and chapel of the Old Royal Naval college. Turner and the Sea at the National Maritime Museum was lovely and then saw the new Nelson exhibition. Art at the Queen's House and Morgan cars parked outside. Met Liz at Kent House - she had been to 2 Temple Place. To evensong Byrd 2nd service and Tippett Go down Moses. Adrian has taken some of Alan's vocal scores and I have lent him the index.

Queen Mary 2, Nelson cathedral, playing organ at Nelson, pancake rocks, Haast jetboat An excellent crossing from Wellington to Picton and passed Queen Mary II in Wellington harbour. Big ferry. Before we got the ferry we saw the wonderful views over the city from Mount Victoria. From Picton drove to Nelson via the Marlborough vineyards home of Hunters and Montana wine. Had a swim in cold outdoor pool. Found Nelson cathedral Christchurch closed at 5.30 so walked on to Mass at Catholic church. New rite on overhead projector. People sang hymns but not the Douglas Mews proper setting. Organ is good and played it afterwards. Suggested to organist "Dove" that he just play the tune for the setting. Back for dinner which took a while but was good. Wierd business with candles again - one lit for gospel then altar candles lit and gospel one blown out. Sunday drove to blowholes on West Coast at pancake rocks at Panakaiki via Murchison. Picked up 5 people at Greymouth station a...