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Nureyev

ToMass, Joe Fryday's funeral to follow Irish shirt on coffin and cup for ladies Gaelic events donated by him. Lunch with John East. Quiet time. We both went to West Norwood picturehouse to see "Whitecrow" which was excellent. BBC programme on Nureyev's defection.

Nureyev

Monday swam 20. Quiet day at home and put Christmas cards up and watched programmes on defection of Nureyev and history of modern dance. Sent Catenian circular. Excellent programme on the Queen's Christmas broadcast and Downton Abbey. Louise came with Seán and Bruce arrived from Geneva at 11.40 p.m.

Sr Campion

Swam 20. Liz at Acton. To British library - trains late but had enough time to read the Ueda articles and then to Senate House. Staff helped to find larger miniature scores which were actually full scores! Bus to Mount St and 1.05 Mass at Farm Street for the Assumption. The priest hummed and hahed a bit and was dull - nothing sung. Sr Campion was at the Mass and had a lovely chat lasting 2 hours. Mount Street centre being refurbished. Had to get sandwiches at the hall and looked after queue while 2 of the ladies went to the pub! The preProm was Dame Monica Mason talking about Nureyev. Saw him with Fonteyn in 1973 in Romeo and Juliet. Loved the prom RPO conducted by Charles Du Toit. Stravinsky, Lutoslawski concerto grosso - 3 celli soloists. Quite noisy. Debussy and Ravel. Love Daphnis and Chole! Pity there was no chorus!