The organist librarian

Enjoyed singing at St John Upper Norwood and returned for a free community lunch! Plainchant Passion, Morley Nolo mortem, Wills Missa Passiona Christi. Watched mediaeval mind and Dr Thorne. Played for evensong at St John Caterham. Bach Herzlich, Brahms Herzliebster Jesu, Lasceux Fugue G minor. I lost my place in the Magnificat to chant B. A pleasure to meet the widow of Christopher Jones who wrote the words of the final hymn Faith overcomes and taught many of the bishops including Justin Welby and Bishop Libby. Highwood is the perfect tune for it. More on jigsaw and watched canal journey in Sweden. Liz sang at St John's in evening. Watched Indian summers and the Mediaeval mind series.Sent Indian journal to Xavier.

Saw the rest of Catholics programme 3 and heard Guildford's stunning evensong again featuring Philip Moore and John McCabe and Howells Psalm prelude set 2 no 1. Did a lot of reading including Rowan Williams (who sadly is retiring) and Timothy 1. At vespers we sang Jerusalem the golden because the liturgy begins Laetare Jerusalem. The psalm at Mass definitely imitated the song "By the rivers of Babylon" in the psalm tone - Gelineau wrote a very fine setting with Eastern feel for that psalm and Walton set it in Belshazzar's Feast. Chatted to Rose who was in the programme a lot. Amici Choro directed by Andy Scott sang Palestrina, Batten and Morley well and saw Anne Fleming at the end. Diarmaid MacCulloch on TV history of England excellent.