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John Wilson at St George's forgot words of Regina Coeli! Bishop John Arnold great homily at Salford cathedral with virtual music. Catechism and Upper Norwood. Zoom Slifg prayers and chat. Recorded Victimae Pascali as most liturgies omitted it! Did hear it sing at St Peter's Blackfriars Oxford and Salford. Gloriana from Tom kept stopping. Twelfth night from National theatre with Tamsin Greig as Malvolia and interesting interview. Renee Fleming in Rosenkavalier and Merry widow from Met. Painting most days. Romeo and Juliet from Globe. Race across the world.

Cathedral organ console Cathedral Easter street decorations Car on back of barge! Barge in lock On the bridge Rathaus seen from main bridge. Kapelle. Tram into town after a good breakfast of cheese, cold meats, rolls, orange juice and coffee. It had been snowing overnight. With Ann to the cathedral where we met the organist before the midday meditation so we saw the console and enjoyed his improvisation on "Victimae paschali". Snowed very heavily while we were in the cathedral shop buying confirmation cards so to nearby cafe for cake and cappucino. To Museum am Dom where modern and old are placed together sometimes very effectively and an interesting exhibition by Jewish artist Jehuda Bacon. He survived the concentration camps and lives in Jerusalem. Interesting use of Masaccio's Adam. There was a particularly striking portrait of Judith a woman in a fox cape with the Crucifixion of a young man behind her. To the cathedral treasury - very fine chalices and copes i...

I miss singing "Victimae paschali" again this year! In the morning we sing "O sons and daughters" arranged by Anthony Greening - Martin Baker memorably arranged this for the Vigil. Liz is cross because I ask her to sing at evensong and she has a dinner to prepare. I am worried because 2 sopranos say they may not be coming but in the end everyone is present and we are able to bring off big items like Stanford's Psalm 150, Stanford in C and "Blessed be the God and Father". Ellie sings the solo more confidently and with better breath control so she ought to pass her Bishop's Award this year. Twice today the wrong hymn number is announced but all is soon sorted! The Sanders responses based on the Dresden Amen from "Parsifal" work well. We sing a fine hymn by Timothy Dudley-Smith "Light of the minds that know him" to a haunting minor Welsh tune. Best of all there is a procession to "Hail thee festival day" - the congregatio...