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Date: 31 May 2010 09:06:17
Two weeks off - a rare treat in the middle of term. Whit Sunday saw us in Llandaff inspecting their new organ (capable of playing very loudly, or accompanying young singers very sensitively) with Trinity Sunday spent at Lee Abbey, enjoying beautiful scenery and delicious food. As long as I stayed well away from the noisy-looking drum kit, it was a peaceful weekend with not too much rain to spoil the occasion. My favourite room in the house was the Library, with its triple-aspect window overlooking the bay. My treat in the intervening week was to attend Evensong at Southwark Cathedral (no drums in sight), listening to their girls' choir sing the Morley responses, Bairstow in E flat canticles, and the delightful 'Litany to the Holy Spirit' (Hurford) - a perfect fit for the confident, clear voices of an all-girl choir.