1979

We had no sooner returned from Oz and I was at the Festival Hall to hear the chorus sing the Music makers and Paul Tortelier playing the Elgar cello concerto. Feb 23 Liz confirmed she was pregnant. Delighted of course. We performed Carmina Burana with Muti - I do not like this work a Nazi composer and very tiring for the tenors. We recorded it at Abbey Road studios. Ashcroft theatre Hinge and Bracket and the hilarious Victor Borge at the Albert Hall - I had long been a fan and took cassettes of him with me on my travels. Mrs Earl was very unhappy about the fence between us but it was needed. She came round eventually. Had to cut trees down in the garden - there were a lot of them but we did keep the silver birch. I went to the music librarian's conference in Edinburgh and returned via York. Liz was sick but I went to Barcelona alone. Maazel conducted Mahler 2 at the Albert Hall. We were both able to go on the trip to Paris. At the Albert Hall Mahler 8 featured Elizabeth Connell and Michael Irwin now an actor! Mr Jackson was our piano tuner - he once walked through our new front gate which had just been installed - it was never right after that and got taken down! I w
 ent to the IAML UK music librarians conference in Edinburgh March and included a visit to the Russell collection of early keyboard instruments. I saw Martinu's Julietta at EMO conducted by Charles Mackerras.
St Chad's choir of 21 boys and 13 adults sang evenson g at Addington Palace and 10.30 a.m. Mass at Westminster cathedral Byrd 4 part, Greater love and Mawby Thee we adore. Sept 2.

Liza died 2012 and I served at her funeral