Operation 2001

P.1472 Richard Hurfor d  became Bishop of Bathurst. Our charity CD was sold for £10 and features both choirs and solos. Karen resigned from the library. Louise changed jobs. P.1474 we were singing carols at various places. Kurt Ison liked my Handel and Mendelssohn on the CD p.1483. P.1486 talk of moving Nellie. I sent 10 of our C Ds to be sold in Oz. Dad sent me all his organ music! 500 pieces. elijah's mantle fell on Elisha. The junior choir photo appeared in CMS p 1492. I sent details of the book Holiness. P.1500. Diamond wedding at Sydney Tower p. 1501. My right knee was drained at May day arthroscopy. This occurred on the day before Palm Sunday 2001. Fr Peter was my first visitor telling me not to worry. What emerged was that nobody else knew where the music for the Vigil was in the cupoard! Helene la Rue played for me. It took a month to recover. Hydrotherapy was advised and I was filmed for the May Day hospital TV in 'the pool. On the Thursday my feet were washed by a male nurse a new experience. I was home for Easter and Paul brought me communion. It was a rare moment of faith knowing Jesus the risen Lord was in our bedroom! We of course talked about the liturgies. Many in the ward were Afghans who need arrived became pizza delivery drivers and came off their mopeds!
P.1502 boxes of organ music arrived. I did play Vierne without feet at Farnborough Abbey later on. The Organists visit included Sandhurst. P.1503.p video of Brahms requiem.I was off until May 19. We got Nellle settled in a lovely new home  outside the city. P.1505 Mum was 82 and when I went back to work I started late each day to avoid traffic. Heather and Fred Brokenshire visited us and  Dad was again in touch with Hugh Mathew. P.1511 Nellie had a stroke and went into hospital.p.1512 Nellie died aged 79.p.1514 I went to York twice and the Lord Mayor of York attended the cremation.

Helene played the Vigil for me she died 2007

ACertCM

p.948 Michael Goldthorpe from BBC Belfast and phone calls. p.953 Louise was playing the organ and sang at Addington Palace. p.954 we had been to St Paul's, the Abbey and Winchester to hear St Andrew's choir sing and Mark had been chatting. We also heard the Sydney SO play at the Proms. p.939 I was 49. p.961 Louise sang Faure "Pie Jesu" with the Croydon Bach choir and she sang Beethoven 9 with us. I had heard Roy Massey and Marie-Claire Alain play at the Abbey and Westminster cathedral. She once played in Johannesburg. I was tackling the Dorian. p.968 they enjoyed video of annual choir competition - I guess this is Songs of Praise. p.973 presentation of ACertCM and prizes. I got highest marks in all sections for an organist/choirmaster. p.981 carol's from King's video. p.984 mentions that we had played the organ at All Saints Tooting. The church warden Rosa worked with me at Balham music library - years later I attended her funeral. We recorded Brahms Requiem with Maazel at the church. It was much used for recordings. p.986 videos of Canterbury and Liverpool - interesting that so many services were on TV>

The presentation of ACertCM

This photo appeared in The Universe

From Catena Fr Tom and Bruce

The chapel at Addington Palace we sang at the last service