Bearsted to Lenham (to Edinburgh)

Not sure what the weather is like in Kent today, but I suspect the Choral Pilgrimage Charity Walk is having a damp morning as it wends from Bearsted to Lenham. Donations to the two charitie we are supporting continue to come in: World Vision and the Save Canterbury Cathedral appeal. If you would like to sponsor the walk go to our special Just Giving pages: World Vision and Canterbury Cathedral.
I thought the sunny, Latin American picture the Edinburgh International Festival is using to market our concerts there towards the end of next month might brighten the walkers' morning. We have concerts on the 20th (sold out) and 24th August. Tickets are still available for Purcell's Indian Queen.

Weight of Victoria

Countertenor Christopher Royall leads the Chroal Pilgrimage Charity Walk, as it wends its way towards Canterbury. Big day today: 20 miles from Otford to Rochester. The Sixteen is raising money for two charities (not itself!): World Vision and the Save Canterbury Cathedral appeal. If you would like to sponsor the walk go to our special Just Giving pages: World Vision and Canterbury Cathedral. Lots more photos here.

Things concert audiences don't really think about: no. 1. How do we get the music for our concerts to the right place at the right time? I was thinking about the logistics as I dragged 30kg of Victoria from Cambridge to Fleet Street this morning. Our library is now huge and constantly expanding; not yet of British Library or UL size, but still requiring a catalogue and a system. We never let music go in the hold on flights on the way to concerts or during tours (you can perform without the right dress, but not without music) so the singers take care of their own sets, but it all has to be collected in the end and brought home for sorting, repairing and re-shelving. Some more thoughts on this from our Librarian in a few weeks................