As "home chair" it was a day of flitting in and out of various sessions with my camera, top and tailing the opening session and other bits and bobs. The only session that I sat all through was the "Carols for Choirs 5" launch which I top and tailed and ended up playing for the last 15 minutes. There is a lot of good material in the new book and it will be interesting to see how it develops.
Attended a reception in the fabulous Council House given by the Deputy Mayor.
The Gala Concert was excellent. Ars Nova were technically superb in a programme of challenging music. Most notable was their "light and shade". Cantamus were their usual brilliant selves. Disciplined, mature and communicative. After the interval The National Youth Choir of Great Britain demonstrated incredible flexibility for such a large choir. Eric Whitacre made quite an impact with two of his pieces and "I was glad" was spectacular. Kerry Andrew's new piece was effective and approachable.
A long, convivial session in the Copthorne Bar concluded the day.
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