day two.five

Sandi Toksvig has arrived and is currently sound checking for her sold out event later on, and I've just completed the first of this year's In Conversation series, with a (very) informal discussion with Martin Yates and David Kempster.
I also completely forgot that the Australian String Quartet and the Barbirolli Quartet were on In Tune this evening performing an excerpt from Mendelssohn's Octet being performed here next Tuesday, then subsequently in Buxton and Cheltenham.
Not only have the Great Voices of Bulgaria now arrived in Lichfield, but today is the birthday of their conductor Ilia Mihaylov. The In Conversation series continues tomorrow when he and I have a chat before their cathedral performance.
Also, the Worth Brothers Wine tent is now open for business. In the spirit of Henman Hill and Murray Mound, they have christened it Lush's Lawn. Lovely...

day two.four

The Great Voices of Bulgaria have been picked up from Heathrow after flying directly from Sofia and are currently being driven to Lichfield. Heathrow still often provides the most econonical flights, but it is such a schlep up from Heathrow when you compare what it is like arriving into Birmingham International Airport or East Midlands Airport. Lichfield is in the middle of both of these, and the transfer time is about 30 mins compared to 2+ hours from Heathrow. Of course, flying from Sofia sometimes limits where you can arrive...