day ten.one

and suddely in blogland its a new day. Raining heavily and full of people running around the cathedral close. Today is the 10th Festival Dash, which is modelled on the Chariots of Fire race against the noon chimes.
Last night's events were fantastic. Humph Remembered was a really moving occasion, seeing Humph's band playing to a packed cathedral. Apparently people kept coming up to them at breakfast in their hotel saying what a great night they had...
Los de Abajo took the Garrick audience by storm, and within minutes people were up in the aisles dancing. Such a high energy gig - they ended right in amongst the audience before piling out into the Green Room bar and continuing to jam out there.
And then the extraordinary contrast of Ensemble 360 performing Messiaen's Quartet for the End of Time in a darkened Lady Chapel. Such a profound piece and I think it was their first performance of it in a church. Ensemble 360 are now off on their holiday (the first one left this morning at 5am for Italy).
Anna Pavord is currently on stage talking about her latest book The Naming of Names and Alina Ibragimova and Cedric Tiberghien are rehearsing in the Lady Chapel for their lunchtime concert. The Philharmonia truck turned up at 7 this morning in readiness for this afternoons rehearsal. Despite it being pretty much the last day, things are still manic.
...and Alexander Shelley has just walked in...