day six.one

have just met and introduced James Taylor, who is speaking about Charles Darwin's voyage on the Beagle (in the city of Darwin's grandfather), and we are on the cusp of a sellout Mendelssohn's Octet for a lunchtime concert. I think the original idea was to recreate on stage The Ashes, but with Swiss Jurg Dahler replacing the ASQ's Sally Boud (who is on maternity leave) and with an Australian and a Canadian in the British Barbirolli Quartet, it is a nice idea that has not really worked out. Can't wait for the concert though...