This concert was held at Ryde Methodist Church, a glorious building that I had never been inside before. The church was fairly large, with balconies both sides held up by decorated pillars and faced with painted ironwork. Straight ahead, and above the congregation, was the decorated paperwork for the church organ. Lovely. The concert was jazzy and bluesy. The first half saw a rendition of Bob Chilcott's 'Little Jazz Mass', followed by two solos from the visiting soloist Joanna L'Estrange, and a clarinet solo of a Gershwin medley by local music student Joshua Attrill. The second half gave a performance of Will Todd's 'Mass in Blue', which I enjoyed very much. The soloist was super, and for once was able to address the audience, which was nice. Another pleasant evening out!
Isle of Wight Literary Festival
I bought tickets to go and see Professor Jim al-Khalili talk about the new book that he has edited, about science in the future. This was very interesting, and well attended. I came away with two books, and a signed copy of a Quantum Physics book that I had brought with me. Lovely chap!
