London, Day One!

Surprise, the blog is back since I'm in London for a conference. It's called Music and the Middlebrow, and I'm sharing some of my thesis work on Poulenc and a movement in the early 20th century Catholic church called the renouveau catholique. Poulenc wasn't specifically a part of it, that I've found, but he had friends that were, and I think it influenced his combination of neoclassicism and popular styles in his sacred music.

However, the conference doesn't start until tomorrow and my paper isn't until Friday, so...

We flew IcelandAir which was a pretty good experience, going from Newark through Reykjavik to Heathrow. There wasn't any free food on either flight, but that was fine, and I did manage to get some sleep, thank goodness.

 southern Greenland

 more southern Greenland

 on the Tube!

 St. Paul's

 St. Paul's

 Evensong was WONDERFUL tonight!!

 sad to miss this concert!

 Blackfriars Bridge

Tomorrow morning we'll go to Churchill's War Rooms and then I have to get registered for the conference--woo boy. Three more sleeps until Paris, though, that might be what's more important to me... :)