Sewanee Conference, Day Three

Well, I indulged my introversion a fair bit yesterday, avoiding meals and keeping a low profile, so there's not much to report. (I must, must, do better today.) We continue to work through a good deal of music rather quickly in rehearsal. I'm glad we have a lot of rehearsal time today before Evensong. Again I skipped the afternoon sessions and went to campus to get some work done, but this time I went to Stirling's, the campus coffee house. That's where I'll go if I get more time to do work, since it's comfortable, there's wi-fi, and I can have stuff to eat or drink -- not that I'm getting too little food or caffeine at the conference. Last night's recital was in the Chapel of the Apostles, which is the new seminary chapel and is quite striking. Once again, Neswick and Pysher played wonderfully, both individually and together. The last two items on the program were hymn settings, so they had us sing the hymns in between movements ("The duteous day now closeth" to "O Welt, ich muss dich lassen" and "Jesus shall reign where'er the sun" to "Duke Street"). It was lovely; this bunch can really sing hymns.

Then instead of going to the reception I went back to my room and read P. D. James. I'm a wimp to flee from the socializing, but it was a much pleasanter way to conclude the day.

This morning it's Rite One! With the Hassler service music! I wonder if I could sneak in early and shove the altar against the back wall. One of the few faults of our young chaplain is that he has absorbed the conventional animus against the eastward position.