Sunday

Another geeky day on Sunday. I was playing with my phone and photoblog some more while Brett was trying to get some website & blog stuff done for SingOut, the UK association of Gay and Lesbian choirs. He wants to get a SingOut Blog in place ready for when we all head off to the Choral festival in Paris in a few weeks time. Unfortunately the technology has been fighting back and neither he nor I could get Blogger to publish to the site which hosts SingOut – despite being able to get it to work on other sites.

This evening was the big Chorus fundraising event at the V&A Museum in Kensington. Both Brett and I were there to schmooze potential donors. It was a very good evening: It was the inaugural performance of the new Chorus ‘Small Group’ who performed two sets of songs to great acclaim. We were also launching our new Patron’s Scheme to hopefully raise money from prominent supporters. It was a very professionally done event. We had private access to a new exhibition in the museum followed by a champagne & canapé reception all served by excellent staff in a magnificently decorated pair of rooms. First indications are that we’ve raised a substantial amount and been promised a lot more. Even if the event doesn’t directly pay for itself, I think we’ve raised our profile considerably today.

After the gig a few of us went out for a meal at a nearby Italian restaurant. Brett and I had been on our feet all night, smiling and making small-talk, and John & Rich had been on stage performing with the Small Group so it was nice to relax and chat even though the food wasn’t great.

Ended up waiting half-an-hour at Earls Court for a tube to Wimbledon but made it home eventually…