Yesterday was my last undisturbed day at home before next week's recordings, so I tried to make the most of it. All the notation went into a folder at last, I practised some Hungarian tunes on the melodica (although it later turned out from email correspondence that I'd been learning the parts in the wrong key), negotiated a fee with the BBC for the Kellie Castle recordings, and hired an MPV to actually get most of us there. I'd managed to forget that Kellie Castle is about 90 miles away, and the latter part of the journey, across Fife, isn't exactly fast, so expecting everyone to make it by public transport was a bit presumptuous.

Meanwhile, Marie was preparing sheafloads of figures for the company AGM in the evening - a successful and productive meeting, despite farewells to two board members (thanks Martin and Caroline!). Lots of good things to report, and a general sense of optimism. Yes, an arts organisation with a sense of optimism, it'll never last.

A nice fax tonight from the librarian of the OAE thanking me for some Oswald I sent them the other week.  Why the OAE wants to play trio sonatas by Oswald is beyond me, but hey, why not?  And Kate Dunlay sent me some information about doinas, in case our set of Hungarian tunes sprouts one next week.  And if you don't know what I'm talking about, neither do I ... yet.