Monteverdi

Vespro della Beata Vergine 1610 (Vespers for the Blessed Virgin, 1610 - is a musical composition by Claudio Monteverdi. The term "Vespers" (evening prayers) is taken from the Hours of the Divine Office, a set of daily prayers of the Catholic Church which have remained structurally unchanged for 1500 years. In scale, Monteverdi's Vespers was the most ambitious work of religious music before Bach. This 90-minute piece includes soloists, chorus, and orchestra and has both liturgical and extra-liturgical elements.

Shortly going to Windermere for an all-day meeting tomorrow.

For those who wanted to enquire about yesterday's blip..... J is 63 years old and has been one of my closest working colleagues, it is 13 years since she told me she had developed breast cancer. She has been an amazing fighter. Overnight, no change.