After doing my rota duty on Saturday morning at Town Council Surgery (very cold!) I had a treat in the evening with a concert by the Reading Phoenix Choir at Douai Abbey near Woolhampton. The Abbey is a curious mix of traditional and modern architecture, creating a dramatic and airy space, ideally suited to the sound of the Phoenix Choir.
They were excellent - a large choir but rehearsed to perfection - their eyes glued to the conductor at all times. The programme was a mix of traditional and modern choral pieces, with a few organ solos, and some readings by Prunella Scales. The concert was in aid of the Living Paintings Trust, a charity based in Kingsclere, but serving over 6,500 blind and partially sighted adults and children all over the country. The picture shows my mum standing next to the display of some of the charities pictures and story books. All the illustrations are reproduced in relief, enabling the blind to feel the pictures, whilst a voice on cassette describes the scene.
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