On Friday night I attended a BBC Concert Orchestra performance, "Nightmare Romance - Bernard Herrmann & Alfred Hitchcock", at the Barbican Centre. The orchestra played selected pieces of Herrman's soundtrack scores, mostly from his collaborations with Hitchcock. Although I'm familiar with all the pieces that were played, it was still wonderful to hear them live, and especially to see the string section working overtime during the Psycho pieces.
My first Saturday back in London was spent wandering through the West End, visiting the weekly computer fair on Streatham Street, lunch in Soho, followed by an hour at the National Portrait Gallery. The roads leading to Trafalgar Square were backed up for hundreds of metres. I followed the congestion to the square, where an anti-war protest was wrapping up. I have more photos
here.
Today I met up with Kurt, Max, and David for lunch, before we all participated in the
Kairos Walking Tour of Gay and Lesbian Soho. Home to Poland Street and Greek Street, and adjacent to Chinatown, Soho has a long history of providing safe harbour to minority groups. I've been meaning to do the walk for some time, and it was well worth the time. It was also nice to be oustide on a beautifully sunny day. It's so exciting to know that summer is
definitely on the way.
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