Some of you will know that my cousin, Keith Rogers, died earlier this year of pancreatic cancer.  He was a maker of early musical instruments - recorders, serpents, cornetts, oboes d'amore, etc, etc.  The family is arranging a concert to celebrate his life and achievements including music played on instruments he made.  It will include both the biggest and the smallest Serpents in the world.  If you don't know what a Serpent is, the invitation shows him grappling with a medium-sized one (it's made of wood, the two halves channelled out and glued together then covered with a tightly-fitting leather sleeve to hold it all together!)