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Connected Arts Festival
There’s a new arts festival coming to East Central Scotland this summer. Connected will be running in Kirkliston Community Church near Edinburgh over two weekends from August 16th to Aug 24th. There...
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Composer James MacMillan to revive sacred church chants
One of Scotland’s leading composers is leading a new initiative to revive and promote chant-based worship in the Catholic church in Scotland. James MacMillan, who was commissioned to compose much of...
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A new web-based resource called “The Canterbury Dictionary of the Hymnology” has been launched, according to a news release from Canterbury Press. It is the first attempt to replace John Julian’s “A...
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Alan Sorensen: from musical troubadour to Church of Scotland minister
Back in 1982, Glasgow-based singer/songwriter Alan Sorensen released what appeared to be his one and only album – the self-effacingly titled ‘Alan Sorensen’s Greatest Hit’ – having built up a strong...
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MpFree: The Scottish rapper with a message for young prisoners
Anyone who’s heard Scottish rapper MpFree‘s contribution to “Old Rugged Cross” on Chip Kendall’s ‘Holy Freaks’ album will know that the Glasgow-raised emcee is an exceptional talent, writes Tony...
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Psalm-singing Spanish pastor’s visit to Scotland
Pastor Jorge Ruiz, from Spain, is a minister of the Christian Presbyterian Church, writes Rev William B Scott. His congregation is in two parts, one part in Bilbao on the North Coast, and one part in...
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Cathedral refuses widow’s dying wish over her husband’s music
A widow’s dying wish to have her clergyman husband’s music compositions played at her funeral by the musician who helped create the works has been rejected by Scotland’s most historic cathedral for...
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Church organists could become endangered species after tax shake-up, clergy warn
Traditional church organists are becoming an endangered species in some areas after new tax rules heaped extra red tape on small rural parishes, clergy have warned. It follows a major shake-up in...
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Honour for Scottish choral group hand-picked for New York concert
A choral group from Lanarkshire has been invited to perform at New York’s famous Carnegie Hall next year. The Lanark and Carluke Choral Union have been asked by the Distinguished Concerts International...
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Queen’s Birthday Honours: James MacMillan leads knighted Scots
Composer James MacMillan has said he is “totally delighted” at being knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. The 55-year-old has been awarded the honour for services to music. Dr MacMillan’s...
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