Festival Masses & Music M - Old Saint Paul's, Edinburgh · entertainment (with free hot chocolate), the series raises money for the restoration and renewal project (total to date

19 August. At Mass that morning we areperforming Raymond's Missa Brevis forchoir and string orchestra - a fine,approachable and highly original piecebased on a medieval chanson, butcontaining all sorts of musical influences,including jazz harmonies. (Raymond wasa great jazz pianist.) I will be playing theToccata on the hymn tune 'Ratisbon'('Christ whose glory fills the skies') whichhe wrote for me. As we have a stringorchestra present, we will sing as theanthem Mozart's beautiful LaudateDominum with the full stringaccompaniment. The evening of 19August will be a bit of a Stanford-fest, andincludes his G major setting of the eveningcanticles as well as the vigorous andarresting anthem, For lo I raise up. Thetext is a rather unlikely selection of versesfrom the book of Habakkuk, includingone line which always amuses choirs: "Iwill stand upon my watch…"

On the third Festival Sunday, 26 August,we sing an OSP favourite, the great MesseSolennelle by Louis Vierne for choir andtwo organs (even although we have onlyone). That morning, we hear anotherpiece by Pierre Villette: his harmonicallyseductive setting of the well-knowncommunion text Panis angelicus. Thatevening, we let our hair down withBairstow's Evening Canticles in D, and the

evergreen Evening hymn by BalfourGardiner. As ever, wonderful hymns andexuberant organ music will also be part ofthe OSP Festival experience.

In addition to music within the liturgy, thechoir will also be presenting a HotChocolate Concert (Thursday 23August) which includes a second chance tohear some of the music mentioned above,in addition to choral works by S S Wesley(including The Wilderness). If you werepresent at Evensong on Sunday 18 March,in Lent, you would have heard a veryunusual and beautiful anthem by theCanadian liturgical composer, Peter Togni.Part of his setting of The Lamentations ofJeremiah, this movement is entitled'Silentio', and is composed forunaccompanied choir and bass clarinet.Over a year ago Calum Robertsonacquired a splendid bass clarinet, aninstrument quite frequently used inorchestral scores, but more rarely in othermusical contexts. He was looking aroundfor pieces involving the bass clarinet, anddiscovered this work. We have had emailcorrespondence with the composer, who isdelighted that we are performing it. Ituses the instrument effectively, andcomplements the serene choral sound well;if you missed it in March you can hear it inthe HotChoc concert.

John Kitchen

Most years we are lucky to be able tocelebrate the Feast of Mary, Mother

of God, as one of the Festival Sundaymasses - the feast day is of course on 15August, and we move to the nearestSunday. This gives us the opportunity toexplore some of the great Marian music ofthe choral repertoire. On Sunday 12August this year we are singing the Hymneà la Vierge by the imaginative and little-known French composer Pierre Villette,whose music is reminiscent of Poulenc's;Bruckner's Ave Maria; and (at Evensong)Mendelssohn's fine eight-part setting ofthe Ave Maria. The mass-setting on themorning of 12 August is the sonorouseight-part Missa Bell amfitrit altera by theFranco-Flemish Renaissance composer,Orlande de Lassus. This wonderful piecehas come down to us in a manuscript of1583. You may well ask what the titlemeans: all I can tell you is that it appearsto be the title of a secular madrigalreferring to Amphitrite who was a sea-nymph! The madrigal has so far remainedunidentified, and does not appear to beextant. Although forbidden to do so bythe laws of the Catholic Church,Renaissance composers quite often basedtheir liturgical music on secular songs; Iwonder how often, if ever, the authoritiesnoticed. (Lassus actually wrote a massentitled Missa 'Je ne mange point de porc'which I see was sung on 29 January thisyear at St Mary's, Bourne Street inLondon. Perhaps this will appearsometime on the OSP Music List?)

Sunday 19 August is going to be a ratherspecial day. Dr Raymond Monelle, whowas a regular member of our congregation,would have been 75 on this day, had helived; sadly, he died in 2010. To celebratehis 75th birthday, some of his academiccolleagues had been planning to presenthim with a Festschrift containing essays inhis area of musical semiotics; as thingshave turned out, the volume has become amemorial, and is being launched at anevent in St Cecilia's Hall on the evening of

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Festival Masses & Music

As sure as spring follows winter, afterfour years we can now be certain that

Hot Chocolate comes with the summer.This year's season of late-night concerts inOld St Paul's opens on Tuesday 7 Augustfor twelve nights of assorted music-makingfrom a wide collection of musical talent.

This year we welcome several newensembles, Eboracum Baroque are arecently-founded group of York musicstudents, who will perform grand motetsof the French baroque. The King/Caveproject specialises in liturgical jazz, and areto present 'Shadows in the Water', a settingof the night office of Compline. And'Musique de Brasserie' are a group of UKmusic students who will offer aprogramme including the Mozart pianoquintet and works by Françaix and Poulenc.

Returning favourites include Pure Brass,the stunning young group who will presentthe opening concert. Sang Scule celebratethe Auld Alliance, The Calton Consortpresent a programme including works byElliot Carter, Mendelssohn and Brahms.Our own choir will perform works byBruckner, Mendelssohn and Peter Togni's'Silentio' for choir and bass clarinet.

Amongst others, John Kitchen, CalumRobertson, Judy Brown, Tim Cais,TomPoulson and Mark Bailey will also beappearing.

As well as providing good value late-nightentertainment (with free hot chocolate),the series raises money for the restorationand renewal project (total to date over£10,000); so please come and support it.

Many of us know that St Cecilia's Hallon the Cowgate houses some of

Edinburgh University collection ofhistoric musical instruments. This yearthey are holding an exhibition whichexplores the traditions in Europeaninstrument decoration.

It offers an opportunity to see how art,music and patronage are linked throughsplendidly decorated instruments and howmusic is represented in some of the finestpaintings. From classical scenes onharpsichord lids to coats of arms, and evenmythology carved on a violin, PaintingMusic shows off some of the University'sfinest decorated instruments in one place.

It is open Wednesdays and Saturdays from2-5pm with additional opening hoursMonday to Saturday from 10.30am -12.30pm during the Edinburgh Festival.The exhibition runs until 5 September andentrance is free.

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Hot Chocolate at 10

Painting Music

Whilst John is busy at the harpsicord(see left), Calum will be playing the

organ, with Tom Poulson on the trumpet,at St Mary's Cathedral, Palmerston Placeon Friday 10 at 1.10pm as part of their freelunchtime concert series (see page 3). Themusic will include Gabriel Jackson's‘Auarius with Quartz & Copper’ and NajiHakim's Sonata.

Confusingly they will also be at St Mary'sMetropolitan Cathedral (RC), BroughtonStreet, on Saturday 18 from 5-5.30pm.

He will be playing the clarinet, with JohnKitchen on the piano, at St Mary'sMetropolitan Cathedral (RC), BroughtonStreet, on Tuesday 14 at 1.20pm as part oftheir free lunchtime concert series (see page5). The progamme includes VaughanWilliams 6 studies in English Folk song andWeber's Concertino.

All of these concerts are free, just makesure you go to the right cathedral! You cancheck their websites, the addresses are intheir listings.

Busy Boys

In addition to their participation in anumber of our Hot Chocolate

concerts, not to mention all the specialliturgical music during the Festival, JohnKitchen and Calum Robertson areinvolved in a number of other Fringeevents.

As well as performing in two of the"Harpsichords at St Cecilia's" concerts,John will be launching his new CD atthe first one on Wednesday 8 August.

Wednesday 8, 3-4.30pmJohn KitchenJohn celebrates the launch of his newDelphian recording of music from theage of Louis XV, playing the glorious 1769Taskin double-manual harpsichord,often described as the queen of EdinburghUniversity's keyboard collection. Hisclassic programme of works byCouperin, Rameau, Forqueray andDuphly is designed to demonstrate therich capacities of this world-famousinstrument.

Wednesday 15, 3-4.30pmArborea Music -- Masters of the HautboyArborea Musica, the popular baroqueduo of Gerard McDonald and JohnKitchen, returns to the Fringe with anewly devised programme contrastingvirtuoso oboe music by Sammartini,Besozzi and other Italian composerswith bravura keyboard works byScarlatti and Marcello. EdinburghUniversity's elegant 1769 Kirckmansingle-manual harpsichord will befeatured in this concert.

Tickets for the St Cecilia's concerts(venue 31) cost £10 (£8 conc, Childrenfree) & are available from Fringe Office,226 0000, the Queen's Hall box office668 2019, or at the door.

CDs & Concerts

Week 1 : 7 - 10 AugustTuesday 7 AugustBach to the BeatlesMusic for all tastes from Bach to Lennon &McCartney via Handel, Mendelssohn &Irving BerlinPure Brass

Wednesday 8 AugustThe Auld AllianceCelebrating 500 years of the alliance betweenScotland & France, reflecting the divergenceand re-convergence of the choral music ofboth nations.Sang Scule

Thursday 9 AugustRussian cello classicsShostakovich's early Sonata for cello & piano.Also Rachmaninov, & an evergreen fromSaint-Saëns.Tim Cais (cello), John Kitchen (piano)

Friday 10 AugustPistons & pipesProgramme includes Andrew Carter's Petitesuite, Messiaen's Vocalise & the Queen of theNight aria from The Magic Flute.Tom Poulson (trumpet), Calum Robertson (organ)

Week 2 : 14 - 17 AugustTuesday 14 AugustVoice of the clarinetA selection of operatic music including LuigiBassi's arrangement of arias from Verdi'sRigoletto, & Weber's ConcertinoCalum Robertson (clarinet),John Kitchen (piano/organ)

Wednesday 15 AugustLiederabendGerman & English song including Brahms'Zwei Gesänge, Schumann's song cycleFrauenliebe und -leben, & Bridge's Three songswith violaJudy Brown (mezzo-soprano), Helen Maddox(piano), Alastair Mailer (viola)

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Hot Chocolate at 10Concerts

Wednesday 1 Güray Bursol pianoThursday 2 O Mavrodii soprano; H Scott violin; A Mavromatidi Friday 3 D Miller soprano; B Ellis baritone; S Hope pianoSaturday 4 Adam Brown classical guitarMonday 6 CincoSax saxophone quintet Tuesday 7 Caprice Clarinet Quartet Wednesday 8 Philomusica of Edinburgh Thursday 9 Sian Carys Allen soprano; Julia Cobby pianoFriday 10 Tom Poulson trumpet; Calum Robertson organSaturday 11 Ben Kearsley classical guitarMonday 13 Catherine Leonard pianoTuesday 14 Asher Zaccardelli viola; John Bryden pianoThursday 16 P Turley clarinet; G Gray piano; N Mantle hornFriday 17 Thomas Uhlmann & John Bryden piano duo Saturday 18 Murray Chamber EnsembleMonday 20 Symmetry harp duoTuesday 21 L Dunn, R Dick violin; E Mathison viola; U Schlapp Wednesday 22 Mo-Wah Chan organThursday 23 Nick Wearne & John Bryden piano duo Friday 24 The City of Edinburgh Music School Saturday 25 Jane Rimer cello; Elspeth Wyllie pianoMonday 27 Ivor Klayman baritone; John Bryden pianoTuesday 28 M Ramsay mezzosoprano; C Mackay pianoWednesday 29 Danae Eleni soprano; Guy Newbury pianoThursday 30 Rachel Wheatley soprano; Ingrid Sawers pianoFriday 31 Alba Brass

Lunchtime ConcertsSt Mary’s Cathedral (Palmerston Place)

have free lunchtime concerts at1.10pm, lasting about 40 minutes. Fulldetails at: www.cathedral.net

Thursday 16 AugustBaroque françaisGrand motets of the French baroque,including Delalande's Laudate pueri, Lully &Charpentier, performed by a new ensemble ofYork music studentsEboracum Baroque

Friday 17 AugustShadows in the waterArtistry, passion, tradition & experiment,prayer & welcome are at the heart of thisemerging jazz group breaking new ground inliturgical music.The King/Cave Project

Week 3 : 21 - 24 AugustTuesday 21 AugustMusique de brasserieStudents from the UK's leading music collegesperform Poulenc's Sextet for piano & winds,Jean Françaix's L'heure du berger & Mozart'sown favourite Quintet for piano & winds.

Wednesday 22 AugustAn hour with BachBach's three suites for viola da gambaMark Bailey (cello)John Kitchen (harpsichord)

Thursday 23 AugustChoralworkChoral music including Peter Togni's Silentiofor choir & bass clarinet, & works by Wesley,Bruckner, Mendelssohn & VilletteThe Choir of Old Saint Paul'sDirected by John Kitchen

Friday 24 AugustRomantic to modernA selection of choral works embracing 19thcentury Germany (Mendelssohn & Brahms)& 20th century United States (Elliot Carter,Morten Lauridsen & Eric Whitacre)The Calton ConsortDirected by Jason Orringe

Tickets £8.50 (conc £5) are availabblefrom the Fringe Box Office or on the doorfrom 9.30pm. Please note that the hotchocolate is served from 9.30 - 9.55pm.

Full details of this year’s programme areavailable from the OSP website at:www.osp.org.uk/hotchocolate

Sticks & StonesFri 3 - Mon 27, Chapel at St. John's (venue 127)Free exhibitionNorthern Ireland based artist Tommy Barr’sexhibition seeks to create a sense of intimatecalm at the heart of the busy Festival. Thepaintings reference ancient trees & stones(dolmens) which have been considered sacredor magical at some time in our history.

Scotland In Poland, Poland In ScotlandFri 3 - Mon 27, Church at St. John's (venue 127)Free exhibitionDrawings, paintings & collages inspired by theimages of their national patrons: St. Andrewof Scotland: The Black Madonna of Poland.International artists showcase their works forthe first time. High art with the Scottish andPolish heart.

Stuart McNairFri 3, Sat 4, Sat 18 & Thurs 23, 8-9pm; & Sat25, 10-11pm, Hall at St. John's (venue 127) £5A singer/songwriter from the American South,McNair combines Folk, Country, Bluegrass &Louisiana traditions for a joyous live show. Hissongs deliver an Earth-friendly message of love,life & communion with nature, using humour,bayou & mountain rhythms & unique tales.

Steamer LaneSat 4, 4-5pm, Church at St John's (venue 127)(by donation)An hour of soft rock & gentle folk music, share& enjoy their fresh vocal harmonies. Membersof the band have toured extensively through theCzech Republic, Norway, Switzerland & havealso appeared on BBC & STV.

Japanese Tea CeremonyTues 21, 11am-12noon & Sat 25, 6-7pm,Church at St. John's (venue 127) (by donation)"Cha-no-Yu: Way of Tea," is a living art whichoriginated in 16th century Japan. The 4principals of the Tea Ceremony are Harmony,Respect, Purity & Tranquillity. It synthesizesthe arts of elegant Kimono, flower arrangement,calligraphy, pottery & philosophy into a wayof life. Mio Shapley, master of the TeaCeremony, accompanied by shamisen playerHiromi Moffat, warmly invite you once againto come & share a cup of peace & simplicity.

Sacred Gifts RecitalTue 7, 4-5pm, Church at St John's (venue 127) £5Lisa Buringrud, principal flautist of the KingsSymphony Orchestra in Hanford, California,performs with chamber music ensemblesthroughout the State. The programme is takenfrom her album "Sacred Gifts", a uniquecollection of instrumental sacred music.

The Quest for Ethical BankingFri 10 4-5pm, Church at St. John's (venue 127)£6.50 (£4.50) Ticket Bundle £10.50 (£6.50)'In the last decade, banking has been severelycriminogenic in the U.S. and much of the world.Unethical banking leaders became dominant’,William K. Black. How can we redefine bankingsystems to serve community, environment andeconomy?

Calling for the New Jubilee: Financial Chaos,Occupy & FaithFri 10 6-7pm, Church at St. John's (venue 127)£6.50 (£4.50) Ticket Bundle: £10.50 (£6.50)The growing financial crises home and abroadare paid for by the poorest, leading to calls fora debt jubilee - echoing the ancient idea of ajubilee year, in which all debts are cancelledand financial slaves freed.

Katerina Koulakova - The voice from the Czech RepublicSat 11, 2-3pm, Hall at St John's (venue 127) £5Katerina is a singer who plays the piano andguitar. Playing her own melodies, every songtells a story from life. Sit back, listen and relishthe tunes and lyrics of the beautiful songs. Hergoal is to give people positive energy and makethem feel relaxed. An event for everyone.




Monday 6The Georgian Chamber OrchestraTuesday 7Julia Lungu violin; Scott Mitchell pianoWednesday 8Julia Daramy-Williams & KlaudiaKorzeniewska sopranos; Jennifer RedmondpianoThursday 9Chris Baxter & Ancuta Nite piano duetFriday 10Jon Stainsby baritone; Nicholas Wearne piano

Monday 13The Sorella Brass QuintetTuesday 14Calum Robertson clarinet; John Kitchen pianoWednesday 15Paul Chamberlain classical accordionThursday 16Alasdair Macaskill pianoFriday 17Elinor Evans clarsach

Monday 20Brian Mcbride baritone; Victoria AtkinsonSoprano; Beth Jerem pianoTuesday 21Julia Somerville harp; Eddie McGuire bamboofluteWednesday 22Alison McNeill soprano; Sasha Savaloni guitarThursday 23Champagne Flutes: flutes & alto flute trioFriday 24The Astrid String Quartet

Some More FreeLunchtime Concerts

Just to confuse you, St Mary's RomanCatholic Cathedral (by John Lewis)

also have a series of free lunchtimeconcerts. Theirs start at 1.20 and finishat 2pm.

They aim to showcase emerging talentfrom the Royal Conservatoire ofScotland (formerly the RSAMD). Fulldetails are availavle on their website:www.stmaryscathedral.co.uk

So if you're tempted by either set ofconcerts make sure you check the dateand the location very carefully!

Full details at: www.festivalofspirituality.org.uk

The Olympic Gamesare here to stay for

most of the comingmonth. They have beenportrayed as a boost forour national morale, the'regeneration games' thatwill 'inspire a generation.'According to politiciansthey will give a largeboost to the economy,which matters at a timeof uncertainty. Yet thefact is that the Olympic Games are goingto cost everyone money, even though theymay make money for a few. This,combined with the problems ofperformance-enhancing drugs among afew athletes, incompetence and privilegeamong a few organisers, and the massivecommercialism surrounding the Gamesthemselves, has turned some people off thewhole thing.

And if that were all there were to say aboutit, they would probably be right.However, I am not giving in to cynicismabout the Olympics, and I hope that youcan resist it too, for one simple reason. Itis not often that the world, all ofhumankind from every culture andcountry, can focus on something which isnot an economic crisis, a tragedy, or a war.We have plenty of those in plain sight - justtake the European economy, the Syrianmassacres, and the Aurora shootings, forinstance. In the Olympic Games (andwith the Paralympics as well) we have aworld-focused event which, despite all thehype, is about the human body and mind,about human achievement, and aboutyoung (and some not so young) people, ofall ranges of physical ability and disability,from all over the world coming together.

Behind the cynicism there is a pervasiveassumption that sport should have to dosome kind of useful work to justify itself.This is the same criticism that is levelled atthe arts, which Edinburgh is celebratingthis month at that Olympiad of Culture,the Edinburgh Festival. And, of course, itis levelled at religion, too. This is theprotestant work ethic writ large across ourculture. Sport, art, or faith, all must makeus better people, should bring about peacein conflict, should make societies fitter andhealthier. And of course, in the end theyall fail to achieve any of them.

Many churches in London have geared upto make their own kind of Olympicachievement, by welcoming Olympiansand evangelising while they are doing it.Some churches in Edinburgh do the sameat Festival time. But I wonder if they aremissing something deeper that is gong onin these great international events. To putboth the Olympics and the Festival in trueperspective, we need a deeper appreciationof what sport is and what it can (and can't)do, and what the arts are and what they can(and can't) do. And because religiouspeople are used to giving most value tothings that the world finds unprofitable -things such as beauty, truth, and love -religious people can say something aboutthat deeper appreciation, and point theway beyond the cynicism.

The ancient Olympic Games of Greecewere a religious festival in honour of Zeus,and athletes offered their sport to the gods,celebrating the coming together of body,mind and spirit of which it was the fruit.The arts have their origin in spiritualityand religion, the search for theunknowable heart of life, the divine beautyin all beauty.

I am not particularly 'sporty,' but I am surethat sport, like the arts, is, to quote callKarl Rahner, "essential but unnecessary"for the flourishing of human life. They arean answer to the question "What dohuman beings do when all the necessarythings have been done?" which is oneaspect of the question "What is a humanbeing?" Sport and the arts have bothbecome victims of a category error ofcounting that which should be in thedomain of 'leisure' as belonging to thedomain of 'work'. In so doing, all wesucceed in is making them both less funthan they should be.

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Olympics, Festival, Fun & Faith

Raploch, Caracas, what a contrast.The concert platform was shared

by 130 local school children blendingin with Simon Bolivar's SymphonyOrchestra, and the enthusiasm ofGustavo Dudamel the Conductoradded a moment of warmth.

When he raised his baton to the 130musicians aged from 6 to 13, to scrape,blast, bash through Purcell's Abdelazer,the intense concentration was on theirfaces, which gives great credit to them,and a rousing applause was well earned.On this soggy, squelching, evening theweather conditions became irrelevant.

It is incredible to think this Venezuelanorchestra was initiated by Jose AntonioAbreu in a garage in 1975, and toachieve this standard, showing howsocial regeneration can be a benefit foryoung people. What an inspiration.

The backdrop of Stirling Castle washidden in the wet mist; I will avoid theScottish word describing the weather!All was forgotten.

I feel for the first time to bring thisOrchestra to Scotland along withSistema, shows what can be gained,great companions. So next timeRichard… what about Pilton, orCraigmillar?

Yes there were fireworks during theConcert, and at the finale, hidden bythe low cloud, but the oohs, and ahhs,remained with the Orchestras, and theBig Noise, along with applause andcheers. Who knows what next, we maywell be cheering our own.

John Thompson

Wet, Windy Wonderful!




Bert Fortune was a long-standingmember of Old St Paul's Church, and a

dedicated school teacher. When he diedin 2002, Bert left £100,000 in thestewardship of OSP, to be disbursed fordevelopment work overseas.

Bert's legacy was extremely generous andhis instructions for the use of his fundbroad and inclusive: modest sums ofmoney should go where they could make asustainable difference to children, youngpeople and families, could contribute toeducation and training, healthimprovement and conflict resolution.Funding would ideally support inter-faithwork or be broadly faith-driven.

Set up early in 2004, the OSP OverseasFunding Group (OFG) undertook tosupport three significant initiatives fortwo years or more, ear-marking part of theFund for smaller projects proposed bymembers of OSP.

Jenin, a Palestinian town on the WestBank (population 40,000), has witnessedalmost a century of war and violence. It ishome to one of the largest refugee campsin the area, where over 40% of people areaged under fifteen.

The Jenin Creative Cultural Centre, led byYousef Awad, creates a safe culturalenvironment which fosters normality andpeace for young people with damagedlives. Yousef says: “I want to bring some joyto the lives of children with our activities. Iwant to create hope, to create a safe and

secure atmosphere for them. Withouthope, it will be hard to build a future forPalestine.”

Between 2004 and 2011, the Fundcontributed around £28,000 to Jenin, forIT equipment and instruction, for art,drama and music equipment. Yousefhimself visited OSP (he taught usPalestinian dancing!) and Charlie Davies,a student OSP member, has volunteeredfor some months in the Centre.

The Lisu people of hilly northern Burma(some 150,000) are a predominantlyChristian minority group experiencingpoor life chances and discrimination.Through the Lisu Baptist Convention(LBC), funding for education, vocationaland leadership training and support formicro-credit schemes have beendeveloped.

The Overseas Fund has contributed to thecosts of vocational education and training(particularly dressmaking, hairdressingand motorbike repair) and to programmesto raise awareness of the needs of the Lisupeople. The LBC was keen that the OSPcontribution be used to: “implementvocational skills training for small incomegeneration and other community financeschemes like micro-savings and loans.”

In the years 2005 - 10, the Overseas Funddonated around £19,500 to work with theLisu people. Later, and under a differentscheme, Burma Assist, a further £2,000was given.

Helen Tyrrell gives us an update on the worksupported by the Overseas Funding Group ...My daughter Leah and I went for a

short trip to Scotland, becauseshe had holidays. I booked a flightwith a hotel in Glasgow. To visitScotland was always my dream and itcame true. We stayed from October 27till November 4, 2011. On the nextday I told to my daughter that we willmake a trip by train to visit Edinburgh.We arrived there and walked andwalked. Suddenly my daughter saw asign of a church and we decided to visitthat church. Inside we met a man anda lady. Both were very nice and talkedto us! We felt really great inside thatold church, it was an amazingimpression for me. Really very nice,warm friendship we felt. I thank Godthat my daughter found it. May Godbe with you and bless you! We arelooking forward to visiting Scotlandagain- I hope very soon!

Here are my daughter's words of herimpression:

We came to Scotland on the 27th ofOctober. On the next day we went tothe church in Edinburgh, because Ineeded to go to toilet. Then I askedcan I go to the toilet and the nice ladyand man said yes, of course and my dadasked that he can take some pictures.So they said yes again and I asked howold the church is. I remember they saidabout 500 years old. They showed usaround in the church. There arepeople's names on a wall who died inthe wars and right next to the names isa very beautiful painting and it lookslike Maria holding a baby in her arms.

Leah & Christoph Stoeger from Vienna

As Others See Us ...

Above: Leah Stoeger with “the nice lady & man”

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Malawi is one of the most seriously HIV-affected and resource-constrainedcountries in the world, With AIDSprevalence among the highest in Africa,the country has largely been robbed of itsproductive generation, leaving the very oldto till the land and care for the very young.Food is in short supply.

The Malindi Orphan Care Project bothruns a feeding programme for orphans andelders and trains local people inpermaculture methods which producebetter agricultural yields and cropdiversification. .

Active supporters of the Malindi initiativeRoger and Karla Flambert, of theAnglican-led Malawi Association forChristian Support (MACS), presentedtheir work to OSP, saying: “We areconvinced that without outside help theinfrastructure down at grass-roots levelwould disintegrate and a sense ofabandonment set in.”

Between 2004 and 2007, the OverseasFund contributed some £14,500 thoughMACS towards essential running costs oflocal wages, farm tools and irrigationpumps.

OSP members have been imaginative intheir response to the call for small fundingproposals. These have all been consideredagainst the criteria set by the OFG. Mosthave been funded with small sums of £500- £5,000. To date, more than £32,000 hasbeen disbursed in this way..

Conflict resolution has featuredsignificantly: a donation was made to theSoul of Europe to work on inter-faithreconciliation in Bosnia; and through aQuaker organisation, to the Hope Projectin Rwenzori, Uganda, to fosterreconciliation, especially with former childsoldiers caught up in civil war.

The Scottish Episcopal Church has longhad links with southern Africa. Donationsfrom the Fund have contributed toeducational initiatives in Swaziland andSouth Africa through the Dean's BursaryFund, the Fikelela Project, an Anglicanchurch initiative supporting refugeefamilies in Cape Town and theSophumelela educational project, workingin the townships.

Health care has been funded throughcontributions made to a small hospital inNepal, for a field ambulance to bringpeople in from inaccessible areas and to amaternal and infant health initiative,supported by VSO, in a remote area ofCambodia. Two small donations have alsobeen made to Medical Aid for PalestineScotland (MAPS).

Children and young people surviving inextreme circumstances may, it is hoped,have benefited through small donationsmade to the Ark Trust (supporting streetchildren in Romania), Child Aid to Russiaand the Republics and, through theChurch of Scotland World MissionCouncil, to a project working to reducesexual trafficking in Bangladesh.

Finally, although supporting disaster reliefthrough the Fund has been avoided,donations were made through the Churchof North India for post-Tsunamireconstruction in 2005 and in 2008 to theOlive Branch initiative in Orissa, India, setup bv Fr Jagat Santra, a former OSP priest,in the wake of severe persecution ofChristians there.

The Overseas Fund is now nearlyexhausted. About £8,000 remains. Andthis is as it should be. We hope thatdonations made from the Fund in places ofsevere hardship throughout the world havemade even a small and sustainabledifference. Without Bert Fortune's vision,OSP would never have had the privilege ofstewarding such a sizeable fund. We thankGod for Bert's generosity.

Left: Dancing in the Jenin Cultural Centre;Above: Child Aid to Russia & the Republics caring forstreet children & orphans; & supporting The Lisupeople of northern Burma. Right: Feeding people through permaculture inMalawi.

Iwas born in Leith but my parents, myolder brother and I moved to

Corstorphine when I was little. For 13years I went to the Edinburgh Academywhere I particularly enjoyed music andsport though I think I received a goodrounded education. I was especiallyfortunate because Lewis Morrison whohad been principal clarinettist with theScottish Chamber Orchestra was myteacher.

After I left school in 2007 I went toGlasgow to the School of Music andDrama. In 2011 I obtained my B.Mus andin November of this year I will completemy Master's degree in Performance.

I don't think I ever wanted to do anythingother than music. I played the piano fromabout the age of 7 but it was when I was 14and playing for the National Children'sOrchestra that I came to the conclusionthat this was what I enjoyed more thananything and set my heart on being anorchestral musician.

As you could imagine, I love theEdinburgh Festival and I enjoy beinginvolved in Hot Chocolate. I suppose itoccupies a niche in the vast array of musicon offer in Edinburgh. It also shows adifferent side of the church and attractsdifferent people, not necessarily churchgoers. And because the concerts are late inthe evening and by candlelight, the superbatmospheric qualities of Old St Paul'smake a wonderful setting.

Our Festival Masses are always a challenge.I am looking forward to singing theMonelle Missa Breva again because it is bya former member of our congregation, it's

a great piece and it involves a stringorchestra. The Choir are singing PeterTogni's Silentio as part of their HotChocolate programme and that will bevery interesting.

I am participating in one or two otherperformances elsewhere in Edinburgh (seepages 2, 3 & 4 for details, ed.) and I havetickets for the BBC Scottish SymphonyOrchestra, the Mahler Youth Orchestraand the ballet Cinderella as well two orthree events in the Book Festival. It's goingto be a busy time!

My favourite form of relaxation is walkingand living in Edinburgh is ideal for this.One of these days I want to start tacklingMunros but I haven't got round to that yet.I also like swimming and reading - and Ilove good ale and whisky!

When I was 14 I started playing the organin Drylaw Parish church, then I attendedan organ recital, met the organist DrKitchen and he suggested that I might likethe evening service at OSP. When I cameinto the church, I was totallyoverwhelmed, I couldn't believe that thisplace was here. So I began to sing in thechoir (and to go to the Jolly Judge afterEvensong) and then when John waslooking for assistance, I jumped at thechance of becoming the Organ scholar.

The two people who have had mostinfluence on me, certainly in the last fewyears, have been John Cushing and JohnKitchen. John Cushing, principalclarinettist of the RSNO is my tutor atSCAMD and he really turns me on tomusic. We talk a lot about the music I amplaying but also about life as a musician




A Coffee (well lunch really)with ...

... Calum Robertson

He's a ubiquitous face & we've been enjoying his talents for someyears now, so we thought we'd like to probe a little deeper, fortunately

we caught up with him before the festival whirlwind began …

The world of choral music has twonew (tiny) recruits as former

members of Old St Paul's choir send usnews of the birth of their babies.

Anna Howard sang soprano with us forseveral years, leaving to move to JohnyHall in Cumbria with husband Henry.Their first wee one, Nicholas, was bornin 2009 and he now takes on bigbrother duties with the arrival of LucyGenevra Frances, born at CumberlandInfirmary, Carlisle on 5 July 2012,weighing 7lb 9.5oz.

Rob Brignall and his wife Gwen havebecome parents for the first time withthe birth of Jemima JosephineElizabeth, born on 11 July, weighing7lb 2oz. Rob, who sang bass at OSP formany years, lives with Gwen in Tring,where Jemima has already made herdebut at church.

Mums, dads, babies and big brothers areall reported to be doing well. WelcomeLucy and Jemima: you'll be in a cassockbefore you know it!

Jennie Gardner

Baby Choristers

Above: Rob, Gwen & Jemima. Below: Henry & Lucy.


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and for that matter life in general. AndJohn Kitchen is a great mentor and friend.Besides being a musician and a greatperformer, he is an academic and we havelots of discussions where we agree - anddisagree. I think that's healthy.

Of course I am at my happiest when I amplaying music especially something I haveput a lot of effort into and it is going well.And I am happy when I go to a concertand hear a great performance or when I amout with friends.

I can't think what last made me angry. Idon't like it when somebody doesn't dotheir job properly because they just can't bebothered. But angry?

The holidays I have most enjoyed in thepast have been up north on the west coastof Scotland - going fishing with my fatherand brother - with all that amazingscenery. Now perhaps I look forward togoing on trips with friends.

I love reading. One of the people I amgoing to see at the Book Festival is PatrickGale. His books are mainly set inCornwall and I have just finished his latest

‘A Perfectly Good Man'. I have also read allof Armistead Maupin's 'Tales of the City'series set in San Francisco and recentlyread John Irving's 'In One Person' which Ireally enjoyed.

My hope for the future is to become amember of a top British Orchestra withlots of recital work, chamber music andteaching - and playing in a church inSundays but it will have to be somewherelike OSP!

I would love to meet all the greatmusicians from the past but to my dinnerparty I will invite my two grandfatherswhom I never really knew. One diedbefore I was born and the other died whenI was about 7 or 8 so although I rememberhim, I would like to meet him at the age Iam now. And then I would have JackBrymer who was the principal clarinettistof the London Symphony Orchestra. Ihave recordings of his and his sound on theclarinet was so beautiful and musical andhis character was so witty and charmingthat I am sure all will go well.

Calum Robertson was talking to Sheila Brock

In 2006 the Festival engaged asrehearsal accompanist for the Chorus

a shy, slight young man I recognised asSam Hutchings, who sang with the OSPchoir about 6 years earlier. Since thenSam and his musical gifts have beenmuch in demand.

Everyone who knew Sam or workedwith him is devastated by his suddenand untimely death aged only 29. Sam'smany accomplishments and achievementsare celebrated in an obituary (Scotsman17 July), which describes him as 'abrilliant young classical pianist who wasas versatile and sensitive as he was self-effacing'.

A man of very few words, Sam's playingis legendary. OSP friends remember achoir dinner and his stunningperformance of his own arrangement of'La Vie en Rose' in the style of Liszt.

Sam also accompanied the NationalYouth Choir of Scotland. Theirperformance of the Faure Requiem (StMary's Haddington, September 24) willbe dedicated to Sam's memory.

After a private burial, family, friends andcolleagues filled the main hall of theHub to commemorate Sam in sharedreflections and music. The proceedingsended with two recordings Sam made inChrist Church Cathedral, in his firstyear at Oxford. Rarely have I heard anyrecording so deeply moving. This wasindeed music that spoke from the heartto the heart. Rest in peace, Sam.

Liz Sim

Sam Hutchings 1982 - 2012




The sudden and untimely passing ofTina came as a great shock to all of us

at OSP.

Albertine Wood, or Tina as we all knewher, was born in London 25th February1943. Her father; James Wood was anaccomplished artist as was her motherElizabeth, Tina inherited this talent too.Her mother’s maiden name was Robertson,which goes some way to explaining herstrong links with Scotland in later life.Tina's happiest childhood memories wereof times spent at the family cottage inWales.

Educated at boarding school where shemastered the classics, she then went on tostudy at Oxford University, she did say shewould have preferred to have gone to aScottish University but her father haddecided that it would be only Oxford orCambridge. After obtaining her degreefrom Oxford, Tina spent much timetravelling and studying abroad in Italy andGreece. Greek was her greatest love; shewas fluent in Ancient Greek and was ableto use this to good effect when sheappeared in a production of Sophocles'tragedy Antigone.

She will be remembered as a talentedindividual with a vivacious personality, aninteresting conversationalist with aburning passion for all of her manyinterests. Tina loved to walk in thecountryside, especially in the woods whenthe bluebells were in bloom. Recently shepainted a beautiful bluebell woodlandscene and many other landscapes whilst atan art course which we attended at theRoyal Botanic Gardens.

Tina had a varied career which coveredmany aspects including landscapearchitecture and the theatre. Tina had, asshe put it, a "love affair" with OSP. Sheenjoyed the Liturgy, the music and thefellowship of the church family. Herboundless enthusiasm for the flower teamknew no ends. With her usual charm sheeven persuaded Jubin and the late JimWynn- Evans to become involved.

She had a delightful eccentricity and wasknown to leave rambling messages lastingup to 4 minutes on one’s telephoneanswering machine without really gettingtoo the point. This was a great source ofmerriment when we talked to her about it.

Tina often spoke of her father and how heused to treat her to a steak meal in a "posh"restaurant to make up for her being raisedas a vegetarian in her childhood.

She had a long friendship with Fr Mauriceand his wife Anne and was delighted whenPam Gilchrist took her on a visit to seethem at Melrose. It was very appropriatethat Fr Maurice officiated at her requiemMass.

One of my lasting memories of Tina willbe of having afternoon tea at a restauranton her birthday in May accompanied byArthur and her friend Graham. This wasa very happy occasion with much hilarityand conversation.

Tina's death will leave a gap in the manylives she touched with her vivacity andcharm.

Rosemary Williams

We are also sad about the death ofMike Sansbury in the same

week as Tina Wood. Mike was notyet well known to many of thecongregation, having only begun toattend mass occasionally during whatsadly proved to be the last year of hislife, after being a convinced atheist formost of it.

As a parish priest it was unusual to becalled to visit two members of OSP onthe same day, both seriously ill inIntensive Care at the Western GeneralHospital.

They may not have known each other,and their grave illnesses were notconnected, but I was moved by thefaith that Christ was caring for both ofthem, and as their priest I couldexpress that for them both.

Mike Sansbury's funeral at OSP wascelebrated by Fr Malcolm, as I had tobe away on holiday by then. It wasattended by many family and friendsfrom Mike's native Wales, and endedwith the stirring singing of 'Land ofMy Fathers.' May Mike also rest inpeace and rise in glory.

Fr Ian

Dr Mike Sansbury 1948 - 2012

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memberships, and this includes specialevents throughout the year by invitation.Group rates are also available, andsuggestions have been made for a groupfrom OSP to visit.

It is a lovely place to visit, and the localviews make for a peaceful day out.

Located just outside Edinburgh, JupiterArtland is a contemporary sculpture

garden in the grounds of BonningtonHouse. The artworks are exhibited innatural gallery spaces within the grounds,an 80-acre open-air classroom set amongbeautiful parkland and woodland wheresculpture is placed in relation to itsdesigned and natural landscape. Works bymany leading artists have beencommissioned and then constructed insitu, with the relationship of each artworkto its topographical location being acrucial feature.

An easy jaunt out on the 27 First bus (askfor a return ticket to Camps), 45 minutesfrom St Andrew's square, alight at the stopafter the hard right after Wilkieston andwalk back to the wonderful ornamentalgates. There is a fair walk in before youget to the office, but you do get a previewsome of the artwork you will explore onceyou get your site map. There is parking aswell (driving directions can be found ontheir website: www.jupiterartland.org),and cycle racks are also available for themore energetic of you.

There are a few indoor exhibits, the restare mostly outdoors so come prepared forthe weather and landscape. There aresome paths covered in crushed stonehowever there is still much that is simplepathway in the grass and, with our current"summer" (*coughs facetiously*),wellington boots do come in handy.Probably best if they don't leak, as I havediscovered mine do ...

The relationship of each artwork with itsspecific topographical location is a crucial

feature of the artland, that is, art withinthe landscape. Several of the artworks arefound along a path through the woods,which was lovely to walk through during alight rain, very peaceful. Large earthworkmounds similar to the one at the Gallery ofModern Art (formerly the Dean Gallery),a duck pond and a memorial garden areonly a few of the things you will find alongthe way. There is a new exhibit of aamethyst mine on the left as you arewalking in, so don't miss this one,especially if you are driving.

The Artland is a unique resource inScotland and the Jupiter ArtlandFoundation is a non-profit charity whereevery pence from the admission chargesfunds both a schools programme and aholiday programme of art education and iscommitted to providing an educationalresource for schools in the region. TheFoundation is also committed to nurturingthe work of outstanding contemporaryartists. To this end it aims to offer aunique annual residency on an invitationbasis and will continue to commission newsite specific works. It showcasescontemporary sculpture in an everchanging environment. Students andchildren may touch, feel and explore theseworks of art. The education centre ishoused in the former stable block, whichhas been rebuilt to provide a state of the artclassroom, a resource library, the artist inresidence's studio and bothy.

Jupiter Artland is open Thursdays toSundays from 10am-5pm but only frommid-May until mid-September, admissionprices available online but free entry forthose who have purchased 'Friend'

Local Tourist : Jupiter Artland

Continuing our cultural theme, this month Kim Moore Edehas been visiting a sculpture park ...


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10.30am High Mass 6.30pmDay & Observance Readings Readers Intercessor Readings & Reader

July 29

9th Sundayafter Pentecost

2 Kings 4.42-44Psalm 145.10-18Ephesians 3.14-21John 6.1-21

Margot Alexander

E.R.Haire

Eric Stoddart Evening prayer said

Weekday observances: Mon 30 - Silas, companion of Paul; Tue 31 - Ignatius Loyola, priest & religious, 1556August 5


Exodus 16.2-4,9-15Psalm 78.23-29Ephesians 4.1-16John 6.24-35

David Anderson

Frances Macleod

Tom Clement Evening prayer said

Weekday observances: Mon 6 - THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD; Tue 7 - Boisil, prior of Melrose, c 642; Wed 8 - Dominic, priest and friar, 1221; Thu 9 - John Mason Neale, priest & hymnographer, 1866Fri 10 - Lawrence, deacon & martyr at Rome, 258; Sat 11 - Clare of Assisi, religious, 1253

August 12

MARY MOTHER OF GOD

Isaiah 7.10-15Psalm 132.6-10,13-14Galatians 4.4-7Luke 1.46-55

Trevor Harding

Margaret Aspen

Helen Tyrrell Zechariah 2.10-13Acts 1.6-14

Jennie GardenerWeekday observances: Mon 13 - Jeremy Taylor, bishop of Down, Connor & Dromore, 1667

Tue 14 - Maximilien Kölbe, priest & martyr at Auschwitz, 1940August 19


Proverbs 9.1-6Psalm 34.9-14Ephesians 5.15-20John 6.51-58

Andrew Kerr

Susanna Kerr

Lynne Niven Isaiah 5.1-7Luke 12.49-56

Ron HaflidsonWeekday observances: Mon 20 - Bernard of Clairvaux, abbot & teacher, 1153; Fri 24 - St Bartholomew, apostle

Sat 25 - Ebba of Coldingham, abbess, 683August 26


Joshua 24.1-2a,14-18Psalm 34.15-22Ephesians 6.10-20John 6.56-69

Eric Stoddart

Elspeth Messenger

Sheila Brock Jeremiah 1.4-10Luke 13.10-17

Therese ChristieWeekday observances: Mon 27 - Monnica, mother of Augustine of Hippo, 387; Tue 28 - Augustine of Hippo, bishop & teacher, 430

Wed 29 - The Beheading of St John the Baptist; Fri 31 - Aidan of Lindisfarne, bishop, 651Sat 1 - Giles of Provence, abbot, c 710

September 2


Deuteronomy 4.1-2,6-9Psalm 15James 1.17-27Mark 7.1-8,14-15,21-23

Tim Blackmore

Sheila Brock

Baptism Jeremiah 2.4-13Luke 14.1,7-14

Niall FranklinWeekday observances: Mon 3 - Gregory the Great, bishop of Rome & teacher, 604; Thu 8 - The Birth of Mary, Mother of the Lord

September 9


Isaiah 35.4-7aPsalm 146James 2.1-17Mark 7.24-37

David Anderson

Felicity Cullen

Eric Stoddart Jeremiah 18.1-11Luke 14.25-33

Ginger Franklin

CLERGYFr Ian Paton 556 3332

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PARISH OFFICEJean Keltie 556 3332

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Paul Lugton [email protected]

WHITE ROSE 557 2038Steve Harries [email protected]

WEBSITEJeff Dalton [email protected]

READERS & ROTASSheila Brock [email protected]

CHOIR & MUSICJohn Kitchen [email protected]

GIVING 01968 670522Lynne Niven [email protected]

TREASURERNigel Cook [email protected]

VESTRY CLERKKim Moore Ede [email protected]

HOLY DUSTERSSarah Wilkinson [email protected]

Calendar & Rotas for August 2012

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Festival Masses & Music M - Old Saint Paul's, Edinburgh · entertainment (with free hot chocolate), the series raises money for the restoration and renewal project (total to date