tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60949676852322009222024-02-07T11:16:17.170+00:00The St. Margaret ScholaThe weblog of the Archdiocesan Schola of St. Andrews and EdinburghJacarandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03905099142085360469noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-18406845536813310962012-04-07T15:18:00.001+01:002012-06-16T19:39:21.645+01:00Pontifical High Mass in Edinburgh<div style="font-size: medium; text-align: justify;">
<i>Una Voce</i> Scotland's diary for 2012 is beginning to fill up, including a number of pilgrimages to pre-reformation sites, <b><u>plus</u></b>, we have the additional joy in welcoming H.E. Bishop Rifan back to Scotland during his busy trip to the UK.</div>
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Bishop Rifan is Apostolic Administrator of the Personal Apostolic Administration of Saint John Mary Vianney.</div>
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His Eminence Cardinal O'Brien has graciously given permission for a <b>Pontifical High Mass</b> to be offered by Bishop Rifan on <b>Monday 2 July at 7:00 p.m in St. Andrew's Church, 77 Ravelston Road, Edinburgh EH4 3DS</b> .</div>
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For more details, keep an eye on this blog, or <a href="http://unavocescotland.org.uk/"><i>unavocescotland.org.uk</i></a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-15906621246498454932012-03-12T19:00:00.003+00:002012-03-24T16:45:28.385+00:00Gregorian Chant over Easter<div style="text-align: justify;">
The <b style="font-weight: normal;">Office of <i><strong>Tenebræ</strong></i></b> will be chanted by the St Margaret Schola at 10.00 a.m. on the mornings of Maundy Thursday (5 April), Good Friday (6 April) and Holy Saturday (7 April). This will take place at the same location as all the other Holy Week and Easter celebrations in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite, namely <strong>St Andrew's Church, 77 Ravelston Road, Edinburgh EH4 3DS.</strong><br />
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<i><strong>Tenebræ</strong></i> consists of the Offices of Matins (Vigils) and Lauds, which on the three days of the Triduum are sung together, without a break. Office booklets will be available that contain all the texts in both Latin and English.</div>
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Tenebræ will be chanted according to the 1961 Roman Breviary, the other Holy Week and Easter celebrations all in accordance with the Extraordinary Form (1962 Missal) - in Latin with Gregorian Chant. The celebrant will be Fr John Emerson FSSP.</div>
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<b>Thursday</b> 5 April<br />
<strong>10.00 a.m. <u>Tenebræ of Maundy Thursday</u></strong><br />
<b> 7.30 p.m.</b> <b><u>Mass of the Last Supper</u></b><br />
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<b>Friday</b> 6 April<br />
<b>10.00 a.m. <u>Tenebræ of Good Friday</u></b><br />
<b> 3.00 p.m.</b> <b><u>Good Friday Liturgy</u></b> and <b><u>Veneration of the Cross</u></b><br />
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<b>Saturday</b> 7 April<br />
<strong>10.00 a.m. <u>Tenebræ of Holy Saturday</u></strong><br />
<b> 8.00 p.m.</b> <b><u>Paschal Vigil</u></b><br />
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<b>Sunday</b> 8 April<br />
<b>11.30 a.m.</b> <b><u>Solemn Mass of Easter Day</u></b><br />
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For more information, see the following links:</div>
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<li><a href="http://www.fssp.org.uk/"><i>www.fssp.org.uk</i></a></li>
<li style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://edinburghschola.blogspot.com/"><i>edinburghschola.blogspot.com</i></a></li>
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<small>Please note, dates are provisional. If attending and travelling some distance, please ring for further details.</small></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-31298790561509234652011-12-13T15:16:00.014+00:002011-12-14T09:21:54.079+00:00Vespers in Advent<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IKXoMrsGVws/TufLGM380mI/AAAAAAAAADI/6eir61NjT8M/s1600/o+emmanuel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IKXoMrsGVws/TufLGM380mI/AAAAAAAAADI/6eir61NjT8M/s200/o+emmanuel.jpg" width="169" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;"></div>benedicthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01119070101706364578noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-76729487377159881322011-07-18T19:07:00.000+01:002011-07-18T19:09:39.360+01:00Gregorian Chant for Beginners in Orkney<div style="text-align: justify;">Mr Ben Whitworth of the Orkney Schola will be teaching an evening class, 'Gregorian Chant for Beginners', starting on Wednesday 28 September, and running until Wednesday 23 November (with a break on 9 November) in Orkney. The course will be held at the King Street Halls, Kirkwall, under the auspices of the Council's Community Learning Programme. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Full details will be available soon, but please mark your diary now! More information will be found on the Schola's blog at <a href="http://orkneychant.blogspot.com/2011/07/gregorian-chant-for-beginners.html"><i>orkneychant.blogspot.com</i></a>.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-70089442089964919122011-06-15T10:09:00.004+01:002011-06-15T10:16:43.597+01:00New Vespers Location at St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee<p>The Schola is excited to announce a new regular location for Vespers at St Andrew's Cathedral, the mother church of the Diocese of Dunkeld, in Dundee.</p><p>Vespers will now take place in Dundee approximately every other month, alternating with our existing commitment in Edinburgh.</p><p>We are particularly grateful to Vincent, Bishop of Dunkeld, for his support and to Fr Martin Pletts, the administrator of the Cathedral.</p><p>Please see the <a href="http://edinburghschola.blogspot.com/2011/02/2011-calendar-of-events.html">calendar of events</a> for details of individual events.</p>Pelicanushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966017005911456504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-49728507305508120802011-02-03T16:55:00.011+00:002011-08-31T16:40:51.927+01:002011 Calendar of Events<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><u>This post will be regularly updated - check back for updates!</u></span>
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<br />Saturday 19 February
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Septuagesima Sunday</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Solemn First Vespers and Benediction</div>
<br />Saturday 19 March
<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Feast of St Joseph</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Solemn Second Vespers and Benediction</div><em>
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<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Thursday 23rd June</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Solemnity of Corpus Christi</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Solemn Second Vespers<strong>
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<br />All liturgies begin at 4:00pm at St Mary’s Cathedral, Broughton St, unless otherwise stated. Once new events are finalised, they will be added here. Bookmark this page!</div>Pelicanushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966017005911456504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-5953453215567023902011-01-07T14:27:00.008+00:002011-01-07T14:43:10.828+00:00Happy New Year!<p align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;">20+C+M+B+11</span></p><p>The gentlemen of the St Margaret's Schola would like to wish all their friends and benefactors a Happy and Holy 2011!</p><p>2010 was a very successful year for the Schola with a total of twenty-one sung liturgies. Particular highlights included the Tenebrae for the Sacred Triduum and Holy Mass in honour of our patroness, St Margaret. We are very grateful to everyone who has helped to make our work possible, particularly our celebrants and especially Monsignor Regan and the staff and parishioners at St Mary's Cathedral.</p><p>We hope you will be able to join us again in 2011, which we pray will be another successful year.</p><p><br /></p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQQxUKmOCjo9Z7qTf6Z2mhPe7GtBIqtTqkMpdrPHf-x5aP2etJGB8Dlqnro_EzKRs3y2jpPWB2bqc6FuL9-oVhfa0r6NEEYqn_4uDrIEfkcNVM7OvdGCeueviz1G19G8aa8_Qt_xEpVuF/s1600/800px-Veni_Creator_Spiritus-1.BMP.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 102px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIQQxUKmOCjo9Z7qTf6Z2mhPe7GtBIqtTqkMpdrPHf-x5aP2etJGB8Dlqnro_EzKRs3y2jpPWB2bqc6FuL9-oVhfa0r6NEEYqn_4uDrIEfkcNVM7OvdGCeueviz1G19G8aa8_Qt_xEpVuF/s320/800px-Veni_Creator_Spiritus-1.BMP.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559453309282088050" /></a><br /></p>Pelicanushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966017005911456504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-50574870871104095522010-12-17T21:20:00.002+00:002010-12-17T21:26:17.459+00:00** CANCELLATION **Given the uncertain weather conditions, and Schola members coming from rather far afield, we have regretfully had to take the decision to cancel Solemn Vespers on Saturday 18th December.<br /><br />We considered it better that this decision be taken now than even closer to the time.<br /><br />We apologise for any inconvenience or disappointment.Alan G Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01349954717002241615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-85327814609378297352010-09-06T12:15:00.006+01:002010-09-06T12:21:45.504+01:00New Events<p>The Schola's monthly Vespers have moved to Saturday evenings at 4:30pm.</p><p>The calendar of events has been updated for October and November and can be viewed <a href="http://edinburghschola.blogspot.com/2010/01/2010-calendar-of-events.html">here</a>.</p>Pelicanushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06966017005911456504noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-73248668132423129562010-09-02T18:50:00.003+01:002010-09-04T18:35:26.325+01:00Schola summer break<div style="text-align: justify;">After singing every week for the Edinburgh International Festival Fringe, the Schola is now taking a well-earned break from singing and will be back in the late Autumn. There will be no weekly practices until further notice.<br /><br />Please contact the schola via email or telephone if you would like to sing with us, to arrange for us to sing at a liturgical event, or to find out about planned events for Autumn/Winter.<br /><br />The Calendar of Events for 2010 will be updated in due course.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-49379967724701896542010-07-25T21:36:00.002+01:002010-07-25T21:49:22.274+01:00Calendar of Events updatedThe Schola's Calendar of Events has been updated for August 2010.<br /><br />To view this, click <a href="http://edinburghschola.blogspot.com/2010/01/2010-calendar-of-events.html">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-59942035305437965492010-05-18T18:43:00.002+01:002010-05-18T18:57:06.930+01:00Society of St Tarcisius - Sodality of Traditional Altar Servers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dUZ8VDr0-tA/S_LTON9VjUI/AAAAAAAAAQs/UhM-lqMRFzY/s1600/4611491893_e4aa7d0788_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dUZ8VDr0-tA/S_LTON9VjUI/AAAAAAAAAQs/UhM-lqMRFzY/s400/4611491893_e4aa7d0788_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5472668738427129154" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">On Saturday 15th May 2010, at Blackfriars, Oxford, a newly founded Sodality of Servers of the traditional Latin Mass (“extraordinary form”) was inaugurated. This took place in the context of a training day for experienced altar servers, arranged by the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales, who were seeking to improve their understanding of the ceremonies of sung solemn mass. Thirty servers were present at the event, with the training being delivered by Fr Armand de Mallerey FSSP, Br Lawrence Lew OP, Mr David Forster, and Mr Richard Hawker.<br /><br />The new Sodality has been founded at the request of numerous servers of the traditional Mass, who desired a society that would encourage them in their work on the altar, provide training for both new servers and the more experienced, promote a high standard of reverent and exact service, and form a network through which servers can stay in touch and share resources.<br /><br />The Sodality is sponsored by the Latin Mass Society of England and Wales, though membership is open to those from other countries who may wish. It has taken as its patron St Tarcisius, a Roman acolyte who was martyred during one of the fierce persecutions of the third century, while defending the Holy Eucharist from profanation. The Sodality has taken “<span style="font-style: italic;">Fidelis usque ad mortem</span>” – Faithful even unto death – as its motto, and seeks to inculcate in servers an intense devotion and reverence to Our Lord in the Eucharist, as well as a precise attention to the ceremonies of Mass.<br /><br />A website for the Society has been inaugurated – <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.saint-tarcisius.org.uk/">www.saint-tarcisius.org.uk</a> – where further details will be found. Anybody wishing to join the Sodality should contact the Secretary, Mr David Forster, at <a href="mailto:secretary@saint-tarcisius.org.uk"><span style="font-style: italic;">secretary </span>at <span style="font-style: italic;">saint-tarcisius.org.uk</span></a>.<br /><br />Photographs of the training event on Saturday can be seen at <a href="http://www.lmschairman.org/2010/05/server-master-class-report.html">http://www.lmschairman.org/2010/05/server-master-class-report.html</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note: </span>efforts are also being made to co-ordinate interests in membership from Scotland. If you live in Scotland and are interested in membership, please leave a comment, or email Mark Miles at <a href="malto:markadm@catholic.org"><span style="font-style: italic;">markadm </span>at <span style="font-style: italic;">catholic.org</span></a><br /><br /><small>(Photo: Joseph Shaw)</small><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-57052978406514973732010-05-09T14:06:00.001+01:002010-05-09T14:08:14.855+01:00Calendar of Events updatedThe Schola's Calendar of Events has been updated for Summer 2010.<br /><br />To view this, click <a href="http://edinburghschola.blogspot.com/2010/01/2010-calendar-of-events.html">here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-69348096464674564702010-04-02T15:18:00.004+01:002010-06-04T23:25:12.676+01:00Holy Saturday Tenebræ Cancelled<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0);">* HOLY SATURDAY TENEBRÆ CANCELLED *</span></span></div><br /><b><span style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Owing to complications brought about by three days of no electricity in the Cathedral, we have with regret taken the decision to cancel Holy Saturday Tenebræ. Our sincere apologies to those of you who had intended to come. Next year, God willing...</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b><br /></b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;"><b><p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The Schola was grateful to receive permission to bring some of the marvellous liturgy of the Great Week back to St Mary’s Cathedral this year. From early February we had been arranging additional practices in an attempt to learn all the music for Tenebræ. This quickly proved to be an impossibility, given the sheer amount to be learnt (the total duration of these Tenebræ, where Vigils and Lauds are chanted together without a break, over the three days of the Triduum amounts to some eight hours of chanting): antiphons, psalms and responsories combine to imbue these great offices with more drama that in all the operas ever penned by man.</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto">The very name, Tenebræ, derived most probably from the Good Friday responsory, “Tenebræ factæ sunt” (although some scholars differ on this), had a certain relevance this year, given that from the Tuesday until Good Friday morning the Cathedral had been completely without electric power supply. (Purists might add that the relevance would have been all the greater had not the 1955 reform of the Liturgy introduced by Pope Pius XII stipulated that Tenebræ, instead of being anticipated on the night before, should now take place on the morning of the day itself!) Shadows are not seen as clearly in daylight, but the overwhelming culminating effect of nigh on three hours of uninterrupted chant on each of three successive days, I would venture to say, leaves one with more than just an inkling of the enormity of what took place over those three days of Our Lord’s Passion. As for the cantors, I can vouch for us all when I say that the physical effect cannot be much different from that of running a marathon! We were delighted that Fr Brendan Gerard FSSP, in Edinburgh to assist Fr Emerson over Easter, was able to be present with us as officiant for the two days when we were able to chant this great office: Maundy Thursday and Good Friday. The Schola’s thanks are also due in no small measure to Mark Hamid, who at very short notice set about applying his carpentry skills and coming up with a magnificent Tenebræ Hearse, without which we could not in all conscience have gone ahead with the solemnity we managed to achieve.</p></b></span>Alan G Hendersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01349954717002241615noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-24512628099439532062010-03-20T18:23:00.002+00:002010-03-20T18:26:05.132+00:00Change of Vespers time - 25/03/2010<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">PLEASE NOTE:</span> Due to unforeseen circumstances, Vespers on Thursday 25th (Solemnity of the Annunciation of Our Lord) will be celebrated at <span style="font-weight: bold;">5.00pm</span>, and not at 6.45pm as previously advertised.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-21615415987281625862010-03-19T19:00:00.000+00:002010-03-19T19:00:00.738+00:00reminder: A Passiontide Reflection<div style="text-align: justify;"> <div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><u><span style="color:red;">REMINDER: TOMORROW!</span></u></span></span><br /></div> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br />Chant Day @ St Mary's<br /></span><u>A Passiontide Reflection</u></span><br /><br />Talks, readings and chants led by Fr. Paul Francis Spencer C.P. and the cantors of the St. Margaret Schola, culminating with First Vespers of Passion Sunday in St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral, Edinburgh.<br /><br />All welcome: tuition in Gregorian Chant will be available (don't be put off: no experience necessary!).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><u>Saturday 20 March 2010,</u> 10:00am - 4:30pm.</span><br />St Mary's Cathedral Parish Centre (behind Café Camino),<br />Little King Street, Edinburgh (just by John Lewis at the foot of Leith Street)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cost: £10.00</span> to cover lunch, refreshments and music.<br /><br />Please call 07736061080 if attending.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-18720461681401567322010-02-25T20:42:00.001+00:002010-02-25T20:45:11.534+00:00LMS Priest Training Conference<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><img src="http://www.latin-mass-society.org/images/lmslogo.gif" /><br />PRIEST TRAINING CONFERENCE</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">USHAW COLLEGE: 12TH – 16TH APRIL 2010.</span><br /></div><br />This conference is being organised by the Latin Mass Society for diocesan and parish priests. Priests will receive training to learn the traditional Latin Mass and Liturgy.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Visitors are welcome to attend the following services.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">PROGRAMME.</span><br /></div><br />Mon 12th April. 11.00: Solemn High Mass of the Blessed Virgin Mary.<br /> (Plainsong – Missa Cum Jubilo)<br /> 17.30. Vespers from the Little Office of The BVM<br /><br />Tues 13th April. 11.15. Missa Cantata (Sung Mass).<br /> (Plainsong – Missa Lux et Origo)<br /> 17.30. Rosary and Benediction.<br /><br />Wed 14th April. 11.15. Missa Cantata (Sung Mass).<br /> (Plainsong – Missa Cunctipotens Genitor Deus).<br /> 17.30. Vespers.<br /><br />Thurs 15th April. 11.00. Solemn Requiem Mass.<br /> (Missa pro Defunctis – Victoria).<br /> 17.30. Vespers. <br /><br />Fri 16th April. 11.00. Solemn High Mass of St Cuthbert.<br /> (Missa Aeterna Christi Munera – Palestrina).<br /><br />All services will be held in St Cuthbert’s Chapel. Access is via the Conference Centre. Please allow ten minutes for parking and getting to the chapel.<br /><br />Training will also be given to men and boys in altar serving.<br /><br />Further information can be obtained from the LMS local contact:<br />David or Theresa O’Neill on 0191 264 5771. Email: <a style="font-style: italic;" href="mailto:david-oneill3@sky.com">david-oneill3 </a><a href="mailto:david-oneill3@sky.com">at </a><a style="font-style: italic;" href="mailto:david-oneill3@sky.com">sky.com</a>.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-79188519033645261502010-02-23T06:45:00.004+00:002010-02-23T06:51:13.471+00:00A Passiontide Reflection<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Chant Day @ St Mary's<br /></span><u>A Passiontide Reflection</u></span><u></u><br /><br />Talks, readings and chants led by Fr. Paul Francis Spencer C.P. and the cantors of the St. Margaret Schola, culminating with First Vespers of Passion Sunday in St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral, Edinburgh.<br /><br />All welcome: tuition in Gregorian Chant will be available (don't be put off: no experience necessary!).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Saturday 20 March 2010, 10:00am - 4:30pm.</span><br />St Mary's Cathedral Parish Centre (behind Café Camino),<br />Little King Street, Edinburgh (just by John Lewis at the foot of Leith Street)<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Cost: £10.00</span> to cover lunch, refreshments and music.<br /><br />To register, or for further information, please email us (see right) or telephone 0131-561 5646. Don't be disappointed; book early!<br /><br />This event is also on Facebook; see <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=301474324087">here</a>.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-44672171904982584042010-02-05T17:28:00.003+00:002010-02-05T17:30:53.452+00:00Launch of the Gregorian Chant Network<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQLMEbWsHcixnTGIjHoqRCj1kxAeQdZDYF6lU8jp_KYGtNiKLHOwMZJkllTULJxUAQ9JMkL8ZVimbA_L1hj9zMvWmEtAzDSIXdPRzp9QbaQpzjXZx4tLbTMAvKWS8qiYgcoyKspB07_Iq/s1600-h/IMG_0996.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQLMEbWsHcixnTGIjHoqRCj1kxAeQdZDYF6lU8jp_KYGtNiKLHOwMZJkllTULJxUAQ9JMkL8ZVimbA_L1hj9zMvWmEtAzDSIXdPRzp9QbaQpzjXZx4tLbTMAvKWS8qiYgcoyKspB07_Iq/s400/IMG_0996.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432979284811339010" border="0" /></a><br />On Saturday 30th January, a meeting was held at the London Oratory to launch a new grouping, the Gregorian Chant Network, of scholas and interested parties to coordinate the promotion of Gregorian Chant in the Catholic liturgy.<br /><br />The meeting was opened and the concept of the GCN introduced by Joseph Shaw, Chairman of the Latin Mass Society. After lunch Colin Mawby, the distinguished composer and former Director of Music at Westminster Cathedral, gave the keynote address on the importance of Chant, followed by a practical session on methods of conducting the Chant.<br /><br />The meeting was attended by members of the Latin Mass Society, <span style="font-style: italic;">Una Voce</span> Scotland, the Association for Latin Liturgy, the Schola Gregoriana of Cambridge, a number of chant teachers and experts, and the Directors of a score of Gregorian Chant scholas from all over the country, 36 people in all. The meeting concluded with First Vespers of Septagesima Sunday in the Little Oratory, led by Fr Alexander. </div><br />For more information, see <a href="http://www.gregorianchantnetwork.org/"><span style="font-style: italic;">www.gregorianchantnetwork.org</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-5888306771195980872010-01-14T08:53:00.000+00:002010-01-14T08:54:07.725+00:00News from the Orkney Schola<div style="text-align: justify;">On 14 December, just before Orkney turned into Europe's largest outdoor ice rink for a month, ten singers gathered at St Magnus' kirk, Birsay to sing Compline, with a small 'congregation' of friends and family. We were made very welcome, and from where I was sitting, we made a lovely noise in what turned out to be a very good acoustic. It's possible we will be asked to sing there again in 2010.<br /><br />On 2 January, we were saddened to learn of the death of Fr Ronald Walls, a learned and much-loved priest, in his ninetieth year. Father Ronnie had spent the last three years of a very active retirement serving the Catholic parish in Orkney. He had given the Orkney Schola much encouragement since its inception. <span style="font-style: italic;">Requiem aeternam dona eis, Domine.</span><br /><br />After two very successful beginners' courses at Appies Tea Rooms in Sandwick, I will be running a follow-up course at the same convivial venue, starting on Thursday week (21 January), running for six weeks and culminating in the singing of Vespers. For details, or to enrol, please call Pam Farmer (01856 841562).<br /><br />For additional information, contact: Ben Whitworth, Cribbaquoy, Harray, Orkney KW17 2LQ, tel. (01856) 771677, email: <span style="font-style: italic;">ben </span>at <span style="font-style: italic;">whitworth.net</span>, blog: <a href="http://orkneychant.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">orkneychant.blogspot.com</span></a><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-48901883229330274892010-01-01T12:00:00.023+00:002011-02-03T16:57:05.495+00:002010 Calendar of Events<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><u>This post will be regularly updated - check back for updates!</u></span><br /><br />Thursday 21 January<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">St Agnes, Virgin & Martyr</span><br />6.45pm, Solemn Vespers and Benediction<br /><br />Thursday 11 February<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary</span><br />6.45pm, Solemn Vespers and Benediction<br /><br />Saturday 20 March<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A Passiontide Meditation</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Talks, readings and chants, culminating in </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">First Vespers of Passion Sunday</span><br />9.30am - 4.30pm, St Mary's Parish Centre /<br />Café Camino, Broughton Street, Edinburgh</div><div style="text-align: justify;">E-mail <a href="mailto:post@edinburghschola.org.uk">post@edinburghschola.org.uk</a> for further details</div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">Thursday 25 March</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">5.00pm</span>, Solemn Vespers and Benediction (<span style="font-weight: bold;">note </span>change of time)<br /><br />Thursday 1, Friday 2 and Saturday 3 April<br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Tenebræ</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> for the Holy Triduum</span><br />10.00am, St Mary's RC Cathedral, Edinburgh<br /><br />Thursday 13 May<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Missa Cantata</span> for the Ascension<br /></span>6.15pm, St Andrew's Church, Belford Road, Ravelston, Edinburgh (<a href="http://www.fssp.co.uk/main.html">more</a>)<br /><br />Thursday 24 June<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Nativity of St John the Baptist<br /></span>6.45pm, Solemn Vespers and Benediction</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Celebrant: Fr Gerald Sharkey<br /><br />Sunday 1 August 2010<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Missa Cantata </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">(Pentecost X)</span><br />11.30am, St Andrew's Church, Belford Road, Edinburgh<br /><br />Sunday 8 August 2010<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;">Missa Cantata<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">(Pentecost XI)</span><br />11.30am, St Andrew's Church, Belford Road, Edinburgh<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Saturday 7, 14, 21 August<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Latin Choral Vespers<br /></span>4.oopm, St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral, Picardy Place, Edinburgh<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The traditional service, with voices and instruments including plainsong and exquisite unaccompanied renaissance polyphony on 7th August; <span style="font-weight: bold;">Solemn Pontifical Vespers </span>including Praetorius’ </span>Magnificat super Chorale melos Germanicum<span style="font-style: italic;"> for two choirs, organ and brass on 14th; Pergolesi's </span>Magnificat<span style="font-style: italic;"> with voices and strings on 21st.</span><br /><br />Sunday 8, 15, 22 and 29 August<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Compline by Candlelight</span><br />9.00pm, St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral, Broughton St, Edinburgh<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Plainsong prayer at sunset reflecting the rich traditions within the Church. A serene period of quiet reflection.</span><br /><br />Monday 10 August<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Requiem Mass <small>[OF]</small><br /></span>7.00pm, St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral, Broughton St, Edinburgh<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Centenary of the birth of the late Cardinal Gordon Joseph Gray, our previous Archbishop</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Saturday 30 October</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Feast of the Kingship of Our Lord Jesus Christ</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Solemn First Vespers and Benediction</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Saturday 13 November</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Vespers for the Dead</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em>for Remembrance Sunday</em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tuesday 16 November</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Solemn Sung Mass for the</strong> <strong>Feast of St Margaret</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">7:30pm, St Mary's Metropolitan Cathedral, Picardy Place, Edinburgh<strong><br /></strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><br /></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em>A chanted Mass [OF] in celebration of St Margaret, Secondary Patron of Scotland and Patroness of the Schola. This Mass will be sung primarily in English with Gregorian chants in Latin.<br /></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><br /></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: justify;">Saturday 18th December</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><strong>First Vespers of the Fourth Sunday of Advent</strong></div><div style="text-align: justify;">4:15pm. - Solemn First Vespers and Benediction - O Adonai</div><em><br /></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><em><br /></em></div><div style="text-align: center;"><em>~~*~~<br /></em></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />All liturgies begin at 4:30pm at St Mary’s Cathedral, Broughton St, unless otherwise stated. Once new events are finalised, they will be added here. Bookmark this page!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-29086436677529346462010-01-01T06:00:00.005+00:002010-03-20T18:26:02.334+00:00Upcoming events - Spring 2010<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;">Thursday 21 January 2010<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">St Agnes, Virgin & Martyr</span><br />Solemn Vespers and Benediction<br />St Mary's RC Cathedral, Edinburgh<br /><br />~~*~~<br /><br />Thursday 11 February 2010<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Apparition of the Blessed Virgin Mary</span><br />Solemn Vespers and Benediction<br />St Mary's RC Cathedral, Edinburgh<br /><br />~~*~~<br /><br />Thursday 25 March 2010<br /><strong>Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary</strong><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />5.00pm</span>, Solemn Vespers and Benediction (<span style="font-weight: bold;">note </span>change of time)<br />St Mary's RC Cathedral, Edinburgh<br /><br />~~*~~<br /><br />Thursday 1, Friday 2 and Saturday 3 April 2010<br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Tenebrae</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> for the Holy Triduum</span><br />10.00am, St Mary's RC Cathedral, Edinburgh<br /><br />~~*~~<br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;">All liturgies begin at 6:45pm at St Mary’s Cathedral, Broughton St, unless otherwise stated.<br /></div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-88721706225096494812009-12-31T08:24:00.003+00:002009-12-31T08:30:17.623+00:00Practice time - Wednesday evenings<div style="text-align: justify;">Due to ongoing refurbishments and other commitments within Cathedral House, rehearsals will now take place on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wednesdays</span> until further notice.<br /><br />The first rehearsal of the New Year will be on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Wednesday 13 January 2010</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">6.00-8.00pm</span>. Rehearsals will take place within the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Choir room</span>, Cathedral House.<br /><br />Please note members normally meet within Café Camino (<a href="http://www.multimap.com/maps/?zoom=17&countryCode=GB&lat=55.956&lon=-3.1876">map</a>), attached to the Cathedral, from around 5pm onwards. If you cannot attend the first rehearsal or do not hear about it in time, please get in touch with us nevertheless.<br /><br />Our first<strong> Vespers</strong> of 2010 will be that of <span style="font-weight: bold;">St Agnes</span>, Virgin and Martyr, on <span style="font-weight: bold;">Thursday 21 January</span>, <span style="font-weight: bold;">6.45pm</span> wihin the Cathedral.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6094967685232200922.post-20077294386239674072009-12-16T21:10:00.001+00:002009-12-16T21:12:31.025+00:00Another Successful Gregorian Chant Course<div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dUZ8VDr0-tA/SylNF0GRjHI/AAAAAAAAAIg/zKDY6mDX3xU/s1600-h/Compline+at+Birsay.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 341px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dUZ8VDr0-tA/SylNF0GRjHI/AAAAAAAAAIg/zKDY6mDX3xU/s400/Compline+at+Birsay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5415944789169376370" border="0" /></a><br />The historic church of St Magnus, Birsay (Orkney), provided a fitting venue for Gregorian chant on Monday 14 December. The ancient evening service of Compline was sung by students on a beginners’ Gregorian Chant course. The course, led by Harray resident Ben Whitworth, ran at Appies Tea Rooms, Sandwick, during November and December. It followed a successful beginners’ course, also at Appies, last winter.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />Ben said: ‘The students on the course were really enthusiastic and the quality of the singing at Birsay Kirk indicates just how much work they put in. Gregorian Chant is rightly famous for its serenity, but it requires a lot from the singers: accuracy, stamina, good pronunciation of Latin – and all this unaccompanied. I’m proud of how much this class has achieved.’<br /><br />After the first beginners’ course, a number of students wished to continue meeting to learn new music. The group – known as the Orkney Schola – now rehearses regularly, and has sung at the Catholic parish church of Our Lady and St Joseph in Kirkwall. An intermediate course will run at Appies in the New Year, beginning on Thursday 21 January 2010. To book, please call Pam Farmer on 841562. The course will suit anyone who has completed one of the beginners’ courses at Appies, or who has some experience of choral singing.<br />Further details:<br /><br />For additional information, contact: Ben Whitworth, Cribbaquoy, Harray, Orkney KW17 2LQ, tel. (01856) 771677, email: <span style="font-style: italic;">ben </span>at <span style="font-style: italic;">whitworth.net</span>, blog: <a href="http://orkneychant.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style: italic;">orkneychant.blogspot.com</span></a><br /><br /><small>(image: Singers at the Gregorian Chant service of Compline in St Magnus’ church, Birsay; Angie Whitworth)</small><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0