Wednesday 1pm Music and Meditation at St Andrew’s and St George’s West
If you like art and music please come along to our short Wednesday music and meditations over the summer on Wednesdays at 1pm .
Meditations are led by members and friends of St Andrew's and St George's West and focus on a Scottish picture or painting with appropriate words, poetry or prayers.
Music may be vocal or instrumental and is usually performed by a music student or young professional.
Entry is free. Each event lasts about 15 minutes.
Summer 2010
Weds 9 June: "Nature in Art – Art of Music"
Featuring paintings by Dame Elizabeth Blackadder, with music by Carine Tinney (soprano) and Chris Harding (piano)
In yon garden - trad. Scots
I will give my love an apple - trad. arr. Vaughan Williams
Japanese Love song - May Brahe
Weds 16 June: "St Kilda"
Towering cliffs, soaring birds and isolation - a selection of soothing Scottish folk melodies including 'Neal Gowes Lament' and 'Midnight on the Water' arranged and performed by Katharine Wade (violin) and Robert Minns (guitar)
Weds 23 June: Alison Watt - "Still"
Weds 30 June - "The Kildalton Cross"
Weds 7 July - "The Glasgow Boys"
Autumn 2010
Weds 6 October - "Chopin"
Chis Harding plays Chopin's Prélude in A flat
Valse de l’ Adieu and Ballade No 3.
Meditation: Brigitte Harris
Weds 13 October - Stained Glass Window of St Colm’s
Meditation: Anne Hepburn; Piano: Robin McLeish
Weds 20 October - " A.A. Milne – His characters and inspirations"
Music: Katharine Wade; Meditation: Emily Walker
Weds 27 October - Children on the Shore
Seascapes and children in the work of William McTaggart (1835-1910) - words and music to mark the centenary of his death.
Words - John Innes; Music - Alison Tod, (Guitar).
Weds 10 November - Scottish poet William Soutar (1896-1943)
Words – Laura Shepherd; Music – Robert Minns (Violin and Guitar)
Weds 24 November - "Images of Eric Liddell"
Words: Innes Chalmers; Music: Carine Tinney (Soprano)
Winter 2011
Weds 2 February - "Albert Schweitzer: Doctor, Philosopher, Theologian, Musician"
Meditation: Michael Harris; Music: Carine Tinney, (Soprano) & Christopher Harding (Piano)
Music by J.S. Bach: "Aria Ich folge dir gleichfalls" (St John Passion) & "Nun komm, der Heiden Heiland" BWV 659 ( arr. for piano by Ferruccio Busoni)
Weds 9 February - "Martin Luther, musician"
Meditation: Brigitte Harris; music: Rachael Adams and Brigitte Harris
Weds 16 February -
"Saint Valentine"
Meditation: Alison Bruce; music: Emma Smith (guitar)
Weds 23 February - "Two German Tourists in Scotland: Felix Mendelssohn and Theodore Fontane"
Meditation: Loretta Stroh and Dorothy Minck; music: Brigitte Harris (organ)
Wed 6 April - "Man of Mission"
Meditation: Johan Macleod; music: Katharine Wade (violin)
Wed 13 April - "Lilies"
Meditation: Catherine Reid; music: Kate Richardson, (clarinet)
Wed 20 April - "Mandalas"
Meditation: Alison Bruce; music: Emma Smith (guitar)
Evening Music and Meditations for Holy Week:
“People of the Passion”
Mon 18 Apr (7pm) - Mary, mother of Jesus
Meditation: Rev Ian Scott; Music: Brigitte Harris (organ)
Dieterich Buxtehude, Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder (BuxWV 178)
Johannes Brahms, O Welt, ich muß dich lassen
Marcel Dupré, Jesus comforts the women of Jerusalem
(from: Le chemin de la croix)
Johann Sebastian Bach, O Mensch, bewein dein Sünde groß (BWV 622)
Tue 19 Apr (7pm) - Judas
Meditation: Rev Ian Scott; Music for men's voices
Introit:
William Billings,
When Jesus wept
(Spiritual)
Jesus walked this lonesome valley
Cecilia McDowall,
Author of life divine
Weds 20 Apr (7pm) - Woman with the alabaster jar
Meditation: Rev Ian Scott; Music for Sopranos & altos
Introit:
William Boyce,
The sorrows of my heart
G.B. Pergolesi,
Stabat mater dolorosa
Howard Goodall,
Love divine
Fri 22 Apr (7pm) - Centurion at the Cross
Meditation: Rev Ian Scott; Music: Choir of St Andrew’s and St George’s West
Introit: Charlotte Hill, A Prayer of St Richard of Chichester
T.L. de Victoria, O vos omnes
J. Kuhnau, Tristis est anima mea
Music at the end of the service:
Bob Chilcott, Were you there, when they crucified my Lord
Weds 7 September (1pm) - "Dietrich Bonhoeffer, German pastor and modern martyr"
Meditation: Brigitte Harris, Music by J.S. Bach.
Weds 14 September (1pm) - "Bunessan"
Meditation: Johan Macleod; Music: Calum Macleod (harp)
Weds 21 September (1pm) "Angels"
Meditation: Phyllis Thompson; Music: Robert Douglas (Scottish harp)
Weds 28 September (1pm) "George MacLeod"
Meditation: Rev Ian Y. Gilmour; Music: Steven Sneddon (piano).
Weds 5 October (1pm) "Copernicus"
Meditation: Alison Bruce; Music: Sean Kane (piano)
Weds 12 October (1pm) "Gardens"
Meditation: Cath Reid; Music: Kathleen Cronie, soprano
Weds 19 October (1pm) " St Kilda"
Meditation: Mary Margaret Scott; Music: Jessica Langley (saxophone)
Weds 26 October (1pm) "The Lighthouse"
Meditation: John Innes; Music: Corrie Gibb (clarinet)
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