Beethoven’s symphonies have come to be seen as the pinnacle of artistic achievement in music. The distinguished art historian Alessandra Comini described Beethoven’s music...
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Beethoven’s symphonies have come to be seen as the pinnacle of artistic achievement in music. The distinguished art historian Alessandra Comini described Beethoven’s music...
I was an undergraduate in Edinburgh way back in the late 1970s. Among the reasons I went there was the opportunity to study composition...
Twenty years ago, in August 1999, I made a speech at the Edinburgh International Festival called “Scotland’s Shame” arguing that anti-Catholicism was a barrier...
My son Aidan is getting married next month. He and his bride will have their nuptial Mass in Cumnock, my old home town in...
One Friday in late April Lynne and I headed to Rome to hear a performance of my Stabat Mater in the Vatican on the...
The people at the shrine in Fatima approached me some years ago about writing a new work to mark the centenary of the apparitions...
I’ve been involved in ongoing, fruitful discussions with theologians over the years. These have led to specific works such as my music theatre piece...
People say – in fact, the most interesting people say – that God intervened in human history. That is, he interfered with our story,...
The eulogy given by Sir James at his granddaughter Sara’s Requiem Mass tells how a frail young child brought God’s grace to the lives...
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