[Magdalen] Solemn Evensong and Benediction

[Ferdinand von Prondzynski (Emeritus)]

Thank you, Marion - that is very kind of you.

The Cathedral is fortunate in our Provost (the Scottish designation for what would elsewhere be the Dean), Isaac Poobalan. He is a really special man, of enormous kindness and spirituality. He was born in India, worked for a while in the Middle East, then England, then Scotland. When I arrived in Aberdeen he was not yet in the Cathedral, but was my Chaplain in my university. At my first encounter with him he was holding a prayer meeting with students at which he sang/intoned prayers in the Christian, Jewish and Islamic traditions.

We are also really fortunate in our Director of Music, who was once the organist in St George's (Anglican) Church in Paris. He has given a number of concerts in Notre Dame Cathedral. He is an amazing virtuoso musician, who has kept the music alive during the lockdown.

The service will be livestreamed, but will also be available afterwards.

Ferdinand


-----Original Message-----
From: Magdalen <magdalen-bounces+f.von-prondzynski=rgu.ac.uk at herberthouse.org> on behalf of Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com>
Reply to: "magdalen at herberthouse.org" <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Date: Sunday, 28 June 2020 at 00:30
To: cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org>
Subject: Re: [Magdalen] Solemn Evensong and Benediction

I will certainly be there.  St. Andrew's is my No. 1 choice these days.

Marion, a pilgrim

On Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 7:24 PM Marilyn Cepeda <mcepeda514 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I will surely try!
>
> Marilyn
>
> On Sat, Jun 27, 2020 at 6:22 PM Ferdinand von Prondzynski (Emeritus) <
> f.von-prondzynski at rgu.ac.uk> wrote:
>
> > Dear all
> >
> > Should anyone be interested. St Andrew's Cathedral in Aberdeen (which as
> > you know was the birthplace of the US Episcopal Church) is tomorrow
> > (Sunday) livestreaming Solemn Evensong and Benediction, at 5.30 pm
> Scottish
> > time, i.e. 12.30 pm ET in the US. There is lots of music - both organ and
> > choral. The choral music was recorded individually in the singers' homes,
> > and was then assembled into a single piece in each case on Garageband by
> > me, under the direction of our Director of Music. Those actually present
> in
> > the Cathedral at the time will be the Provost (Dean), his son Michael
> > (server) and daughter Elizabeth (soprano), and the Director of Music on
> the
> > organ.
> >
> > You will be able to join it should you be so inclined on the Cathedral's
> > Facebook page, at
> >
> > https://www.facebook.com/st.andrews.cathedral.aberdeen/?epa=SEARCH_BOX
> >
> > Ferdinand



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