“Ekscelenco, ne Ekskluzivemo”

…de The Herald:

…Founded as a choir school of St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in Edinburgh in 1880, its directors resolved in 1972 to follow the great man's example and create a school for specialist young musicians. Its current director of music is Francis Cummings.…

…Cummings naturally rejects the notion of elitism - "excellence, not exclusivity" is also his mantra - and this claim is supported by a very healthy attitude to Gaelic culture. The language is taught at the school and the current roll includes a number of native Gaelic speakers and instrumentalists who might previously have attended a conventional Gaelic-medium or traditional music school.…