Ross Anderson - A Celebration - 22nd June 2024

Описание: This memorial celebration reflects on the life and work of Ross J. Anderson within Churchill College, the wider Univeristy, and further afield. We were joined in person on the day by over three-hundred people, and more who watched the livestream, for those who could not join us at the time please enjoy this recording of the event.

Below are details of the Order of Service to follow along with:

Entrance music performed by Barnaby Brown, played on a set of Ross’ bagpipes.

Music: 'Maol Donn' performed by Ross Anderson.

Song: 'A man’s a man, for a’ that' by Robert Burns sung by The Choir.

Poem: 'The Sun Warms Everything' read by Ivan Anderson.

Hymn: 'Morning has Broken' to the Scots tune Bunessan.


Appreciations from Iain Anderson and Bavani Anderson.

Music performed by David Somerville, Edric Ellis, and Andrew Burn on the Northumbrian Pipes.

Appreciations from Fabien Petitcolas, Johann Bezuidenhoudt, and Robert Brady.

Reading: 'On The Power of Wisdom', from Proverbs 3: 13-23.

Appreciations from Bruce Schneier and Whit Diffie

Song: 'Ae Fond Kiss' by Robert Burns and sung by The Choir

Reading On The Power of Love, from 1 Corinthians 13, read by Norman Setchell.

Poem: 'Unending Love' by Rabindranath Tagore, read by John Rawlinson.

A Time of Quietness with Vaughan Williams’ Fantasia on Greensleeves.

Song: 'Crossing the Bar' by Tennyson, to a setting by Rani Arbo, sung by The Choir.

Poem: 'The Man’s the Gowd' written and read by Archie Howie.

Poem: 'For the Last Day' written and read by Bhanu Kapil.

Appreciations from David Newbery and Athene Donald.

Music performed by Barnaby Brown on the Great Pipes

Hymn: Lord of the Dance

The Closing Blessing

Music: Highland Wedding performed by Ross Anderson