“But for you who revere my name, the sun of righteousness shall rise with healing in his wings.” Malachi 4:2

In 1947 postwar Scotland, the First International Festival of Music and Drama was conceived by a group of artists wanting to rejuvenate the cultural milieu. The war had decimated many of Europe’s cities known for the arts, and people were exhausted from the fear, terror, and grief caused by the war. Those who organized the festival sought to reunite the international community through art. In doing so, they invited the “crème de la crème” of the global community. Aiming to present the “very best” of “high culture,” they felt that the meticulously constructed festival would instill a sense of spiritual refreshment and civility among those mourning the aftereffects of the war, re-estab…