I have been honoured to receive the degree of Doctor of Music honoris causa from the Accademia di Studi Teologici di San Gioacchino e Sant’Anna (Academy of Theological Studies of St Joachim and St Anne). The Accademia is an institution of the Santa Chiesa Ortodossa Orientale Assiro Caldea (Holy Eastern Orthodox Assyrian Chaldean Church) and offers courses from its headquarters in Turin, Italy. The President of the Accademia is the Patriarch for Western Europe of the Assyrian Chaldean Church, Archbishop Adeodato (Leopoldo Mancini).