Sunday 16th August, 2020
10.30am in Old St Paul's Church Jeffrey Street
Sacred Arts Festival Opening Service
HIGH MASS
Sacred Arts Festival Opening Service
HIGH MASS
7.30pm in St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge
Vivaldi Gloria and Bach Cantatas
Les Shankland and Coro Vincenza
Les Shankland has worked extensively with many choral and instrumental groups throughout Scotland. He co-founded Pocket Opera, an amateur company that specializes in taking small-scale opera performances to rural venues, and for two years was musical director of Edinburgh Grand Opera. He is Director of Music at St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge, and musical director of the Chapter House Singers
Monday 17th August
11am in St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge
"The Art of Illumination"
opening of a week-long exhibition by Helen White
Illumination (the use of gold or other metals to embellish a painting), is an art which has its roots in the beautiful manuscripts produced in medieval times. Contemporary illuminator, Helen White, uses the same gilding techniques as her medieval predecessors, and her work is frequently inspired by medieval designs: sources include wood- and stone-carvings, tiles, fabrics, paintings, architecture and glass. Like the medieval craftsmen, she also looks to Creation for inspiration. Geometry underpins Creation - from the tiniest flower (and smaller) to the movement of the planets - and is a reflection of the beauty of Divine order. Using geometric proportions helps give harmony to designs. Helen delights in fine detail, and often introduces tiny jewels such as sapphires, amethysts and pearls into her work. This exhibition will include some of her 'illuminated rose windows', as well as her most recent work: a set of ' illuminated meditations'.
Helen White is a professional artist who uses traditional methods of working. She teaches at The Prince's Foundation School of Traditional Arts. Visitors to her exhibitions say "Beautiful and peaceful'", "Absolutely stunning'' "Exquisite craftsmanship".
"The Art of Illumination"
opening of a week-long exhibition by Helen White
Illumination (the use of gold or other metals to embellish a painting), is an art which has its roots in the beautiful manuscripts produced in medieval times. Contemporary illuminator, Helen White, uses the same gilding techniques as her medieval predecessors, and her work is frequently inspired by medieval designs: sources include wood- and stone-carvings, tiles, fabrics, paintings, architecture and glass. Like the medieval craftsmen, she also looks to Creation for inspiration. Geometry underpins Creation - from the tiniest flower (and smaller) to the movement of the planets - and is a reflection of the beauty of Divine order. Using geometric proportions helps give harmony to designs. Helen delights in fine detail, and often introduces tiny jewels such as sapphires, amethysts and pearls into her work. This exhibition will include some of her 'illuminated rose windows', as well as her most recent work: a set of ' illuminated meditations'.
Helen White is a professional artist who uses traditional methods of working. She teaches at The Prince's Foundation School of Traditional Arts. Visitors to her exhibitions say "Beautiful and peaceful'", "Absolutely stunning'' "Exquisite craftsmanship".
1.15-2.15 in St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge
Quartet for the End of Time
Calum Robertson, Director and Clarinet
Olivier Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time, for clarinet, violin, cello and piano was written when Messiaen was a prisoner of war in German captivity and first performed in 1941 by fellow prisoners. Inspired by verses from the Book of Revelation, it is widely regarded as one of Messiaen’s most important works.
Calum Robertson is a Scottish clarinettist and Live Music Now artist. A graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, he won The Mary D. Adams Prize for Chamber Music, the Classical Concerto Competition and The Governors’ Woodwind Recital Prize. He is also Assistant Organist at Old St Paul's Episcopal Church, Edinburgh
Tuesday 18th August
1.15-2.15 pm in St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge
"The Art of Hymns"
John Kitchen MBE, Edinburgh City Organist
Dr John Kitchen MBE, s well known as a conductor and early music scholar, highly regarded for his extensive recording portfolio of organ and harpsichord music. He serves as the Edinburgh City Organist, University Organist and Honorary Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, and Director of Music at Old Saint Paul's Episcopal Church. He was appointed MBE in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours list.
10am-4pm in St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge
"The Art of Illumination" . Exhibition by Helen White
"The Art of Hymns"
John Kitchen MBE, Edinburgh City Organist
Dr John Kitchen MBE, s well known as a conductor and early music scholar, highly regarded for his extensive recording portfolio of organ and harpsichord music. He serves as the Edinburgh City Organist, University Organist and Honorary Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, and Director of Music at Old Saint Paul's Episcopal Church. He was appointed MBE in the 2016 Queen's Birthday Honours list.
10am-4pm in St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge
"The Art of Illumination" . Exhibition by Helen White
Wednesday 19th August
10am-4pm in St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge
"Faith in Fabrics"
Exhibition of Church Vestments and Ecclesiastical Embroidery
11am-12 noon Rt Revd Ian Paton, Bishop of St Andrews "The Art in Vestments"
2.30-3.30 Zoe van Zwananberg "The Art if Embroidery"
10am - 4pm in St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge
"The Art of Illumination" . Exhibition by Helen White
"Faith in Fabrics"
Exhibition of Church Vestments and Ecclesiastical Embroidery
11am-12 noon Rt Revd Ian Paton, Bishop of St Andrews "The Art in Vestments"
2.30-3.30 Zoe van Zwananberg "The Art if Embroidery"
10am - 4pm in St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge
"The Art of Illumination" . Exhibition by Helen White
Thursday 20th August
1.15-2.15pm in St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge
Sir James MacMIllan, composer, in conversation
"Composing Sacred Music for a Secular World",
with the REID CONSORT
Sir James MacMIllan, composer, in conversation
"Composing Sacred Music for a Secular World",
with the REID CONSORT
7.30pm in St Mary's Roman Catholic Cathedral
Pizzetti Messa di Requiem and
MacMillan Miserere
Cole Bendall and the Reid Consort
Cole Bendall's work as a conductor and vocal coach has been lauded across the United Kingdom, and in 2017 he was awarded the Association of British Choral Directors Andrew Potter Bursary for emerging conductors. In addition to the Reid Consort, a pre-professional vocal ensemble based in Scotland, he directs the Surrey County Youth Choir. The many other groups with whom he has worked include the North London Chorus, Covent Garden Sinfonia, Hallé Youth Orchestra and university ensembles in St Andrews, Aberdeen and Edinburgh.
Friday 21st August
1.15-2.15 in St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge
Scottish Religious Art in Paint and Glass:
The story of Robert Scott Lauder’s
“Christ Teacheth Humility”
Dr Patricia Allerston, Deputy Director of European and Scottish Art,
Lesley Stevenson, Senior Paintings Conservator,
Dr Freya Spoor, Assistant Curator, 'Celebrating Scotland's Art':
National Galleries of Scotland
Scottish Religious Art in Paint and Glass:
The story of Robert Scott Lauder’s
“Christ Teacheth Humility”
Dr Patricia Allerston, Deputy Director of European and Scottish Art,
Lesley Stevenson, Senior Paintings Conservator,
Dr Freya Spoor, Assistant Curator, 'Celebrating Scotland's Art':
National Galleries of Scotland
3.30-4.30 pm in St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge
The present moment of the past
Christian poetry as perpetual renewal
Malcolm Guite
Malcolm Guite is a poet-priest and Chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge. He travels extensively in Great Britain, and North America, giving lectures, concerts and poetry readings, and is the author of eight books.
"Malcolm Guite has established himself as one of the leading Christian poets of our time" -- Jeremy Begbie, Duke University
"Malcolm Guite knows exactly how to use the sonnet form to powerful effect" ---. Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury
10am - 4pm in St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge
"The Art of Illumination" . Exhibition by Helen White
The present moment of the past
Christian poetry as perpetual renewal
Malcolm Guite
Malcolm Guite is a poet-priest and Chaplain of Girton College, Cambridge. He travels extensively in Great Britain, and North America, giving lectures, concerts and poetry readings, and is the author of eight books.
"Malcolm Guite has established himself as one of the leading Christian poets of our time" -- Jeremy Begbie, Duke University
"Malcolm Guite knows exactly how to use the sonnet form to powerful effect" ---. Rowan Williams, former Archbishop of Canterbury
10am - 4pm in St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge
"The Art of Illumination" . Exhibition by Helen White
Saturday 22nd August
10am - 1pm in St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge
"The Art of Illumination" . Exhibition by Helen White
3.30 in St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge
Choral Evensong
"The Art of Illumination" . Exhibition by Helen White
3.30 in St Vincent's Chapel, Stockbridge
Choral Evensong