
Sunday 7.30pm
CONCERT: Rossini: Petite messe solennelle
The Reid Consort, directed by Cole Bendall
Gioachino Rossini's last work, the Petite messe solennelle (Little solemn mass), was composed in 1863. Rossini was living in Paris, having stopped writing operas over 30 years previously. He described the mass as "the last of my sins of old age”. It was originally scored for twelve singers, including four soloists, accompanied by two pianos and a harmonium. In this performance the accompaniment will be four hands piano.
"Don’t miss the stunning sounds of one of Scotland’s premiere chamber choirs" Edinburgh Guide
Tickets £15 (concession £10)
CONCERT: Rossini: Petite messe solennelle
The Reid Consort, directed by Cole Bendall
Gioachino Rossini's last work, the Petite messe solennelle (Little solemn mass), was composed in 1863. Rossini was living in Paris, having stopped writing operas over 30 years previously. He described the mass as "the last of my sins of old age”. It was originally scored for twelve singers, including four soloists, accompanied by two pianos and a harmonium. In this performance the accompaniment will be four hands piano.
"Don’t miss the stunning sounds of one of Scotland’s premiere chamber choirs" Edinburgh Guide
Tickets £15 (concession £10)

Monday 7pm
St MARK LIVE! A dramatic presentation of the Gospel According to Mark
As a spiritual discipline, Gerald Osborne spent three years memorising the Gospel of St Mark. With the guidance of scriptwriter Colin Heber-Percy, drawing on his knowledge of theatre, a setting was devised in which St Mark dictates his Gospel to a pagan Roman scribe. Working through the night to get this priceless text recorded, the scribe becomes more and more engaged, asking questions that an audience might wonder about.
St Mark Live! has been performed at venues all over the UK, including Salisbury Cathedral and Bath Abbey. “Gerald Osborne's brilliant acting brought the life and suffering of Jesus ALIVE”; “So much drama, a stunning performance”; “a remarkable evening . . . a tour de force”.
Admission £10
This performance is dedicated to the memory of Michael Paulson-Ellis
St MARK LIVE! A dramatic presentation of the Gospel According to Mark
As a spiritual discipline, Gerald Osborne spent three years memorising the Gospel of St Mark. With the guidance of scriptwriter Colin Heber-Percy, drawing on his knowledge of theatre, a setting was devised in which St Mark dictates his Gospel to a pagan Roman scribe. Working through the night to get this priceless text recorded, the scribe becomes more and more engaged, asking questions that an audience might wonder about.
St Mark Live! has been performed at venues all over the UK, including Salisbury Cathedral and Bath Abbey. “Gerald Osborne's brilliant acting brought the life and suffering of Jesus ALIVE”; “So much drama, a stunning performance”; “a remarkable evening . . . a tour de force”.
Admission £10
This performance is dedicated to the memory of Michael Paulson-Ellis

Tuesday 11-4pm
Photographic exhibition
SEEING THE SACRED THROUGH THE ARTIST'S EYE
framed photographs available for purchase
Admission free
Photographic exhibition
SEEING THE SACRED THROUGH THE ARTIST'S EYE
framed photographs available for purchase
Admission free

Wednesday August 14th
10-4pm
CONSIDER THE LILIES
Christian Themes in the Language of Flowers
A Floral Exhibition
Flower arranging is a superb but neglected art. In this one day exhibition, Flower Guilds from churches across Edinburgh are collaborating on floral displays that incorporate the traditional religious and spiritual themes associated with particular species of flowers. Each display will be matched with a poem, and copies of the poems will be available for visitors to take away.
Contributing Flower Guilds: Church of the Good Shepherd, Murrayfield; Old St Paul's, Jeffrey St; St Columba's by the Castle, St James, Goldenacre & St Phillip's, Logie Green; Church of St John the Evangelist, Princes Street; St Vincent's Chapel Stockbridge.
NOON: Short prayers led by John Cowie, MInister of Stockbridge Parish Church
Free Admission; donations invited
Sponsorship of this event by The Bishop and Diocese of Edinburgh is gratefully acknowledged.
11-4pm
Photographic exhibition: "SEEING THE SACRED THROUGH THE ARTIST'S EYE"
framed photographs available for purchase
Free Admission
10-4pm
CONSIDER THE LILIES
Christian Themes in the Language of Flowers
A Floral Exhibition
Flower arranging is a superb but neglected art. In this one day exhibition, Flower Guilds from churches across Edinburgh are collaborating on floral displays that incorporate the traditional religious and spiritual themes associated with particular species of flowers. Each display will be matched with a poem, and copies of the poems will be available for visitors to take away.
Contributing Flower Guilds: Church of the Good Shepherd, Murrayfield; Old St Paul's, Jeffrey St; St Columba's by the Castle, St James, Goldenacre & St Phillip's, Logie Green; Church of St John the Evangelist, Princes Street; St Vincent's Chapel Stockbridge.
NOON: Short prayers led by John Cowie, MInister of Stockbridge Parish Church
Free Admission; donations invited
Sponsorship of this event by The Bishop and Diocese of Edinburgh is gratefully acknowledged.
11-4pm
Photographic exhibition: "SEEING THE SACRED THROUGH THE ARTIST'S EYE"
framed photographs available for purchase
Free Admission

Thursday August 15th
11am Holy Eucharist (said)
All welcome
12 noon-4pm
Photographic Exhibition: "SEEING THE SACRED THROUGH THE ARTIST'S EYE"
framed photographs available for purchase
Free Admission
7.30pm
CONCERT: Dieterich Buxtehude
Membra Jesu Nostri (The Limbs of Our Jesus)
Coro Vincenza, directed by Les Shankland, Director of Music, St Vincent’s Chapel,
Composed in 1680, this rarely performed work is regarded as the very first Lutheran oratorio, and was intended to be the focus of a devotional concert rather than a liturgical service. Divided into seven parts, each addressed to a different limb of Christ's crucified body, the text is drawn from a medieval poem.
Tickets £15 (concession £10)
11am Holy Eucharist (said)
All welcome
12 noon-4pm
Photographic Exhibition: "SEEING THE SACRED THROUGH THE ARTIST'S EYE"
framed photographs available for purchase
Free Admission
7.30pm
CONCERT: Dieterich Buxtehude
Membra Jesu Nostri (The Limbs of Our Jesus)
Coro Vincenza, directed by Les Shankland, Director of Music, St Vincent’s Chapel,
Composed in 1680, this rarely performed work is regarded as the very first Lutheran oratorio, and was intended to be the focus of a devotional concert rather than a liturgical service. Divided into seven parts, each addressed to a different limb of Christ's crucified body, the text is drawn from a medieval poem.
Tickets £15 (concession £10)

Friday August 16th
11am-4pm Photographic exhibition: "SEEING THE SACRED THROUGH THE ARTIST'S EYE"
framed photographs available for purchase
Free Admission
3pm "The Poetry of God and War : from the Book of Exodus to the nuclear age"
a collaboration with Golden Hare Books
UK Independent Bookshop of the Year 2019
Among the many subjects that have inspired poets, the two most common are love and war. While the aspects of love that poets explore and celebrate have remained the same, across the centuries the poetry of war has undergone a change. A new focus on the destructive and dehumanizing impact of modern warfare has been added to the age-old themes of heroism, sacrifice, victory and loss. This presentation of poetry from ancient to recent times will offer the audience a chance to hear and reflect on how religious poetry has reflected this change.
Free Admission, donations invited
Sponsorship of this event by the University of Edinburgh Centre for Theology and Public Issues is gratefully acknowledged.
11am-4pm Photographic exhibition: "SEEING THE SACRED THROUGH THE ARTIST'S EYE"
framed photographs available for purchase
Free Admission
3pm "The Poetry of God and War : from the Book of Exodus to the nuclear age"
a collaboration with Golden Hare Books
UK Independent Bookshop of the Year 2019
Among the many subjects that have inspired poets, the two most common are love and war. While the aspects of love that poets explore and celebrate have remained the same, across the centuries the poetry of war has undergone a change. A new focus on the destructive and dehumanizing impact of modern warfare has been added to the age-old themes of heroism, sacrifice, victory and loss. This presentation of poetry from ancient to recent times will offer the audience a chance to hear and reflect on how religious poetry has reflected this change.
Free Admission, donations invited
Sponsorship of this event by the University of Edinburgh Centre for Theology and Public Issues is gratefully acknowledged.

Saturday August 17th
3.30pm
CHORAL EVENSONG
with the Chapterhouse Singers
directed by Les Shankland
Introit: Locus iste a Deo factus est. Anton Bruckner.
Canticles: Evening Service in D minor Thomas Attwood Walmisley.
Anthem: Cantique de Jean Racine Gabriel Faure
3.30pm
CHORAL EVENSONG
with the Chapterhouse Singers
directed by Les Shankland
Introit: Locus iste a Deo factus est. Anton Bruckner.
Canticles: Evening Service in D minor Thomas Attwood Walmisley.
Anthem: Cantique de Jean Racine Gabriel Faure