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Sunday August 11th
10.30am FESTIVAL EUCHARIST according to the Scottish Rite of 1929 Setting: Arvo Pärt, Berliner Messe (1990) Director of Music: Les Shankland All Welcome |
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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)
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Monday August 12th 12 noon FESTIVAL OPENING CEREMONY Guest speaker Alexander McCall Smith, writer; Premiere of "This Fragile Expanse" for solo cello Harry Whalley, Composer-in-Residence, with cellist Anna Menzies; commissioned by the Edinburgh Sacred Arts Foundation Opening of Photographic Exhibition Special Guests Rt Revd Dr John Armes, Bishop of Edinburgh Sir Timothy O'Shea, Chair, Edinburgh Fringe Society Reception to follow. Members of the public are cordially invited to attend. |
Photographic Exhibition opening Monday 12 noon, + all week 11am-4pm (Thursday 12noon- 4pm) SEEING THE SACRED THROUGH THE ARTIST'S EYE Admission free With this series of 24 edited photographs, Barnaby Miln captures aspects of furnishings, fabrics and features in St Vincent's Chapel that easily escape the visitor's eye. The cumulative effect is to highlight the exquisite sacred art embodied in the details of this acclaimed neo-Gothic church. Signed copies of the framed photographs will be available for purchase, proceeds to the Edinburgh Sacred Arts Foundation. |
 Erlend Tait
Monday
August 12th 3pm Illustrated Talk THE ART OF STAINED GLASS Admission £5 For centuries, the art of stained glass has embellished and enriched places of worship and continues to do so. Erlend Tait is one of a very small number of stained glass artists based in Scotland. After art school, he served a 7 year traineeship at Christian Shaw Stained Glass, one of the UK’s leading ecclesiastical stained glass firms. He has completed more than 40 design commissions in both ecclesiastical and secular settings. This is a unique opportunity to discover more about this ancient art. ErlendTait 'Caucasian Buddha' |
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Gerald Osborne
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
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Tuesday August 13th
11am THE ART OF STAINED GLASS Demonstration by Erlend Tait, stained glass artist Admission £5 |
An Tobar
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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
Buxtehude
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