Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral: Music for the Homeless Jesus

IN PERSON


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Artist:
Schola Cantorum, director Michael Ferguson
Semi-professional company
UNITED KINGDOM - SCOTLAND
Performers: 24

Festival:
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Web-Site:
https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/2026SACREDF

Genre:
Music

Age Limit:
5+

Description:
This recital is inspired by the recent installation outside the Cathedral of Homeless Jesus, a bronze sculpture by Timothy Schmalz depicting Jesus as a homeless person, sleeping on a park bench. Among other works, the programme will include the acclaimed composition Jesus' Blood Never Failed Me Yet, a 1971 composition by Gavin Bryars based on a loop of an unknown homeless man singing a brief improvised stanza.

Warnings:
None

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Venue Code:
86
Venue Room:
St Mary's Catholic Cathedral (capacity 300)
Venue:
St Mary's Catholic Cathedral
Venue Address:
61 York Place
Venue Postcode:
EH1 3JD

Performances

DayDateStartEndDurationPriceTitleStatus
Mon17/0819:3021:001:3015.00