St Vincent’s Diary

Aug
10
Sat
2024
Fringe: Stewart Kelly’s An Afternoon with the Classical Guitar Concert at 1pm (set up at 12 noon)
Aug 10 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Join Stewart Kelly for a journey around the world as you listen to the beauty of the classical guitar repertoire.

Fringe: The Balalaika and Piano Duo Romanychev Brothers Concert – cancelled
Aug 10 @ 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Fringe: Burns Night Hootenanny! at 7pm
Aug 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Burns Night Hootenanny!

Candle Concerts

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Folk, Storytelling

Acclaimed novelist Alastair Sim reads Burns’ poetry alongside live performances of Scottish folk music – by candlelight. Features a special musical performance of Burns’ iconic Tam O’Shanter. ‘Matthew Shiel shone’ (ThisWeekCulture.com).

Fringe: Rhapsody in Blue – Jazz Piano by Candlelight, at 8.30pm
Aug 10 @ 8:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Rhapsody in Blue: Jazz Piano by Candlelight

Candle Concerts

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Jazz

Reinvigorate your musical soul with classic jazz piano including Joplin’s The Entertainer, Brubeck’s Take Five and Gershwin’s iconic showstopper Rhapsody in Blue – by enchanting candlelight. ‘Matthew Shiel shone’ (ThisWeekCulture.com).

Fringe: Charlie Chaplin’s Late-Night Cinema at 10pm
Aug 10 @ 10:00 pm – 11:00 pm

Charlie Chaplin’s Late-Night Cinema

Candle Concerts

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Film, Comedy

Relive the golden age of Hollywood as award-winning cinema pianist Matthew Shiel improvises a film score to Charlie Chaplin’s best silent films including The Gold Rush (1925) – live! ‘Matthew Shiel shone’ (ThisWeekCulture.com).

Aug
11
Sun
2024
Sung Eucharist (Scottish Liturgy 1929), Trinity 11, followed by tea/coffee and chat
Aug 11 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

The Reverend John Penman, Priest-in-Charge

Les Shankland, Director of Music

1 Kings 19:4-8, John 6:35, 41-51.

473  omit vv 2-5     When morning gilds the skies

64   Be thou my guardian and my guide

486  We have a gospel to proclaim

345 Christ is the king, O friends rejoice



Matthew Shiel rehearsal
Aug 11 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Evensong, Trinity 11
Aug 11 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

The Reverend John Penman, Priest in Charge

The Reverend William D Watt, organist

Ps 91, Job 39:1-40:4, Hebrews 12:1-17.

242 As now the sun’s declining rays

376 Iheard the voice of Jesus say

377 Immortal, invisible, god only wise.



*Arrival of Triptych for Refectory
Aug 11 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Aug
12
Mon
2024
Fringe: Refectory: Setting up exhibition Triptych of the Book of Revelation Edinburgh Festival of the Sacred Arts, and flower arranging
Aug 12 @ 10:30 am – 4:00 pm
Aug
13
Tue
2024
*Fringe: Refectory: Triptych of the Book of Revelation, Sacred Arts Festival Exhibition, formal opening event at 11am
Aug 13 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm
*Fringe: Undercroft: Sacred Arts Festival Triptych film showings, 12.30pm-1.30pm; 2pm-3pm; 3pm-4pm.
Aug 13 @ 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm
St Vincent's Chapel, Edinburgh, the village church at the heart of the city.