Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral: Sacred Jazz

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary’s Catholic Cathedral: Sacred Jazz

Swing with the Spirit! In this innovative performance of sacred Jazz Schola Cantorum, the Catholic Cathedral’s celebrated choir directed by Michael Ferguson, is joined by Scottish … 

Murder in the Cathedral

Murder in the Cathedral

Eliot’s famous play on the life and murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral comes to life as a rehearsed reading in the beautiful setting of Old St Paul’s Church. 

Cathedral Choir Concert: Music for Royal Occasions

Cathedral Choir Concert: Music for Royal Occasions

The internationally renowned Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral sings music from coronations and royal occasions past and present. 

Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral

Sacred Arts Festival Poetry at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral

Strafed by Splendour: Under Paolozzi’s Window. 

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary's Catholic Cathedral

Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary's Catholic Cathedral

Where there is charity and love: Schola Cantorum sings the music of Paul Mealor. 

Sacred Arts Festival Church Service at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral

Sacred Arts Festival Church Service at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral

Gilbert Scott’s dramatic architectural landmark, with its three spires prominent in Edinburgh’s distinctive skyline, provides a magnificent setting for the Opening Service of t… 

Cathedral Talk and Music: John Stainer – A Life in Music

Cathedral Talk and Music: John Stainer – A Life in Music

Professor Jeremy Dibble (Durham University), authority on British music from the 19th century, reflects on the life of Sir John Stainer and his most famous work, The Crucifixion. 

Cathedral Song School Tours

Cathedral Song School Tours

The Cathedral Song School is decorated with murals by Phoebe Traquair, painted between 1888 and 1892. 

Cathedral Coffee Concerts

Cathedral Coffee Concerts

John Bryden returns to St Mary’s to give two piano recitals on the superb Cathedral Steinway. 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals

Popular organ music on the mighty Father Willis organ of St Mary’s Cathedral, played by Duncan Ferguson, David Goode and Imogen Morgan. 

Cathedral Lunchtime Recital Series

Cathedral Lunchtime Recital Series

Free lunchtime recitals every day from 2nd to 31st August, except Sundays and 16th. 

Venue B Takeover Gig

Venue B Takeover Gig

Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs. 

Venue B Takeover Gig

Venue B Takeover Gig

Venue B hosts a monthly sell out gig of local young up and coming bands and DJs. 

The Cathedral

The Cathedral

EVERYTHING I TOUCH TURNS TO JOY MY BLOOD IS RUBY MY TEARS ARE DIAMONDS AND MY SWEAT IS SAPPHIRE In an empty cathedral, a prostitute vacuums the floor. 

Macbeth - Southwark Playhouse Borough

Macbeth - Southwark Playhouse Borough

★★★★ “Is as captivating as it is unsettling. 

Cathedral Concert: Maximiliano Martin

Cathedral Concert: Maximiliano Martin

Principal Clarinettist of the SCO and international soloist Maximiliano Martin accompanied by Scott Mitchell comes to St Mary’s Cathedral to perform works by Poulenc, Saint-Saens, … 

Jonny Liebeck Organ Recital at St Giles Cathedral

Jonny Liebeck Organ Recital at St Giles Cathedral

Jonny Liebeck is a classical organist, jazz musician, composer, teacher and producer whose varied musical influences range from Bach to Lyle Mays and Herbie Hancock, jazz funk, Lat… 

Cathedral Concert: Music for Royal Occasions with the Choir of St Mary's Cathedral

Cathedral Concert: Music for Royal Occasions with the Choir of St Mary's Cathedral

Music from across the ages marking important royal events from deaths and funerals to weddings and coronations, sung by ‘one of Scotland’s (indeed the UK’s) musical jewels’… 

Cathedral Coffee Concerts

Cathedral Coffee Concerts

John Bryden returns to St Mary’s to give two piano recitals on the Cathedral Steinway, with coffee available. 

Cathedral Concert: Calum Huggan

Cathedral Concert: Calum Huggan

Award-winning Scottish marimbist and percussionist Calum Huggan performs a captivating and eclectic programme in St Mary’s Cathedral, including works by French composers Séjourné… 

Cathedral Exhibition and Workshops: Outside In

Cathedral Exhibition and Workshops: Outside In

The longest journey is the journey within. 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals

Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Joseph Beech (Durham Cathedral) and Imogen Morgan (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform popular organ music on the Cathedral’s magnificent and recent… 

Cathedral Evensong

Cathedral Evensong

Choral Evensong sung by the Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral, the only cathedral in Scotland to continue the tradition of daily worship. 

Cathedral Eucharists

Cathedral Eucharists

Glorious choral settings of the Mass sung in their liturgical setting, with the Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral. Music by Schubert, Byrd and Kodaly.  

Cathedral Exhibitions

Cathedral Exhibitions

Silvy Weatherall’s The Last Supper returns to St Mary’s Cathedral this August. Gardner and Gardner will be making their peace loom in the Resurrection Chapel. 

Cathedral Lunchtime Recital Series

Cathedral Lunchtime Recital Series

Join us at St Mary’s Cathedral for free lunchtime recitals every day except Sundays and August 17th. 

...The Secret Comedy Club by Artista (Voted audience choice award best Fringe venue 2021)

...The Secret Comedy Club by Artista (Voted audience choice award best Fringe venue 2021)

We run comedy nights at this venue all year round but we have something special planned for the Fringe. 

Cathedral Organ Recital

Cathedral Organ Recital

Matthew Owens returns to St Mary’s to play a programme of organ music from Christmas to Christmas and lots in between! Join us for an exciting programme from JS Bach to Garth Edmun… 

Cathedral Choir Concert: Fauré Requiem

Cathedral Choir Concert: Fauré Requiem

The Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral sings Fauré’s moving and famous work. 

Cathedral Organ Restoration Celebrity Recital: Wayne Marshall

Cathedral Organ Restoration Celebrity Recital: Wayne Marshall

One of the world’s most famous musicians comes to St Mary’s to give the first organ recital on the magnificent and newly restored Father Willis organ. 

Cathedral Organ Demonstration

Cathedral Organ Demonstration

Cathedral Organ Demonstration: Sunday August 8th, 5pm, 1 hour, free. 

Cathedral Eucharists

Cathedral Eucharists

Choral Eucharist sung by the choir of St Mary’s Cathedral.  

Cathedral Festival Evensong

Cathedral Festival Evensong

Choral services sung by St Mary’s Cathedral Choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with the tradition of daily services. Full details of music at cathedral.net. 

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

Free concerts every lunchtime, Monday to Saturday throughout August. 

Murder in the Cathedral

Murder in the Cathedral

Performing a play in a cathedral about an archbishop assassinated in a cathedral might sound like a match made in heaven. 

Cathedral Concert: An Evening of Classical Guitar by Candlelight

Cathedral Concert: An Evening of Classical Guitar by Candlelight

Acknowledged as ‘a forerunner in the new generation of classical guitarists’ (BBC Radio 3) and a graduate of the Royal College of Music, Michael Christian Durrant presents a progra… 

Cathedral Concert: Sound Collective Scotland

Cathedral Concert: Sound Collective Scotland

We are a professional, Scotland-based classical music ensemble – a flexible group that explores and performs a variety of pieces from solo to chamber orchestra repertoire. 

Cathedral Choir Festival Concert

Cathedral Choir Festival Concert

‘You’ll have to go a long way to hear finer choral singing than this’ (International Record review). 

Cathedral A Cappella

Cathedral A Cappella

A concert of close harmony, classical numbers and pop songs arranged for men’s voices and sung by St Mary’s Cathedral lay clerks. 

Cathedral Concert: Langonet String Quartet – Travellers and Turmoil

Cathedral Concert: Langonet String Quartet – Travellers and Turmoil

The Langonet String Quartet plays a programme contrasting a late work by Haydn, the inventor of the string quartet; an early quartet by Beethoven, the great revolutionary; and Dvor… 

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

Pianist John Bryden, joined for one of the performances by St Mary’s Cathedral Assistant Master of the Music Joseph Beech, plays music by Liszt, Schubert, Mendelssohn, Bach, Mozart… 

Cathedral Concert: Musica Callada by Federico Mompou

Cathedral Concert: Musica Callada by Federico Mompou

Stephen Hough wrote: ‘The music of Federico Mompou is the music of evaporation. 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Organists Duncan Ferguson, Joseph Beech and John Kitchen perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘Father’ Willis organ. 

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

Free concerts every lunchtime, Monday to Saturday throughout August. Wide range of music from classical to contemporary, traditional Scots and jazz. Full details at cathedral.net 

Cathedral Concert – Music of Mystery and Devotion

Cathedral Concert – Music of Mystery and Devotion

The captivating sound-world of medieval music, featuring Scottish chant from Inchcolm Abbey, music by Hildegard of Bingen and Thomas, Jewel of Canterbury – an eight-part work by … 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved. 

Cathedral Blues

Cathedral Blues

Back by popular demand! A rocking Chicago blues set, stomping boogie woogie and bluesy soul-jazz from dynamic pianist/vocalist, Daniel Smith and band, with John Burgess. 

Cathedral Choir Concert: Coronation Anthems and Music for Royalty

Cathedral Choir Concert: Coronation Anthems and Music for Royalty

‘You’ll have to go a long way to hear finer choral singing than this’ (International Record Review). 

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

Pianist John Bryden plays music by Ravel, Scriabin, Bach and Schubert on the Cathedral Steinway. 

Cathedral Choristers

Cathedral Choristers

A concert of sublime music from Britten to Fauré, with the choristers of St Mary’s Cathedral conducted by Duncan Ferguson, following their highly successful tour to Vienna, Prague… 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for uplifting Choral Eucharists with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Gabriel Jackson, William Byrd and Antonín D… 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Organists Daniel Cook (Durham Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Joseph Beech (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘Father… 

Cathedral Bach by Candlelight

Cathedral Bach by Candlelight

Peter Hill’s Bach series for Delphian has been described as one of the most impressive solo recording projects of recent years. 

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

A former Times Critics’ Choice. 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Cathedral Choir Concert: Haydn and Mozart

Cathedral Choir Concert: Haydn and Mozart

‘You’ll have to go a long way to hear finer choral singing than this’ (International Record Review). 

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

John Bryden plays music by Haydn and Schubert in a series of recitals on the Cathedral Steinway. 

Cathedral Blues

Cathedral Blues

Back by popular demand! A rocking Chicago blues set, stomping boogie woogie and bluesy soul-jazz from dynamic pianist/vocalist Daniel Smith and band. 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for uplifting Choral Eucharists with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Jonathan Dove, Vaughan Williams and Mozart. 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Nicholas Wearne (Birmingham Conservatoire) and Joseph Beech (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mi… 

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts - Free

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts - Free

A former Times critic’s choice. 

Cathedral Photographic Exhibitions

Cathedral Photographic Exhibitions

Of Things Not Seen: photographs by Jim Grover of life in a Clapham Parish, and The Edge of Colour: a response to Paolozzi’s Window by Dave Sands, with glass by Liz French. 

Heidi Regan and Will Rowland Present: Some Comedy in a Venue

Heidi Regan and Will Rowland Present: Some Comedy in a Venue

Will and Heidi are two thoughtful, principled stand-ups who will do anything to get a laugh, including dropping all principles. 

St Michael and All Angels Church Tours the Cathedral of the Backstreets

St Michael and All Angels Church Tours the Cathedral of the Backstreets

Guided tours of this magnificent Grade I* listed church - one of the finest Victorian churches in the country. 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Venue Marketplace

Venue Marketplace

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Cathedral Bach by Candlelight

Cathedral Bach by Candlelight

Peter Hill’s Bach series for Delphian has been described as ‘one of the most impressive solo recording projects of recent years’ (New York Times). 

Cathedral Chamber Music

Cathedral Chamber Music

Sophie Williams (violin), Hugh Mackay (cello), Anna Michels (piano) and Emilia De Geer (piano) perform Smetana Piano Trio in G minor and music by Ravel and Debussy. 

Cathedral Choir Concert – A Stravinsky Celebration

Cathedral Choir Concert – A Stravinsky Celebration

A concert to celebrate the launch of the choir’s Stravinsky CD, including music by Gesualdo, Bach, Stravinsky and Gabriel Jackson. 

Cathedral Chamber Music

Cathedral Chamber Music

The Edinburgh Contemporary Music Ensemble perform the best of the city’s new chamber music with works by Peter Nelson, Harry Whalley, Kostas Rekleitis, Stuart Taylor, Julien Loncha… 

Cathedral Blues

Cathedral Blues

Back by popular demand! A rocking Chicago blues set, stomping boogie-woogie and bluesy soul-jazz from dynamic pianist-vocalist Daniel Smith and band. 

Cathedral Bach by Candlelight

Cathedral Bach by Candlelight

Bach’s magnificent Solo Cello Suites are the centrepiece of this candlelit recital from Philip Higham, a cellist lauded by the Strad as having ‘all the qualities of a world-cla… 

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

John Bryden plays music by Bach and his followers, Robert and Clara Schumann and Beethoven, in a series of recitals on the Cathedral Steinway. 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for uplifting Choral Eucharists with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Schubert, Victoria and Kodàly. 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Organists Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Peter Backhouse (St Giles’ Cathedral) perform popular organ works on the Cathedral’s mighty ‘… 

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

A former Times critic’s choice. 

What Can You Do to Make Your Venue Autism-Friendly?

What Can You Do to Make Your Venue Autism-Friendly?

Part of the Fringe Central Events Programme, for Fringe participants. 

Women of the West End and the Cathedral Collection

Women of the West End and the Cathedral Collection

An exhibition about some remarkable female pioneers who lived in Edinburgh’s West End. 

Cathedral

Cathedral

Cathedral is a midnight mass - an ode to memory and the sense of loss which carefully evokes a frozen, car-crash, state of mind. 

Cathedral

Cathedral

There is a story, but we can’t remember the details. It has a figure, but its features escape us. You’re my old lover, but I can’t remember your voice. 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved. 

Cathedral Chamber Music – String Quintet

Cathedral Chamber Music – String Quintet

Senior players from St Mary’s Music School perform Schubert’s final chamber work, the sublime String Quintet in C major and a new work by Tom David Wilson. 

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

Cathedral Coffee Concerts – Free

A composer a day: John Bryden will play music by Elgar, Mozart and Dvorák in three recitals on the Cathedral Steinway. 

Cathedral Choir Concert: Haydn Nelson Mass with Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Cathedral Choir Concert: Haydn Nelson Mass with Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Powerful music by Haydn in the beautiful setting of St Mary’s Cathedral. 

Cathedral Chamber Music – Mezzo-Soprano, Viola, Piano

Cathedral Chamber Music – Mezzo-Soprano, Viola, Piano

Three of Scotland’s most exciting young professional musicians unite to perform ravishing repertoire for voice, viola and piano, including Brahms, Poulenc, Rubbra, Falla and Loeffl… 

Cathedral Chamber Music – Piano

Cathedral Chamber Music – Piano

Exciting, young French pianist Louise Cournarie will give a recital on the Cathedral’s Steinway, including music by Handel, Schubert and Mendelssohn. 

Metropolitan Cathedral Choral and Organ Vespers

Metropolitan Cathedral Choral and Organ Vespers

The traditional evening service with exquisite plainsong, and choral polyphony sung by professional voices, and concluding with a musical offering of a major organ work by Marcel D… 

Cathedral Chamber Music – Violin and Piano

Cathedral Chamber Music – Violin and Piano

Charlotte Rowan is recognized for her compelling, commanding performances, delivered with dazzling virtuosity and technical assurance. 

Cathedral Blues

Cathedral Blues

A rocking Chicago blues set, stomping boogie-woogie and bluesy soul jazz from dynamic pianist and vocalist Daniel Smith and band. 

Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Enjoy Scotland’s finest emerging professionals from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, our national conservatoire, with a rich variety of instruments and voices playing classical… 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Organists Steven Grahl (Peterborough Cathedral), Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral) and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ‘Fath… 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for uplifting choral eucharists with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Stravinsky, Schubert and Martin. 

The Nursery Improv Venue at the Edinburgh Fringe

The Nursery Improv Venue at the Edinburgh Fringe

The Nursery together with Freestival is bringing an improv only venue to Edinburgh - a Fringe first! Every night for three weeks, the Holyrood Suite at the Thistle Hotel will trans… 

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts – Free

A former Times Critics’ Choice. 

Venue B @ Brighton Youth Centre

Venue B @ Brighton Youth Centre

See the best in live performance for and by young people (and open to everyone!) at Venue B, Brighton’s only dedicated venue for young people. Check our website for full details. 

Cathedral Concert: Dark Inventions

Cathedral Concert: Dark Inventions

The groundbreaking ensemble Dark Inventions returns to St Mary’s with a typically eclectic mix of contemporary and earlier works, including a Scottish premiere of Philip Cashian … 

Cathedral Bach Before Breakfast - Free

Cathedral Bach Before Breakfast - Free

Wake up to Bach and a little Shostakovich in the beautiful setting of St Mary’s Cathedral. 

Cathedral Choir Concert

Cathedral Choir Concert

‘You will have to go a long way to hear finer choral singing than this’ writes International Record Review of the Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral. 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a hugely rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking for all involved. 

Cathedral Romance of the Piano

Cathedral Romance of the Piano

In the beautiful candlelit setting of St Mary’s Cathedral, come and join internationally renowned concert pianist Mira Rajan for an evening celebrating great romantic music, perf… 

Cathedral Blues

Cathedral Blues

A set of rocking Chicago blues, stomping boogie woogie and bluesy soul-jazz from dynamic pianist/vocalist Daniel Smith and band. 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for an uplifting service with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Rheinberger, Stravinsky and Mozart. 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Choral services sung by the Cathedral Choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals – Free

Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Robert Sharpe (York Minster), and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ‘Father… 

Metropolitan Cathedral Choral and Organ Vespers

Metropolitan Cathedral Choral and Organ Vespers

The traditional evening service with plainsong and choral polyphony, a capella, with organ or with strings. 

Cathedral Meditations by Candelight

Cathedral Meditations by Candelight

Organist Donald Hunt performs Messiaen’s deeply moving L’Ascension; Rebecca Smith and Benjamin Powell present Janacek’s Sonata for violin and piano, alluding to the brutality… 

Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Enjoy Scotland’s finest emerging professionals from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, our national conservatoire, with a rich variety of instruments and voices playing classical… 

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts — Free

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts — Free

Celebrating 20 years. 

How to: Run a Venue at Brighton Fringe

How to: Run a Venue at Brighton Fringe

Ever thought about running your own Brighton Fringe venue? Then this panel discussion is for you! Hear about the practicalities, pleasures and pitfalls of running a venue from a va… 

Venue B

Venue B

What kind of music do you like? We got it. 

Venue B Presents the Mystery Weekender

Venue B Presents the Mystery Weekender

2 big days, several SECRET locations and a mash-up of live music and epic performance! Special guest stars, festival fever, dance off, skate jams and all the weird and wonderful�… 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Managing a venue at the Fringe can be a rewarding experience, but is also a mammoth undertaking. 

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Fringe Guide to Running a Venue

Managing a venue at the Fringe can be hugely rewarding, but is also a mammoth undertaking. 

Cathedral Choir Concert

Cathedral Choir Concert

The internationally-renowned Choir of St Mary’s Cathedral pays homage to composer Kenneth Leighton, who died 25 years ago this August. 

Cathedral Bach before Bed

Cathedral Bach before Bed

Spread over four evenings, John Bryden’s consummate performance of the Well-Tempered Clavier’s second book is the perfect way to unwind after a frantic day at the Fringe. 

Cathedral Choristers in Concert

Cathedral Choristers in Concert

The critically acclaimed Choristers of St Mary’s Cathedral present a programme of choral, secular and instrumental music. 

Blues! Live at Venue 45

Blues! Live at Venue 45

The Blueswater is the 12-piece band behind award-winning show Blues!, and they will be performing a limited run of five shows at the enigmatic Venue 45. 

Cathedral Meditations by Candlelight

Cathedral Meditations by Candlelight

Entering the cathedral, it is impossible not to be in awe of the scenery. 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals — Free

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals — Free

Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Tim Byram-Wigfield (St George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle) and Donald Hunt (St Mary’s Cathedral) perform on consecutive Sundays on… 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Join the Cathedral’s choir and congregation for an uplifting Sunday service with the finest cathedral music, featuring mass settings by Palestrina (11), Mozart (18) and Kenneth L… 

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals - Free

Cathedral Celebrity Organ Recitals - Free

Organists Duncan Ferguson (St Mary’s Cathedral), Simon Johnson (St Paul’s Cathedral) and Nicholas Wearne (St Mary’s Cathedral), perform on consecutive Sundays on the Cathedral’s ma… 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Choral services sung by the Cathedral choir, the only choral foundation in Scotland with a tradition of daily services. 

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

Cathedral Festival Eucharists

It is barely a week since I reviewed Cathedral Festival Evensongs at St Mary’s Cathedral in Palmerston Place but these two services are listed separately in the Fringe Programme … 

Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Enjoy Scotland’s finest emerging professionals from the RCS, Scotland’s national conservatoire. 

Metropolitan Cathedral Latin Choral Vespers

Metropolitan Cathedral Latin Choral Vespers

The traditional evening service, with plainsong and choral polyphony, a capella, with organ or with strings. Full music lists: www.stmaryscathedral.co.uk. 

Metropolitan Cathedral Organ Concerts

Metropolitan Cathedral Organ Concerts

The cathedral organ has nearly 4000 pipes, up to 32 feet long. Hear (and see!) fine musicians in three informal concerts, with full programmes at www.stmaryscathedral.co.uk. 

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Sir George Gilbert Scott designed a beautiful building in St Mary’s Cathedral and those in charge at St Mary’s have designed a lovely programme for the Fringe. 

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

The lunchtime concerts at St Mary’s take place every day of the festival and the programme changes day by day. 

Cathedral Bach Before Breakfast

Cathedral Bach Before Breakfast

Bach before breakfast is a rather lovely, if bleary way to start the day. 

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

Cathedral Festival Evensongs

I have reviewed a number of services in ordinary churches and I am comfortable reviewing them as performances while not covering the worship aspects that are between God and the wo… 

Cathedral Pandora's Box

Cathedral Pandora's Box

This concert proved to be a bit of a gem. 

Metropolitan Cathedral Organ Concerts

Metropolitan Cathedral Organ Concerts

This show was one of a series of concerts held on Saturdays at 5pm: an early cocktail hour and a time suitable for a quick sharpener before the rigours of the evening. 

Cathedral Paris Cafe Recital

Cathedral Paris Cafe Recital

A Parisian café concert in an imposing cathedral, the largest ecclesiastical building in Scotland no less, is an interesting idea and one that, by and large, works. 

Cathedral Bruckner by Candlelight

Cathedral Bruckner by Candlelight

This concert caught me by surprise. 

Metropolitan Cathedral Candlelit Compline

Metropolitan Cathedral Candlelit Compline

This was my third church service of the day after a morning visit to St Mark’s Unitarian Church and Choral Evensong at Old St Paul’s. 

Cathedral Concert: Choir of Merton College, Oxford

Cathedral Concert: Choir of Merton College, Oxford

The first thing that was instantly noticeable about this ensemble was its intelligent manipulation of the acoustics of the St Mary’s Cathedral to create appropriate sounds for th… 

Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

Metropolitan Cathedral Lunchtime Concerts

This was the first of a series of lunchtime concerts from the recently renamed Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. 

VAULT Announces New London Venue and Return of VAULT Festival for 2024

VAULT Announces New London Venue and Return of VAULT Festival for 2024

VAULT, the creators of VAULT Festival have found their new London home which will open in Spring 2024 with VAULT Festival returning in the Autumn. 

The Scottish Story Telling Centre: A Venue for Voices

The Scottish Story Telling Centre: A Venue for Voices

The Scottish Storytelling Centre is, in its own words, ‘a vibrant arts venue with a seasonal programme of live storytelling, theatre, music, exhibitions, workshops, family events... 

C Venues launches new flagship venue at St Stephen’s Stockbridge

C Venues launches new flagship venue at St Stephen’s Stockbridge

Edinburgh venue St Stephen’s Stockbridge returns in 2016 as the latest addition to the C venues stable.