A celebration of the arts in the context of faith. A kaleidoscope of events unfolds at the Grahamstown Cathedral and other churches.

Note:
* All events take place in the Cathedral unless stated otherwise
* Retiring Collections taken will be in aid of the Cathedral Restoration Fund.

ACTS OF WORSHIP

The focus of faith is emphasized in:

The Festival Eucharists, Sundays at 9:30
All are warmly invited to join us for these acts of worship and celebration.

   
Peter Wyngaard     Rt. Rev. Ebenezer Ntali

20 June: Marimba Mass & Worship in Dance. Preacher: Canon Peter Wyngaard
27 June: Choral Mass with Instrumental Ensemble. Preacher: Canon Rachel Mash
4 July: Marimba Mass & Worship in Dance. Preacher: The Bishop of Grahamstown, the Rt Rev Ebenezer Ntlali

Combined Churches Gospel Service
(Venue: Trinity Presbyterian Church, Hill St)
Led by Concord Nkabinde with combined Gospel Groups.
19:00, Sunday 27 June.

Taizé service:
17:30-18:30, Thurs 1 July
A meditative candlelit service with prayers, scripture and songs from the Taizé community in France, led by an instrumental group. Retiring collection.

CONTEMPLATION AND PRAYER

The Road less travelled (Venue: NG Kerk Building, corner of Hill and Market Streets)
18:00-18:45, 22 & 24 June
Take time out from the rush to enjoy a 45 minute programme consisting of scripture readings, classical music, prayer, silence and a liturgical act.

MUSIC

FESTIVAL PRAISE
18:00-19:15, Sunday 20 June.
Sing favourite hymns and songs; listen to well- loved choral items; make requests! Join us for a time of joyful song, with prayer, praise and worship. Retiring collection.

ST MICHAEL'S MARIMBAS
13:15-14:00. 22, 25, 28 June & 1 July
Performed by Members of the Cathedral congregation. Enjoy a variety of sacred and secular music from Africa and abroad. Retiring collection

ORGAN RECITAL
13:15-14:00. 23 & 29 June
"Spot the Tune" - Cathedral organist, Wilf Stout, challenges and entertains: 40 tunes in 40 minutes - spot the tunes! Prize for the most correct answers! Retiring collection.

SACRED MUSIC FOR VOICES
13:00-14:30. 30 June
The Cathedral Singers and Friends, with local soloists: Liesl de Jager, Barbara Stout, Wilf Stout. Retiring Collection.

CULTURAL EVENING with Olenka and Marco. (Christ Church Hall, Speke St)
18:00-19:30. 21, 24 & 28 June
Enjoy a family friendly musical evening in a relaxed environment. The programme includes items from: "Dreamweaver", a classical guitar duo; Traditional African songs and ngano stories from Zimbabwe with mbira and harp by Andrew Tracey & Laina Gumboreshumba; Songs and lullabies with guitar from Brazil and Latin America; "Boys in Motion" Gospel a cappella; Music in the shantu tradition of the Hausa-Fulani by Blessing and Daniel Hutchinson; and more!
Entrance fee: R40, payable at the door. All proceeds to the feeding project for Nompumelelo pre-school in Joza.

BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATERS
15:00-16:00. 28 June
Presented by the Hoerskool Randburg Choir, conducted by Richter Grimbeck. A programme of Spiritual and Gospel music, including a Gospel Mass by Robert Ray. Retiring collection.

GOSPEL MUSIC (at Trinity Presbyterian Church, Hill Str)
*Tickets (where applicable) available from Computicket or at the door

Tuesday 22 June
18:00 Registration and meeting

Wednesday 23 June:
09:00 Plenary Session
10:00 Workshop 1
14:00 Rehearsal 1
19:00 Rehearsal 2

Thursday 24:
09:00 Plenary Session
10:00 Workshop 2
14:00 Rehearsal 3
19:00 Concert 1- Tickets: R10

Friday 25
09:00 Plenary Session
10:00 Workshop 3
14:00 Rehearsal 4
19:00 Concert 2 - Tickets: R10

Saturday 26
09:00 Plenary Session
10:00 Workshop 4
14:00 Rehearsal 5
19:00 Celebrate Africa - Inaugural Concert. Tickets: R10

Sunday 27
17:00 Rehearsal
19:00 Gospel Service

EXHIBITIONS

10:00-17:00 Daily (Venue: Christ Church Hall, Speke Street)
Light and Colour: Interior decorative paintings and portraits by Pierre Botha who uses colour, line, form and space to express feelings of the Karoo. Olenka Brutsch displays her unusual ceramic sculptures in the form of lamp bases, using light as symbolic of God bringing us His light. Entrance free.

10:00-16:00 daily (excluding service and performance times)

"A dialect for hope": Sculpture and photographic images by Duncan Stewart, centred around a life-size bronze of a small boy asleep yet holding onto a soccer ball. The sculpture communicates the essence of what personal hope looks like, yet doing so through an unconventional alliance between art and sport in our country. Entrance free.

10:00-16:00 daily (excluding service and performance times)
A Keiskamma altarpiece, made by the Keiskamma Art Project in Hamburg.

LECTURES

11:00-12:00 (venue: The Chapter House room in the Cathedral). Retiring collection after each lecture

Rachel Mash

21 June: Rachel Mash: Faith and Climate Change
22 June: Francis Williamson: Shrouded in Enigma - The New Case for the Shroud of Turin
23 June: Ken Matthis: Freud & Christ - The Passion in Psychoanalysis
24 June: Greg Smerdon: The Holy Spirit in the University- the African Enterprise Mission to South African Universities.
25 June: Barbara Stout: A New Song - The Development of Choral Music in Worship from the 13th Century to the Present Day

RESTORATION OF STAINED GLASS

11:00-11:45 28, 29 & 30 June (venue: The Chapter House room in the Cathedral).
David Manning will present a talk on the restoration of the Cathedral stained glass windows, and demonstrate various stained glass techniques, eg glass cutting. Retiring collection towards the glass restoration project

MULTI-MEDIA PRESENTATION

18:00-19:00 23, 29 & 30 June
19:00-20:00 25 & 26 June
Home from Home: Singer-songwriter Chris Mann in collaboration with international Afro-fusion band Nia and backing vocalists premiere songs in the Cathedral, below large-scale images by artist Julia Skeen. Songs include: Night-flying, Lament for Mandela, Paradise Road, It's Country Cricket Time. Settings by Andrew Tracey.