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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.
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Sacred Arts Festival Music at St Mary’s Metropolitan Cathedral: Music for the Homeless Jesus is by Schola Cantorum, director Michael Ferguson, listed under Music in the Fringe programme. It plays at St Mary's Catholic Cathedral, 61 York Place, EH1 3JD, 17 August.
The show runs 90 minutes and is suitable for ages 5+. Tickets are £15.