St Magnus Festival

St Magnus International Festival - Orkney's midsummer celebration of the arts.

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@LiveMusicNowSCO @CreativeScots @OrkneyCouncil @EventScotNews We loved having you!

[St Magnus Festival @stmagnus]

And that’s a wrap on St Magnus Festival 2024!

Thank you to all the artists, audiences, funders and huge team of volunteers that made this year such a magical festival. We have loved sharing our events with you all and can’t wait to do it all again next year.

[VisitScotland Events @EventScotNews]

Some stunning shots from #Orkney with @stmagnus Festival coming to a close over the weekend!

#PerfectStage

[@veewalkerwrites 🙏🌹 @veewalkerwrites]

Oh, to have the talent that @ebirdwriter has with a bit of paper, a big fat watercolour brush and an ancient paintbox. #Skaill Beach in #Orkney, painted during a stay for this year's gloriously varied @stmagnus festival, which will draw to a close tomorrow for another year 🙏🌹❤

[St Magnus Festival @stmagnus]

An amazing, ethereal concert tonight from @ErlandCooper tonight at @Saint_Magnus, and we particularly loved the celebration of George Mackay Brown for his centenary, written 100 years since the Orcadian poet’s birth.

An unforgettable evening 💙

[Huw Williams @HuwDWilliams]

During a @stmagnus concert in @Saint_Magnus in Orkney, @ErlandCooper tells the audience of plans to compile the “ditties” he composes for family, friends and loved ones into a book and present it to Stromness primary school next year. (1/2)

[Huw Williams @HuwDWilliams]

For @ErlandCooper’s Scottish premiere of “Carve the runes then be content with silence”@stmagnus @Saint_Magnus in Orkney, the tape of composed, de-composed and re-composed music takes centre stage … with stains from the peat and rain of Binkie’s Brae, where it was planted.

[St Magnus Festival @stmagnus]

The tape was found in 2023, and tonight it will be performed exactly as it sounds from the earth, with renowned violinst Freya Goldmark and the eminent Edinburgh Quartet. This will be Cooper’s first performance in Orkney and the Scottish premiere of the finished piece.

[St Magnus Festival @stmagnus]

Tonight we have the Scottish Premiere of Carve the Runes Then Be Content With Silence by Scottish composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist, @ErlandCooper!

At @Saint_Magnus, very few tickets may be available on the door🎟

[St Magnus Festival @stmagnus]

Originally from Stromness, Erland Cooper is widely known for burying the only existing copy of the master tape of his first classical album in Scotland, deleting all digital files and leaving only a treasure hunt of clues for anyone to seek it.

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If you missed today's Pop Up Operas with @ScottishOpera you can catch them tomorrow at 1pm & 3pm at Stromness Town Hall.

Tickets are selling fast!
🎟 Get yours now: https://t.co/4LQEVJmnO8

[Huw Williams @HuwDWilliams]

Tonight’s concert @stmagnus is Northern Light with Jen Austin @Saint_Magnus

It’s almost as though the building knows.

https://t.co/sbo4RWkqh8

[Creative Scotland @CreativeScots]

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@Saint_Magnus Festival continues in Orkney until 29 June!

➡️ Explore the programme now: https://t.co/kqf8LaRxXJ

[LiveMusicNowScotland @LiveMusicNowSCO]

LMNS' Morris Begg Duo performed as part of @stmagnus festival's Mix Tape. The concerts took place in @Saint_Magnus Cathedral - as you've never seen it before. Stunning projections by @illuminosvales. #StMagFest

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Orkney Camerata, which brings together musicians from across Orkney, perform tonight for 'Across Northern Seas: A Johnsmas Foy'🌊

Their programme tours the northern seas with a nod to the Nordic heritage of the islands and music old and new.

🎟 https://t.co/vlY3WKd0f5

[Circo Rum Ba Ba @circorumbaba]

More madcap mayhem out of the Box ⁦⁩ @StMagnus ⁦@orkneycom⁩ ⁦@ace_southeast⁩. Thanks to #fionnmcarthur for the pics 🥰

[Emma Halnan @EmmaHalnan]

Heading home after another wonderful trip to Orkney for @stmagnus with @Assembly_Arts - thanks @alasdairnic!

[Rosy White @RosyWhite3]

@PetrocTrelawny @BBCRadio3 Wonderful concert at @stmagnus last night. What a treat and more tonight at Stromness.

[Ruth McKay @ruthsmckay]

An incredible transformation of ⁦@Saint_Magnus⁩ (my favourite building) at last night’s moving #MagnusMixtape ⁦⁦@stmagnus⁩ Festival #StMagFest