The gift of music
The University has launched a children’s choir, set to offer hundreds of state school pupils across the city access to high-quality music education.
The choir is a collaboration with the National Schools Singing Programme and reflects the University’s deep commitment to its civic mission – supporting local communities, raising aspirations and improving access to higher education for young people from the most deprived backgrounds.
At the heart of the new development is the appointment of David Wynn-Evans as the new director of the choir. An accomplished choral scholar and gifted musician, he will work directly with children in schools across the city, delivering professional-standard vocal tuition and building a choir of exceptional quality.
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The new choir is part of a growing national movement supported by the National Schools Singing Programme and its patron, world-renowned composer Sir John Rutter CBE. The composer visited the University in 2024 to work with student teachers and young singers from across Scotland: “I really enjoyed my visit to the University of Glasgow. I am delighted that Glasgow schools are now joining the National Schools Singing Programme. This is a marvellous development, bringing the gift of music to more children – a gift they will carry with them for life.”