Chapel Music
The University of Glasgow Chapel Choir and University Organist
The University of Glasgow Chapel Choir provides music for services and events in the chapel and elsewhere, as well as giving concerts and recitals throughout the academic year, such as the weekly "Choral Contemplations" series in the first and second terms. It also records and tours nationally and internationally, has recorded several CDs, and is available for weddings and memorial services.
There are thirty-two regular members (a mixture of volunteers, paid choral exhibitioners and professional lay clerks) plus around ten associate singers who join us for concerts and some other events. All are auditioned regularly and receive free singing tuition.
The choir is directed by Katy Lavinia Cooper (Director of Chapel Music) and accompanied by Kevin Bowyer (University Organist).
The Chapel Organ was built by Henry Willis III in 1927 and was most recently refurbished by Harrison & Harrison of Durham in 2005. Please see Chapel Organ Specification.
Handel's Messiah
Join the UofG Choral Society and Chapel Choir, with the Dunedin Consort and players from the RCS for a performance of Handel's Messiah, conducted by Professor John Butt.
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Date: Saturday 30 November 2024
Time: 19:00
Venue: Wellington Church
Category: Ceremonial events, Concerts and music, Academic events, Student events, Alumni events
Join the University of Glasgow Choral Society and Chapel Choir, with the Dunedin Consort and players from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland for a landmark performance of Handel's Messiah, directed by Professor John Butt.
Messiah was last performed at the university in 2006, four years after John Butt took up the position of Gardiner Professor of Music. Almost twenty years later, we're delighted to mark John Butt's retiral by revisiting Messiah with performers drawn from the university and wider community.
This event is presented by Music in the University and generously supported by the University of Glasogw's Ferguson Bequest.
