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.
Lunchtime Concert: Diljeet Kaur Bhachu
Lunchtime listening: Come along to hear a special live performance of Diljeet Kaur Bhachu's enchanting and contemplative debut album Double Lives. This event is free of charge and open to all!
Music in the University
Date: Thursday 09 October 2025
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Venue: University Concert Hall
Category: Concerts and music
Diljeet Kaur Bhachu presents her debut album Double Lives, released in January 2025 via Doughnut Music Lab, a research project by Prof Matt Brennan from the University’s music department. Double Lives combines autobiographical spoken word with Indian raga music influences and electronics in a flute-based soundscape. Diljeet’s practice is largely improvised, and the album reflects this through an improvised representation of the album’s core musical ideas in live performance.
The concept of the album is of migration, displacement, ancestry and diasporic identities: the former lives of older generations, life trajectories that were changed, fragmented lives. This is explored through gentle, meditative musical landscapes, inviting the audience into a space of contemplation.
