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: Haydée Schvartz
Lunchtime listening in partnership with the University's Cramb Residency in Music. A unique opportunity to come along and hear an exciting recital of piano music from Argentine pianist Haydée Schvartz. This event is free of charge and open to all! Please note that tickets must be reserved via the Eventbrite link below.
Music in the University
Date: Thursday 23 October 2025
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Venue: University Concert Hall
Category: Concerts and music
Please note that booking is essential for this concert. You can reserve your ticket via Eventbrite.
This concert will see Haydée perform a selection of pieces by contemporary composers from around the world and their takes on the genre of tango.
The programme focuses on the International Piano Tango Collection, a project inititated by American pianist, Yvar Mikhashoff, of which Schvartz is one of the artistic heirs. Mikashoff commissioned over a hundred composers from around the world to create piano works inspired by tango.
Of these, Schvartz's concert programme includes works by Gabriel Valverde, Gerardo Gandini, Jorge Horst (from Argentina), Oliver Knussen and James Clapperton (from Scotland) as well as others from Japan, Hungary and the USA.
The concert is supported by the Cervantes Chair at University of Edinburgh and the Echoes Festival organised by the Iberian and Latin American Music Society (ILAMS).
Find out more about Haydée and the Cramb Residency here.
