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 (PDF).
Lunchtime Concert: Beth Malcolm
Join Scots Singer of the Year (BBC MG ALBA 2022, 2024) and UofG alumna Beth Malcolm and friends for a lunchtime concert.
Music in the University
Date: Thursday 19 March 2026
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Venue: University Concert Hall
Category: Concerts and music
This event is free! Booking is via Eventbrite: please follow the link below to reserve your space.
Beth Malcolm is a songwriter, and singer of stories from Perth, Scotland. Beth’s music is folk-inspired, and she sings an eclectic mix of traditional Scots songs, alongside her own writing. Beth was named BBC MG ALBA Scots Singer of the Year in 2022 and 2024.
Thanks to a sustained indoctrination from kin, Beth has been performing since she was old enough to stand on stage. After a brief hiatus from folk music in her teenage years, (read Girls Aloud), Beth fell in love with the old songs and music she had grown up with. She found a home, singing regular floor spots at the Glasgow Star Folk club. Beth has been singing, arranging, playing and writing ever since.
Beth’s ‘breakout’ moment was winning a coveted ‘Danny’ award at Celtic Connections 2019. Beth’s love of music is not confined to folk. In 2022, Beth featured on ‘Gaelictronica’ sensation Niteworks’ album with hit track ‘John Riley’. Well suited to Beth’s love for reimagining traditional song, she performed with Niteworks at several shows including the Glasgow Royal Concert hall with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and for their farewell tour in late 2024.
Beth released her debut album ‘Kissed and Cried’ in Spring, 2023 which received a 5 star review from The Scostman: “Beth Malcolm brings passionate commitment to whatever she sings, her own compositions or otherwise… Judging by this debut, a glowing future beckons.”
Now officially in her ‘quarter-life crisis’ era, Beth is touring her second album, ‘FOLKMOSIS’. Working with producer and musician Dorian Cloudsley, Beth wrote her ‘musical coming of age’ story into a show. ‘FOLKMOSIS’ is woven together, track by track, by song and spoken word. It explores what is means to belong, the heartaches and hilarities of life in the big bad world, and celebrates the connections we have to land and language through our shared music. Beth’s story reminds audiences that music will always be there to bring us home when we feel a little lost.
bethmalcolm.com
(Image credit: Magnus Graham)
