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: Naad-hara
Join this quintet of award-winning musicians from India and Scotland for a free lunchtime concert!
Music in the University
Date: Thursday 26 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.
‘Naad-hara’ sees the coming together of five equally accomplished musicians and singers from India and Scotland. Boldly fusing together their rich traditions of folk music with cultural integrity and an adventurous musical streak, the quintet draw on the depths and individuality of the two cultures and combine them with new compositions and improvisation through song, tunes and soundscape.
Singers, Ankna Arockiam (Hyderabad, India) and Mischa Macpherson (Isle of Lewis, Scotland), are joined by Snuffbox fiddler/bassist Charlie Stewart, pianist Alistair Iain Paterson and Glasgow-born Hardeep Deerhe (Sodhi) on tabla. Between them, their accolades and awards include BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year, BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award and MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards ‘Gaelic Singer of the Year’ and ‘Live Act of the Year’ to name a few. The band first came together in early 2019 as part of John Philip Newell’s ‘Hebridean Treasure’ show with Macpherson at the helm as Musical Director. After receiving a number of glowing 5 star reviews from their performances across the 2019 Fringe in Edinburgh, the five have gone on to create their own band, taking a bold, new adventurous musical journey.
