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.
RANT
Scotland’s ‘chamber-folk’ quartet RANT – who last year celebrated a decade of music-making – tour extensively in 2024 to release their brand-new album ‘SPIN’.
Music in the University
Date: Thursday 26 September 2024
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Venue: Concert Hall
Category: Concerts and music
Scotland’s ‘chamber-folk’ quartet RANT – who last year celebrated a decade of music-making – tour extensively in 2024 to release their brand-new album ‘SPIN’. The meeting of four of the country’s finest fiddle players – Bethany Reid, Anna Massie, Laure MacColl and Gillian Frame, RANT remains at the forefront of the Scottish fiddle scene. The live set – whether on the festival stage or an intimate church – reflects years of honing their sound together and their love for the music of their home regions through their writing, repertoire and stories.
This concert is part of the Thursday Lunchtime concert series, and is free to attend.
Doors open at 12.45 pm, and seats are allocated on a first come first served basis. Please arrive early to avoid disappointment.
