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.
Artisan Ensemble with Hannah Rarity
The Artisan Ensemble are joined by singer Hannah Rarity for a programme which celebrates Scottish artistry, featuring songs by Robert Burns.
Music in the University's Professional Lunchtime Concert Series
Date: Thursday 30 January 2025
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Venue: University of Glasgow's Concert Hall
Category: Concerts and music
Artisan is a chamber ensemble based in Edinburgh and was founded in 2009 by cellist Clea Friend and violinist Aisling O’Dea. Artisan have consistently brought new and exciting work to the forefront of Scottish chamber music by supporting and promoting living composers and their work. Since their inception they have commissioned more than ten new works, performing them alongside more well-known chamber music repertoire.
'The Painters in my Garden' was a commission by Artisan in 2019, and 'Three Borders Songs' was written in 2017, as part of a Scottish Chamber Orchestra Creative Learning project in connection with the Borders Heritage Festival. ‘Three Borders songs’ is based on the socio - historical heritage of three historic Borders houses: Bowhill House, Aikwood Tower and Abbotsford House. 'The Painters in my Garden' is inspired by paintings by some of the Glasgow Boys - many of which are hanging in the National Gallery of Scotland, Edinburgh. These musical paintings are interspersed with songs by Robert Burns.
