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.
Scots Fiddle Old & New
Join Alastair Savage (Fiddle), along with Gregor Blamey (Piano/Accordion) and Bronte Hudnott (Flute/Whistle) for a concert centred around traditional Scottish fiddle music.
Music in the University's Professional Lunchtime Concert Series
Date: Thursday 20 March 2025
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Venue: University of Glasgow Concert Hall
Category: Concerts and music
‘Scots Fiddle Old & New’
Join Alastair Savage (Fiddle), along with Gregor Blamey (Piano/Accordion) and Bronte Hudnott (Flute/Whistle) for a concert centred around traditional Scottish fiddle music.
Alastair Savage is originally from Ayrshire and has performed traditional and classical music throughout his life. He was winner of the ‘Land O’ Burns’ Scots fiddle competition in his youth and has been a member of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra since 1997 touring Japan, China, South Korea, USA, South America and throughout Europe. As traditional fiddle soloist he has broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Radio Scotland, on national radio in the USA and has made seven critically acclaimed albums featuring the great Scots fiddle composers of centuries past alongside his own unique compositions.
