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.
Aud the Deep-Minded
A psychological drama imagining the inner world of Aud the Deep-Minded, a Christian Viking and conflicted yet brilliant leader in 9th century Scotland.
Music in the University's Professional Lunchtime Concert Series
Date: Thursday 27 March 2025
Time: 13:10 - 14:00
Venue: University of Glasgow Concert Hall
Category: Concerts and music
A psychological drama imagining the inner world of Aud the Deep-Minded, a Christian Viking and conflicted yet brilliant leader in 9th century Scotland. Inspired by fragments of unreliably documented history, and reframed in the present, this piece explores her transformatory journey from oppressed to oppressor to liberator.
Aud the Depp-Minded is chamber opera by Joanna Nicholson for soprano Stephanie Lamprea, horn Andy Saunders, clarinet Joanna Nicholson, electronics Alistair MacDonald with projection art by Trent Kim, which premiered at soundfestival 22nd October 2024.
Contains swearing.
