Our autumn concert has a distinctly Italian flavour, with a programme of sacred music from composers, some of whom are better known for their operatic work. Ildebrando Pizzetti, an Italian composer little known outside Italy, wrote his beautiful Messa di Requiem in 1922. It is steeped in the tradition of Gregorian chant, woven into a [...]
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra Scott of the Antarctic Music by Vaughan Williams Elizabeth Watts, soprano Women of the Glasgow Chamber Choir Martyn Brabbins, conductor Scott of the Antarctic (1948) is justly famous for its score by Ralph Vaughan Williams who later turned elements into his Seventh Symphony. Richly imaginative, the music captures the barren beauty [...]
Join us in St Margaret's Episcopal Church at 7pm on 3 December for our annual Christmas Carol Concert, followed by mulled wine and mince pies! We will be taking a retiring collection for charity.
The ultimate Christmas party heads to Usher Hall with an extravagant show full of festive fun. Join special guest singers Kerry Ellis and Ricardo Afonso, as well as the all-star Jingle Bell dancers for a sensational feast of music, song and dance complete with all things Christmassy. John Rigby conductor Kerry Ellis guest singer Ricardo [...]
The ultimate Christmas party heads to Usher Hall with an extravagant show full of festive fun. Join special guest singers Kerry Ellis and Ricardo Afonso, as well as the all-star Jingle Bell dancers for a sensational feast of music, song and dance complete with all things Christmassy. John Rigby conductor Kerry Ellis guest singer Ricardo [...]
After previous successful exchanges in 2011, 2014 and 2017, the Glasgow Chamber Choir come to the Netherlands for the fourth time in March 2020 for joint concerts with the St. Joris Chamber Choir. At the last minute we unfortunately had to cancel the performances in Amersfoort and Amsterdam and later in Glasgow for the well-known [...]
After previous successful exchanges in 2011, 2014 and 2017, the St Joris Kammerkoor come to Glasgow for the fourth time in April 2023, celebrating twelve years of joint musical projects between Scotland and the Netherlands. St Mary’s Cathedral, on Great Western Road, provides a wonderful setting for Bruckner’s monumental Mass in E Minor for double [...]
Glasgow Chamber Choir and the acclaimed London-based ensemble Londinium are delighted to share the stage for a unique and thrilling evening of choral music. The two groups will join forces in a series of stunning works for multiple choir by Praetorius, Nystedt, MacMillan, Roderick Williams, and Kenneth Leighton, whose music is featured on Londinium's recent [...]
Join us for a concert fit for a beautiful summer's evening, featuring some of our favourite music from Parry, Durufle, Vaughan Williams, Bruckner and Byrd, set in the beautiful Colinton Parish Church in Edinburgh. Full programme details to follow. Tickets £10 Adults / £5 Students. Buy online at glasgowchamberchoir.ticketlight.co.uk
Our concert in November celebrates St Cecilia, the patron saint of music and musicians, whose feast day falls on 22 November. Not surprisingly, she has inspired many composers, and we will perform music celebrating St Cecilia from across the centuries, from Peter Philips’ Cecilia Virgo composed in the early 17th century up to the present [...]