Chapter House Singers

15/04/2026

https://www.whatsoninedinburgh.co.uk/event/173565-haydn:-the-creation/

Don't miss an uplifting evening of powerful music-making as the Chapter House Singers perform one of the great masterpieces of the choral repertoire, Joseph Haydn's The Creation! What's On Edinburgh - your guide to events in Edinburgh!

11/04/2026

We're looking forward to singing the services at St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh this Sunday, 12 April. All welcome!

10:30am Sung Eucharist
Communion Service - Darke in A minor
Anthem: Bairstow - Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence

3:30pm Choral Evensong
Introit: Kitchen - Now the Green Blade Riseth
Preces and responses: Nardone
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis: Dyson in D
Anthem: Darke - Christ Whose Glory Fills the Skies

31/03/2026

Today would have been Haydn's birthday! Why not celebrate by booking tickets for our performance of Creation?
Edinburgh New Town Church on Saturday 30th May 2026 at 7:30pm.
https://wegottickets.com/event/691004

25/03/2026

Rehearsal times

25/03/2026

On Tuesday 31 March at 8pm, our Musical Director Les Shankland will lead the Howe Street Singers in a service of Compline by Candlelight at St Vincent's Chapel. There will be music by Bairstow, Dyson, Howells, and Tallis. All welcome!

05/03/2026

Our next Sòlas Ensemble artist is mezzo-soprano Caitlin Mackenzie from the Isle of Lewis. A talented recent graduate of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland's MMus program under Elizabeth McCormack.

Caitlin has showcased her talent as an oratorio soloist in various performances across Scotland, including Handel's Messiah, Britten's Rejoice in the Lamb, Mozart's Mass in C minor, Requiem, and Vespers, and Karl Jenkins's The Armed Man. Her notable roles include Auntie in British Youth Opera's Peter Grimes, Dritte Dame in Die Zauberflöte, and Spirit in Cendrillon at RCS. Caitlin has also performed with the Scottish Opera Chorus in productions such as Gluck's Orfeo and Euridice and Puccini's La Bohème, and is set to rejoin the chorus for Puccini's Turandot later this year.

GLORIA CONCERT

Usher Hall - Sunday 15 March at 3pm

The programme includes choral masterworks: Francis Poulenc’s Gloria and Anton Bruckner’s Mass in D minor.

Book NOW at cultureedinburgh.com

19/02/2026

How lucky are we to have friends making music on this scale? 🎶

On Sunday 15 March at 3pm, ERCU & Brussels Choral Society join forces with the Orchestra of Scottish Opera for a magnificent afternoon at the Usher Hall.

Under the baton of Michael Bawtree, they’ll perform Gloria by Francis Poulenc and the powerful Mass in D minor by Anton Bruckner — two works full of colour, drama and soaring choral writing.

Poulenc’s Gloria sparkles with wit and radiance; Bruckner’s Mass offers depth, intensity and those glorious, cathedral-like harmonies that stay with you long after the final chord.

Tickets start from £19 (with generous concessions for students and under 16s), and there’s even a discount if you’re attending both concerts in their season.

If your diary is free, do go along and fill that grand hall with warmth and applause. Supporting fellow choirs is part of what keeps our musical community thriving.

We’ll be cheering them on from the stalls. 👏🎼

https://cultureedinburgh.com/events/poulencs-gloria-and-bruckner-mass-in-d-minor

11/02/2026

RSCM Launches The Choir Project in partnership with the Church of England

The RSCM is delighted to be working with the Church of England on The Choir Project, an initiative to help up to 200 parish churches across England establish or renew choirs for children and young people.

Interest in sacred choral music is growing, with renewed enthusiasm for choral evensong and a campaign to recognise English sacred choral music as UNESCO Living Heritage. Cathedral choirs are thriving – reaching a record 207 in 2024 – yet many parish churches struggle to engage younger generations. In fact, half of Church of England choirs currently include no children.

The Choir Project aims to reverse this trend by placing music at the heart of mission and discipleship, offering young people meaningful participation, community and leadership through singing. Funded by the Church of England’s Strategic Mission and Ministry Investment Board, the programme will be delivered by RSCM, the Church of England’s official music agency.

Over three years, The Choir Project will:
- support up to 200 churches in diverse settings
- engage around 2,400 young people
- train 300 new choir leaders
- mobilise 500 volunteers

The programme draws on research showing that young people are more likely to remain active in church when they are given responsibility, intergenerational relationships and visible roles.

Its impact is already evident in places such as Loftus Parish near Saltburn, where starting a children’s choir increased weekly participation from two children to up to eighteen, and led to a new choir in the local primary school.

Hugh Morris, RSCM Director, said: ‘Church choirs have long been one of the most natural and joyful ways for young people to encounter faith and develop confidence and belonging. This investment enables churches to renew that tradition and ensure a strong future for music ministry across all communities.’

If you would like to keep up with the latest news regarding The Choir Project, email us at [email protected]

More information about the Young Voices Toolkit and Network here https://www.rscm.org.uk/young-voices-toolkit/

A full press release will follow with more details about the project

08/02/2026

Rehearsal time before evensong.

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07/02/2026

We're looking forward to singing at St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh tomorrow. All welcome! Music details below.

10:30am Sung Eucharist
Communion service: Leighton in D
Anthem: Stanford - O for a Closer Walk With God

3:30pm Choral Evensong
Introit: Ola Gjeilo - Ubi caritas
Preces and responses: Ayleward
Canticles: Dyson in F
Anthem: Haydn - Achieved is the Glorious Work

While the Cathedral Choir have a well-earned half-term break, the Chapter House Singers are leading our worship tomorrow. All very welcome - come and have a look at the Cathedral snowdrops on Manor Place while you're here.

04/02/2026

Tickets are on sale for our May concert. https://wegottickets.com/event/691004