Tickets are now on sale for our November performance of Handel's Messiah. The Choir of Westminster Abbey will be joined by celebrated soprano Rowan Pierce and musicians from leading period orchestra The English Concert. Find details at the link below.
Today the Choir of Westminster Abbey remembers Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the fourth anniversary of her funeral. It was an honour for the choir to take part in this service.
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Do you know a boy who loves to sing?
Sign up now for our next Chorister Experience Day on Saturday 10th October!
Attendees will tour the Abbey, meet current Choristers, and sing in a choral Evensong service. Find further details and apply at the link below.
Here is a clip of our Lay Vicars singing Andrea Gabrieli's Maria stabat ad monumentum during Evensong on Saturday 5 September. You can watch this and any of our other livestreamed services for up to 30 days after broadcast. Find out more at the link below.
Do you know a boy who loves to sing?
Sign up now for our next Chorister Experience Day on Saturday 10th October!
Attendees will tour the Abbey, meet current Choristers, and sing in a choral Evensong service. Find further details and apply at the link below.
Apply now to be our Organ Scholar for 2027-28!
The recipient of this one-year postgraduate scholarship will give all-round support to our organists including playing for services and assisting with training our choristers.
Applications close on 21 September (see details below)
Today's Evensong marks the Choir of Westminster Abbey's final service before the summer break. We wish the best of luck to our outgoing Form V choristers, and look forward to seeing everyone in September.
Services will be sung by visiting choirs from 16th July to 31st August.
Tuesday's performance of Handel's Alexander's Feast was a huge success! The choir was joined by soprano Nardus Williams and orchestra The English Concert. In the interval concertgoers toured the Abbey, pausing at Handel's memorial to enjoy the playing of harpist Oliver Wass.
The choir were pleased to share in a joint Eucharist service with the Saint Thomas Choir of Men and Boys at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York, followed by an evening concert. It was fantastic end to a wonderful trip, and all members of the choir are now safely home.
Thanks to the generosity of the White House Historical Association, the choir, Abbey Choir School staff, and representatives from Westminster Abbey were lucky enough to visit the White House during the Washington DC leg of the tour. Here is a photo from their memorable visit!
Here's a clip of Vaughan Williams' Let All the World in Every Corner Sing, performed at Christ Church Cranbrook. Tonight's concert at St John's Lafayette Square (DC) is sold out, but details and tickets for our concert at St Thomas Church Fifth Avenue (NY) on Sunday are below.
The choir's concert at Christ Church Cranbrook marked the halfway point of the tour. We were delighted to be joined by the Cranbrook Choristers for Elgar's Ave verum. Tonight's concert is at St Paul's Episcopal Church, Cleveland Heights (19:30 EDT). Tickets and details are below.
Here are some behind the scenes photos from the choir's performance at St. George's Episcopal Church, Nashville, on Sunday. Their next stop on their tour is Detroit. Details and final tickets for their concert at Christ Church Cranbrook this evening (19:00 EDT) are below.