Concerts

“One of the most musically electrifying and moving performances I have known in over half a century of concerts.”

Richard Michael, November 2024

Upcoming Concerts

Mozart Requiem

Bearsden Choir is proud to present an all Mozart concert featuring two of his most popular works – the Requiem and Solemn Vespers de Confessore.


The choir will be joined by the wonderful voices of the Sòlas Ensemble – Katie Carmichael (Soprano), Caitlin Mackenzie (Mezzo Soprano), Euan McDonald (Tenor) and Joshua McCullough (Bass) to perform this beautiful music and provide a warm glow for a chilly February evening.

Ticket information will be available soon.

 

📅 Saturday 28 February 2026 | 7 PM
📍 St. John’s-Renfield Church, Kelvindale, G12 0NB
🎫 Ticket information available soon

Vaughan Williams Dona Nobis Pacem & John Rutter Magnificat

 

📅 Saturday 23 May 2026 | 7.30 PM
📍 Glasgow City Halls
🎫 Ticket information not currently available

Special Guests: McOpera Orchestra, Monica McGhee (Soprano) and Daniel Shelvey (Baritone)

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For a full list of previous concerts click below.

Concert Reviews

Elijah, May 2025

Elijah, May 2025

The Bearsden Choir sings ‘Elijah’ City Halls, Glasgow, 25/5/2025 Bearsden Choir, Musical Director, Andrew Nunn, Organ, Christopher Nickol Soloists: Rowan Pierce, soprano, Beth Taylor, mezzo-soprano, Ryan Vaughan Davies, tenor, Michael Mofidian, baritone, Caitlyn Yule...

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Faure and Vivaldi, 4 Stars

Faure and Vivaldi, 4 Stars

IT is telling of the development of Bearsden Choir that chorus director Andrew Nunn is relaxed about repeating repertoire, like the two works in this programme, Vivaldi’s Gloria and the Faure Requiem. Just as significantly, the one new work it has commissioned, Love...

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Brahms Requiem, 4 Stars

Brahms Requiem, 4 Stars

LAST year’s edition of Scottish Opera’s annual touring show, Opera Highlights, was to have supplied both the soloists for Bearsden Choir’s concert of Brahms’ German Requiem, soprano Monica McGhee and baritone Daniel Shelvey. So when Shelvey called off unwell, it was...

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Mozart Requiem, 4 Stars

Mozart Requiem, 4 Stars

SATURDAY afternoon belonged to George Swann, it is safe to say, and not just because Mozart and Michael Tippett are no longer with us – nor because the young composer’s peer-group fan club were vociferously present at Glasgow City Halls. The Glasgow University...

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Haydn & Mozart, 4 Stars

Haydn & Mozart, 4 Stars

THE last two years have proved challenging for singers. So it was for the 130-strong Bearsden Choir, a fine and much-expanded amateur choir who have spent the Covid years coming together virtually in solitude, or masked-up and so socially distanced that only half the...

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Countdown to Christmas, 4 Stars

Countdown to Christmas, 4 Stars

A CHOIR that has been so inventive, as well as so careful, during the coronavirus pandemic would always be worth wider appreciation. As events have panned out, Bearsden Choir may also appear to have been blessed with second sight. Taking advantage of what has turned...

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