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The Choir of Westminster Abbey is renowned worldwide as one of the finest choirs of its type.

The Choir plays a central role both in the daily choral services in the Abbey and in the many royal, state and national occasions which take place there.

12/09/2026

Welcome back to our choristers! This year's first week of full choir services culminates tomorrow in a livestreamed Evensong at 3pm. You can watch live or stream for up to 30 days at the link in the comments.

09/09/2026

Do you know a boy who loves to sing?

Sign up now for our next Chorister Experience Day on Saturday 10th October!
Attendees will get a behind the scenes tour of the Abbey, spend time with current Choristers in the Abbey Choir School, take part in a music rehearsal, and sing with the Choir of Westminster Abbey in a choral Evensong service. Find further details and apply at the link below.

03/09/2026

Our Lay Vicars have returned this week, marking the start of the Michaelmas term! Tonight's Evensong was livestreamed, and can be watched for 30 days after broadcast at the link in the comments. Full choir services resume from Tuesday 8th September.

05/08/2026

Earlier this month we said farewell to our departing Form V choristers as the Abbey Choir sang their final service before their well-earned summer break.

We thank each of the boys and their families for their dedication and commitment to the choir.

The boys have all achieved music scholarships at their new schools and we wish them the very best as they move on to study at St Edward’s Oxford, The King’s School Canterbury, Gordonstoun, Lancing College and Charterhouse.

29/07/2026

Applications are now open for the Jack and Barbara Bovender Organ Scholarship for 2027-28. This one-year postgraduate scholarship allows a talented musician to acquire extensive experience at one of the world’s great choral foundations. The chosen candidate will provide all-round support to the Organist and Master of the Choristers and his colleagues, including playing for services and assisting with the training of our choristers.

The post begins on 1 September 2027. The closing date for applications is 21 September 2026. You can find further application details at the link below.

24/07/2026

Earlier this month, we were honoured to welcome guests to the Abbey for an Evensong in remembrance of Lawrence Wallington, a former Lay Vicar who sang in the choir for over 40 years. Lawrence’s friends and family gathered afterwards for a reception in his honour, in a group which included Abbey musicians both past and present. In this wonderful picture, captured in the Abbey cloisters, you can see current and former Lay Vicars and organists, and even a former chorister! We remember Lawrence with love and gratitude for his long and distinguished service.

12/07/2026

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 we look forward to seeing everyone in September.

Services will be sung by visiting choirs from 16th July to 31st August inclusive. You can see details at the link below.

03/07/2026

Saturday 13th June saw our last Chorister Experience Day event of this academic year. The boys explored the Abbey and learned about the organ, spent time with current choristers in the Abbey Choir School, and donned cassocks to sing in a service of choral Evensong with the Choir of Westminster Abbey. You can express your interest in next academic year’s events at the link below.

22/06/2026

Last week was a busy one for the choir, including our successful performance of Handel's Alexander's Feast on Tuesday 16th June. The choir was joined by soprano Nardus Williams, tenor soloist and Lay Vicar Simon Wall 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 - Harpist.

Saturday's Evensong included the premiere of a new set of canticles written for the choir by composer, conductor and organist Christopher Robinson, who has recently celebrated his 90th birthday.

09/06/2026

Join Ben the Abbey verger for a sneak peak at the after-hours tour you'll experience in the interval of our performance of Handel's Alexander's Feast! The concert will take place on Tuesday 16th June at 7pm, and tickets are available at the link in the comments.

Address

20 Dean's Yard
London
SW1P3PA

Telephone

020 7222 5152

Website

https://www.westminster-abbey.org/worship-music/music/, https://open.spotify.com/artist/1dDKUFwinr4kwEjiznLwdm?si=LsMhp5

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