Upcoming Concerts and Events

Autumn Concert 2025

Monday 17th November 2025, 7:30pm
Church of the Sacred Heart, 26 Lauriston Street, EH3 9DJ
We are delighted to invite you to the first concert of the academic year! Featuring music from Bach, Howells, Taverner, and even Brian Wilson of ‘The Beach Boys’, the eclectic mix of repertoire is sure to make for an enjoyable evening for all.
Tickets on the door and on the EUSA website
£8 General Admission, £6 Students/Concessions
Previous Concerts and Events

Spirits of the Night 2024
Church of the Sacred Heart, 26 Lauriston Street, EH3 9DJ

Friday 22nd March 7:30pm

Please join us for ‘Spirits of the Night’, also fondly known as our Spring Concert. Featuring the works of Samuel Barber, Thomas Tallis and Rory Boyle, this promises to be an enchanting concert. A wine reception will be provided after the concert.

Tickets on the door:

£8 general £5 students/concessions.

Conductor: Calum Robertson

Organist: John Kitchen


On Before with Carlos Acosta 2024
Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
Friday 16th and Saturday 17th February, 7:30pm

We will perform Laurisden’s Magnum Mysterium on stage with the very talented Carlos Acosta, creative director of the Birmingham Royal Ballet.

Carols on the Canal 2023
Boroughmuir High School (front entrance), Edinburgh, EH11 1FL
Friday 1st December 5pm

Our first ever outdoor ‘Carols on the Canal’ will be in association with the Forth Canoe Club and Boroughmuir High School. It will feature all our favourite carols, the Edinburgh University Brass Band, and even a barge full of lights! We hope that this will become a new community tradition. Please join us on the 1st of December to kick off the festive season.

No ticket required.

We will be taking donations; all proceeds will be going to the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS).

To donate to the JustGiving page please click here.


Get Organ-ised 2023
The Usher Hall, Lothian Road, EH1 2EA
Monday 4th December 1:10 PM

We’re excited to be joining John Kitchen again this Christmas! We will present varied seasonal music for Advent and Christmas, both old favourites and new pieces. You will also have the chance to sing some of your favourite carols  ­-  and inevitably the organ variations on ‘Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer’  will make an appearance. An occasion not to be missed;  come along and bring your friends!

Tickets £5 – please book here.

Conductor: Calum Robertson
Organist: John Kitchen

From Advent to Christmas 2023
Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1 Queen Street, EH2 1JD Friday 8th December 1:15 PM

Please join us for our annual concert in the National Portrait Gallery! We will be performing seasonal music and carols in this beautiful venue.

Tickets free; but booking is essential.

Please book tickets here.

Conductor: Calum Robertson

Edinburgh University Christmas Carol Service 2023
McEwan Hall, Teviot Pl, EH8 9AG 

Sunday 10th December 6PM

Music will be provided by the Edinburgh University Singers, the Edinburgh University Renaissance Singers and the Salvation Army Edinburgh City Corps Band. The carol service is led by the University Chaplaincy.

Doors will open at 5:15pm; we advise you to arrive early due to the popularity of this event.

Free tickets available on Eventbrite here.

Conductor: Calum Robertson

November Concert – Saints! 2023

Church of the Sacred Heart, 26 Lauriston Street, EH3 9DJ

Monday 20th November 7:30pm

We are excited to announce our first concert of the new academic year! Following the theme of saints, we will be featuring music by a variety of composers including Cecilia McDowall, Benjamin Britten and Samuel Coleridge Taylor.

There will be a wine reception after the concert.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Tickets available on the door: £8/£5 students & concessions.

Conductor: Calum Robertson

Organist: John Kitchen

 

Christmas Tree Lighting 2023

Old College Quad, South Bridge, EH8 9YL

Monday 20th November 4:45pm

The annual lighting of the University Christmas tree is upon us! Join us for carols, mulled wine and mince pies.

No ticket required.

Conductor: Calum Robertson

 

Singers Spring Concert – Durufle Requiem 
The Church of The Sacred Heart, 28 Lauriston Street, EH3 9DJ 8.00pm

In our closing concert of this academic year the Singers are proud to be performing Durufle’s requiem. We are excited for our final concert of the academic year, and so grateful to sing in person again this year.

The concert will feature the works of Rani Arbo, William H. Harris and R.V. Williams.

Tickets: £8/£5 student & concession. Available for purchase on door.

50% of this ticket sales will be donated to Voices of Children to support children impacted by the war in Ukraine.

We will be holding a drinks reception post concert and would love for you to join us.

Conducted by Calum Robertson

Organ: John Kitchen

Cello: Anoukia Nistor


Christmas Concert.
Old Saint Paul’s, 63 Jeffrey Street, EH1 1DH                     Friday 10th December 1pm 

 

Join the Singers for our annual Christmas and get festive!

This concert will feature works by R. Vaughan Williams, Judith Weir, Bob Chilcott and many more.

For this concert we will not be selling tickets but instead asking for a donation to the church.

We hope to see you there!

Conductor: Calum Robertson

 

Get Organ-ised.
The Usher Hall, Lothian Road, EH1 2EA                         Monday 6th December 1.10pm 

 

The Singers will be joining the wonderful John Kitchen for this event as a Christmas special. Join us and get yourself in the holiday spirit!

Tickets: £5.

Purchase here.

Conductor: Calum Robertson

 


75th Anniversary Concert
The Church of The Sacred Heart, 28 Lauriston Street, EH3 9DJ 7.30pm

The Singers are ecstatic to announce our return as we reach our belated 75th Anniversary Concert.

The concert will feature the works of John Rutter, Alessandro Striggio, Stephen Paulus and more.

Tickets: £8/£5.

Available for purchase on door.

We will be holding a drinks reception post concert and would love for you to join us.

Conductor: Calum Robertson

 

75th Anniversary Dinner and Ceilidh – Saturday 18th January 2020, 7.30pm
The Merchants Hall

The Singers invite you to join us in celebrating 75 years since the foundation of the choir. The current members of the Edinburgh University Singers are excited to meet some of the alumni and learn more about the choir and its members.

Tickets: £55/60.

If you are at all interested in attending, please send us an email for further information.


Get Organised! Organ and Choir Christmas Carols- Monday 9th December 2019 1pm
Usher Hall

This year’s lunchtime carol concert, part of the Get Organised! series. The Edinburgh University Singers, conducted by Calum Robertson and accompanied by John Kitchen, will perform a selection of Christmas music, ranging from traditional choral pieces to everyone’s favourite Christmas Carols, in which the audience gets to join! And of course, some trademark cheesy music! (online: YouTube)

Conductor: Calum Robertson

Organist: John Kitchen

University Carol Service- Sunday 8th December 2019 6pm
McEwan Hall

Come along to the University of Edinburgh Carol Service to enjoy hearing the Edinburgh University Singers and the Renaissance singers welcome in the festive season. All members of the University community including staff, students and their family & friends are warmly invited to the service which will take place on Sunday 8th December 2019 at McEwan Hall. The service starts at 6pm, with doors opening at 5.15pm.

Conductor: Calum Robertson


Singers at the National Portrait Gallery- Friday 6th December 2019 1.15pm
Scottish National Portrait Gallery

You are warmly invited to the Edinburgh University Singers’ annual Christmas concert at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery!

Upholding a long-standing tradition, The Edinburgh University Singers return to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery for their annual concert of seasonal music.

We’ll be singing a range of Christmas music, including some festive favourites, in the stunning Great Hall of the Portrait Gallery.

Conductor: Calum Robertson

Autumn Concert- Friday 22nd November 2019 7.30pm
Church of the Sacred Heart 

The Edinburgh University Singers present their November concert in the beautiful setting of Church of the Scared Heart, Lauriston Place. Pieces include: Britten- Advance Democracy, Howell – A Grace for 10 Downing Street, Burns – Absentia – written to celebrate the centenary of the Edinburgh Seven. There will also be works by Lassus, Rimkus and Vaughan Williams. (online: YouTube)

Tickets are £8/£5 on the door.

Conductor: Calum Robertson


Spring Concert- Friday 29th March 2019 7.30pm
Church of the Sacred Heart

The Edinburgh University Singers present their Spring concert in the beautiful setting of Church of the Scared Heart, Lauriston Place. This concert has a distinctly Scottish feel, with works by Leighton – Sequence for All Saints, Cunningham – The Painter’s Eye, Phillips – The Flowers of the Forest, Hearne – The Seagull, and Powell – Dream Angus.
It promises to be a wonderful final concert of the academic year, before we look forward to our summer tour to Northern Italy!
Tickets are £8/£5 on the door, and £7/£4 online.
Conductor: Calum Robertson
Organist: John Kitchen

University Carol Service- Sunday 9th December 2018 6pm
McEwan Hall

Come along to the University of Edinburgh Carol Service to enjoy hearing the Edinburgh University Singers and the Renaissance singers welcome in the festive season. All members of the University community including staff, students and their family & friends are warmly invited to the service which will take place on Sunday 9th December 2018 at McEwan Hall. The service starts at 6pm, with doors opening at 5.15pm.

Conductor: Calum Robertson


Singers at the National Portrait Gallery- Friday 7th December 2018 1.15pm
Scottish National Portrait Gallery

You are warmly invited to the Edinburgh University Singers’ annual Christmas concert at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery!

Upholding a long-standing tradition, The Edinburgh University Singers return to the Scottish National Portrait Gallery for their annual concert of seasonal music.

We’ll be singing a range of Christmas music from carols to cheese, so come and get festive with us in the stunning Great Hall of the Portrait Gallery.

Conductor: Calum Robertson

Get Organ-ised! Organ and Choir Christmas Carols- Monday 3rd December 2018 1pm
Usher Hall

This year’s lunchtime carol concert, part of the Get Organ-ised! series. The Edinburgh University Singers, conducted by Calum Robertson and accompanied by John Kitchen, will perform a selection of Christmas music, ranging from English and German choral pieces to everyone’s favourite Christmas Carols, where the audience gets to join! And of course, some trademark cheesy music.

Conductor: Calum Robertson


Edinburgh University Tree Lighting- 27th November 2018 4.45pm
Old College

Students and staff are cordially invited to the switching on of the Christmas tree lights in the Old College quadrangle. The Edinburgh University Singers and the Edinburgh Salvation Army band will provide seasonal music. Festivities will take place on Tuesday 27th November. Entertainment will start at 4.45pm, with the Principal switching on the Christmas tree lights at 5pm.
Conductor: Calum Robertson

Songs from ‘Across the Pond’- Sunday 18th November 2018 3pm
Church of the Sacred Heart

The Edinburgh University Singers presents: Songs from “Across the Pond”; our first concert of this academic year in the beautiful Church of the Sacred Heart. Tickets are £10 for adults and £5 for under 25s and available online and on the door.

The concert features music inspired by America. The main work is Michael Tippett’s Spirituals, originally written to punctuate his oratorio, A Child of Our Time. Other works include Lori Laitman’s song, If I can stop one heart from breaking, from her suite using texts by Emily Dickinson. Samuel Barber’s song, Sure on this shining night, with text by James Agee and Dan Forrest’s heartbreaking song with text by Mark Twain, Good Night, Dear Heart. There are also arrangements of Summertime, Moon River and Ain’t misbehavin’ by Peter Backhouse.

Conductor: Calum Robertson
Organist: John Kitchen













Paris Tour- June 2018
Multiple Locations

Come and hear the touring Edinburgh University Singers! The choir will be performing a diverse range of music rehearsed across the past year, including Brahms, Bruckner and Scottish Folk, in four locations around Paris:

Conductor: John Kitchen

Edinburgh University Singers presents Brahms: A German Requiem- Friday 23rd March 2018 7.30pm
Reid Concert Hall

The Edinburgh University Singers are trying our hand at one of the finest pieces of romantic music ever written: Brahms’ A German Requiem.

Composed between 1865 and 1868, the requiem stands as a genre defining example of the late romantic era, blending lush chromatic harmony with gorgeous melodies and masterful choral arrangement. Equal parts sombre and comforting, come join us for an evening of beautiful music beautifully presented.

Conductor: John Kitchen
Soprano: Sally Carr
Baritone: Paul Grant
Piano: Stuart Hope & Neil Metcalfe

Get Organ-ised 2023
The Usher Hall, Lothian Road, EH1 2EA
Monday 4th December 1:10 PM

We’re excited to be joining John Kitchen again this Christmas! We will present varied  seasonal music for Advent and  Christmas, both old favourites and new pieces. You will also have the chance to sing some of your favourite carols  ­-  and inevitably the organ variations on ‘Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer’  will make an appearance. An occasion not to be missed;  come along and bring your friends!

More information on tickets will be available soon.

Conductor: Calum Robertson
Organist: John Kitchen

Get Organ-ised 2023
The Usher Hall, Lothian Road, EH1 2EA
Monday 4th December 1:10 PM

We’re excited to be joining John Kitchen again this Christmas! We will present varied  seasonal music for Advent and  Christmas, both old favourites and new pieces. You will also have the chance to sing some of your favourite carols  ­-  and inevitably the organ variations on ‘Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer’  will make an appearance. An occasion not to be missed;  come along and bring your friends!

More information on tickets will be available soon.

Conductor: Calum Robertson
Organist: John Kitchen