Choir of the Month

• October 2026
  Westminster Abbey

  The Choir of Westminster Abbey is renowned worldwide as one of the finest choirs of its type. Comprising some 30 boys (all of whom attend the Abbey's dedicated residential Choir School) and 12 professional adult singers (known as Lay Vicars),...

  The Choir of Westminster Abbey is renowned worldwide as one of the finest choirs of its type. Comprising some 30 boys (all of whom attend the Abbey's dedicated residential Choir School) and 12 professional adult singers (known as Lay Vicars), 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.

  In addition to fulfilling its responsibilities in Westminster, the Choir undertakes an extensive programme of broadcasts, recordings, concerts and tours, travelling in recent years to Australia, the Far East, the United States, Russia, Hungary and Spain. In June 2012 the Choir was invited by Pope Benedict to sing with the Sistine Chapel Choir at the Papal Mass for the Solemnity of St Peter and St Paul in St Peter's Basilica, Rome, and autumn 2014 saw another major tour of the USA, including performances in Washington DC, Dallas and New York. Closer to home, the Choir gives regular concerts in the Abbey and has appeared at many major festivals including the Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music and the BBC Proms.

  The Choir of Westminster Abbey’s celebrated series of recordings for Hyperion includes the complete Great Service by William Byrd, choral works by Edward Elgar, and the critically acclaimed Mary and Elizabeth at Westminster Abbey, chosen by Gramophone as a Critics' Choice.

  During the choir's vacations, the Abbey welcomes visiting choirs to sing.

  A podcast is available at https://www.westminster-abbey.org/podcast

  Streamed services are available at https://www.westminster-abbey.org/worship-music/services-times/streamed-services