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Music in Chapel

Music plays an important part of the life of the Chapel. Join us to enjoy the glorious sound of our professional choir and organ, and experience how it enhances our worship. Concerts and recitals published on this page are open to both Members of the Inn and the general public – all are welcome.

The choir performing in the Great Hall minstrel gallery. They hold music, are dressed in black and are being conducted by Nicholas Shaw

Chapel Choir Concert - 'Great Choral Music' (Thursday 15 October at 18:00)

Join us for an evening of 'great choral music' spanning four centuries. Followed by a drinks reception in the Old Hall. Tickets £20.
Close up of a woman's hands playing a clarinet

Free Royal College of Music Lunchtime Concert - Reed Quintet (Tuesday 3 November at 13:05)

Join us to hear some outstanding musicians from the Royal College of Music. Programme details to follow soon.

The Chapel Choir

The current choir consists of nine professional singers who provide music of the very highest quality for most of the services in the Chapel, as well as appearing at the Inn for other musical events from Bach to Bernstein.

Nicholas Shaw is Organist and Director of Chapel Music.

In October 2009, the installation of a new organ (pictured above) by Kenneth Tickell, the English organ builder, added a big attraction to the Chapel. The organ is a forty stop instrument. You can read more about the Chapel organ here.

In October 2024, Joanna Marsh’s composition Batter My Heart, commissioned by Lincoln’s Inn, was been nominated for a prestigious Ivor Novello Composer Award at The Ivors Classical Awards. You can read more about about the commission in an article here.


 

Enjoy a selection of carols sung by the Lincoln's Inn Choir, with music direction by Nicholas Shaw, accompanied by organist William Whitehead.