As part of LAIDLAW LIVE, soprano Alycia Fashae and pianist Amy Chang take you on a journey beyond the sea with music by Elgar, Gershwin and Rachmaninoff.

St Salvator's Chapel Choir and their Director, Claire Innes-Hopkins start our busy Distant Voices day with a Dawn Chorus of beautiful music filmed in St Andrews.

We have all enjoyed getting outdoors over the past few months, so we hope you enjoy our coastal walks around St Andrews with accompanying playlist to enjoy on your feet or from your armchair.

SK Shlomo knows how it feels to be on top of the world. For over a decade, the genre-defying, award-winning, recording-breaking beatboxer, producer and live-looper has set new standards for his craft.

We launch our digital education project bringing Ellie Jackson's stories to life with music and environmental messaging in collaboration with the Marine Conservation Society. 

Friends for over ten years, Hannah Rarity (BBC Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2018) and Lawrence Smith (Shakespeare’s Globe, National Theatre of Scotland, Avenue Q) are thrilled to perform together for the first time - albeit at six feet apart.

Through collaboration, cultures will merge, blending voice, piano, and tabla, with elements of improvisation and conversation. An innovative soundscape will be created live, as the musicians explore a woman’s journey through dusk.

As part of LAIDLAW LIVE, vocal students from the University of St Andrews perform a varied concert as part of the Music Society's Lunchtime Concert Series.

Harry Christophers and members of The Sixteen perform a specially curated performance for 'Distant Voices' - enjoy with a strong coffee and the Saturday papers. 

A NYCoS Mini Music Makers session led by Karen Clark. Songs, games and rhymes to enjoy with your wee ones.

10.00 Session 1: babies up to 1 year

10.30 Session 2 - toddlers up to 3 years

Dawn Hartley and Quee MacArthur, directors of Sea Path, offer an online physical warm up for singers. With live music played by Quee to accompany the moves, the session is intended as a gentle preparation for the day's singing. 

If you are curious to learn more about Singing For Lung Health and Well-being, then join Rachel for an introductory workshop session via Zoom,

as part of Distant Voices.

Singing for Dementia is an important part of St Andrews Voices' year round activity. In 2020, we partnered with Live Music Now Scotland to present a series of digital performances for our community. Voice and Verse perform for you today. 

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A musical meditation from Harry Christophers and members of The Sixteen to close St Andrews Voices 2020.​

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Enjoy the sounds of Aberdeenshire folksinger, Iona Fyfe, who has become one of Scotland’s finest young ballad singers, rooted deeply in the singing traditions of the North East of Scotland.

Festival Director, Amanda MacLeod is joined by Chris Bragg of the University's Music Centre to introduce 'Distant Voices' and portray the history behind singing in St Andrews

Singing enthusiasts are invited to take part in a Choral Workshop with Associate Conductor, Eamonn Dougan and members of The Sixteen. 

Sisters, Alison and Fiona McNeill perform the first LIVE of the day, join us for this lunchtime concert featuring foot tapping tunes and haunting traditional melodies. 

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A look back and a look forward at our partnership with light projection artists, Luxmuralis, who will return in 2021 to celebrate the history of Singing in St Andrews.

The Launch of the St Andrews Scots Songbook which we intend to publish at our 2022 festival to mark VisitScotland’s Year of Scottish Stories.

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Live and in person from St Salvator's Chapel, St Andrews, the annual Festival Service which is a celebration of music and faith. 

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