Seeds of Hope: A Feminist Requiem (COMMUNITY CHORUS) Glasgow 2026

Hello singers!

You are invited to participate in the community chorus of Seeds of Hope: A Feminist Requiem which will be coming to Glasgow on Saturday October 3^rd.

The requiem was written by Penny Stone in memory of her amazing feminist mum, Sue Stone, and brings together the words of women from all over the world, spanning from 575 CE until the present day. The requiem is sung in 18 languages (you won’t have to sing all of them!) and combines a variety of community choir, semi-chorus and soloist acapella singing with cello, violin, percussion and French horn. There are also some singing-together choruses for the audience to join in with that will be taught at the beginning of the concert. There is space in this piece for singing and listening, for sadness and joy, and for connection as well as time spent with our own individual feelings.

People of all genders are welcome to join the chorus, attend the workshop as a one off, and/or attend the concert. Tickets for concert only will be under a different booking link, and if you just want to come to the singing workshop on Sept 19^th rather than singing in the full chorus for the performance weekend, this will be a separate booking link too. Both of these links are at the bottom of this page.

If you’d like to read more about this piece and what to expect, here are some FAQs: https://singlouderthanguns.com/seeds-of-hope-a-feminist-requiem/#FAQ

And you can hear a few wee snippets here: https://youtu.be/8EGTKjLgjbc?si=4iB2SIlwvABPuQ2u

Ticket prices for the community chorus are set at £50/£60/£70 as you can afford. This price covers the full day workshop on Sept 19^th, rehearsals on Oct 2^nd/3^rd and the concert. If you would like to participate but the lower end of this is still too much, please do get in touch and I will absolutely arrange a lower fee for you, no questions asked.

Full workshop info:

For those living in or near Glasgow there will be a full day workshop on Saturday 19^th September from 10am-4pm. We will have a shared lunch. You are invited, but not required, to bring food that reminds you of a wonderful (and/or difficult!) woman who is no longer with us.

For those living further away, and/or those who prefer more time with the songs before the weekend itself, there will be a Zoom session on Monday 14^th September from 6.30-8.30pm. This will also be recorded.

There will then be a rehearsal in Glasgow on the evening of Friday 2nd October from 7-9, and a full day of rehearsing on Saturday 3^rd October from 11am-5pm, finishing with the Concert itself from 7.30-9pm.

If you want to sing in the concert, it is strongly recommended that you attend all three workshops as there is quite a lot of music to sing, and the more we have all sung it together, the more enjoyable everyone will find the performance.

If you can’t attend all three, you must be able to either attend workshops on both  19^th Sept  and 3^rd October, or attend the Zoom session (which will be recorded) as well as October 2^nd and 3^rd.

There are limited places in the community chorus, due to the size of the performance space, and extra tickets will be available for just the singing workshop on Sept 19^th. You can, of course, also come to the concert on the 3^rd October and join in with the singing-audience elements.

The concert only booking page is here:

https://snappytickets.co.uk/event/seeds-of-hope-a-feminist-requiem-concert-glasgow/

The workshop only booking page is here:

https://snappytickets.co.uk/event/seeds-of-hope-a-feminist-requiem-workshop-only-glasgow-2026/

You will find a concise breakdown of timings for workshops/concert further below.

Concise info:

Saturday 19^th September (Gorbals Parish Church)

Full day singing workshop, 10am-4pm

Friday 2^nd October (Glasgow University Chapel)

Singing workshop, 7-9pm.

Saturday 3^rd October* (Kelvin West Parish Church, 11am-2pm / Glasgow University Chapel 3-9pm)

Singing workshop: 11am-1.30pm

Lunch break: 1.30-3 pm

Full rehearsal: 3-6pm

Break: 6-7.30pm

Concert: 7.30-9pm

*the rehearsal timings on this day might change slightly, but we’ll confirm closer to the time – this is just to give you an idea of the rehearsal and concert taking up most of the day

Accessibility info:

All venues are wheelchair accessible, including accessible toilets. Glasgow University Chapel is wheelchair accessible, but if you’ve not been before it can be a bit of a guddle. Just let me know if you would like someone to come and meet you the first time we’re at that venue to chum you round and help navigate the ramps. If you have other access needs, do let me know in the space made available in the booking form.

Children:

The Requiem is primarily aimed at adults, but if you think your youngster would benefit from singing with us, or you need to bring them so that you can participate, you’re all welcome and I’ll make the space as welcoming as I can for everyone.

Patchwork:

We have made three patchwork panels remembering amazing women and are collecting for a fourth panel, and if you would like to make a patch remembering someone you will find all the details here: https://singlouderthanguns.com/seeds-of-hope-a-feminist-requiem-patchwork/

Venue addresses:

Gorbals Parish Church, 1 Errol Gardens, Gorbals, Glasgow G5 0RA

Glasgow University Chapel, Main Building Gilmorehill Campus, University of Glasgow, Chapel Corridor (South), West Quadrangle, Glasgow G12 8QQ

Kelvin West Parish Church, 77 Southpark Ave, Glasgow G12 8LE