Our Friday Lunchtime Concerts are held from 1:10 - 1:50pm every Friday. Entry is free and we accept donations in support of Music in Hospitals & Care Scotland. Our 2025-2026 LTC programme can be found below.

2025/2026 programme

Evening Concerts

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Tickets are available online or on the door (where cash is preferred). (Note: If you are purchasing in advance but are not a student, you will need to make a guest account with the Student Union first (see HERE).

Doors will open 30 minutes prior to the start of each concert. Our 2025-2026 programme can be found below but the ticket links are not yet active.

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2025/2026 programme

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Tuesday 14th October 2025

Concerto Competition  

15:30-18.00 (Doors open at 15:00)

McPherson Recital Room, Laidlaw Music Centre  

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St Andrews Music Society and Laidlaw Music Centre are thrilled to once again be hosting the St Andrews Concerto Competition. Come along for an exciting afternoon, showcasing some of the finest student musicians in the town, and see who will be this year’s winner! 

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Free entry with a collection for Music in Hospitals and Care​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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Friday 21st November 2025

A Night with the Bands

19:30-21:30 (Doors open at 19:00)

Holy Trinity Church, St Andrews

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The Music Society’s Big Band and Wind Band are excited to present this semesters concert, ‘A Night With The Bands’, featuring a range of styles and genres from film popular music to classic swing.  

Wind Band will perform a varied set of pieces from the “Girly pop” hits of Chappell Roan to traditional Scottish Folk and many other band favourites.  

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The Big Band presents a diverse setlist, ranging from classic swing tunes to debut arrangements by band members! Having previously featured songs such as Linus and Lucy and Norwegian Wood, the core band comprises of around 20 of St Andrews finest jazz musicians, with a repertoire especially chosen to play to the band's strengths. 

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£10 General, £5 Student (including children), £2 Music Society Member

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​​​​​​​​​Monday 24th November 2025

St Andrews Strings and Chamber Choir 

19:30-21.00 (Doors open at 19:00)

McPherson Recital Room, Laidlaw Music Centre  

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St Andrew’s Strings and Chamber Choir  look forward to welcoming you to their autumn concert, where Strings will perform movements from Janáček’s Suite for Orchestra and Elgar’s Serenade. Through these, they shall explore the depth and variety that 19th century music offers, contrasted with a more modern piece to illustrate both the old and new.  A joint piece with the Chamber Choir will also highlight the harmonious blend of voice and strings. 

Chamber choir will showcase a variety of music from across space and time. Choral classics such as Finzi's 'My spirit sang all day' feature, alongside more unorthodox offerings from Aaron Copland. Medieval Latin harmonies will sit alongside Kings' Singers arrangements of popular tunes, ending with a performance of Esenvalds' 'Stars', featuring musical glasses as well as an 8 part score!  

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£6 General, £3 Student (including children), £1 Music Society Member

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​​​​​​​​Saturday 29th November 2025

St Andrews Symphony Orchestra

19:30-21:30 (Doors open at 19:00)

Holy Trinity Church, St Andrews

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The Music Society’s flagship orchestra will perform another exciting selection of pieces in their annual winter concert. Under the theme ‘A New World’, the programme will include Gershwin’s energetic and rambunctious 'An American in Paris', along with the evocative and triumphant Symphony number 9 by Dvořák. With a number of long-lasting members of the orchestra having graduated, this concert will showcase many of the university’s new talented musicians, led as ever by our professional conductor Iain McLarty.

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£12 General, £6 Student (including children), £2 Music Society Member

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Monday 1st December 2025

Ukelear Fusion

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19:30-20:30 (Doors open at 19:00)

McPherson Recital Room, Laidlaw Music Centre

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Ukelear Fusion, St Andrews' beloved student ukulele band, is back with some fresh faces for our end of semester concert! Come enjoy some fun songs and wholesome vibes with the group.

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£6 General, £3 Student (including children), £1 Music Society Member

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Wednesday 3rd December 2025

Christmas Concert

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19:30-21:00 (Doors open at 19:00)

McPherson Recital Room, Laidlaw Music Centre

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​​​​The University of St Andrews Music Society presents their second ever Christmas concert - even more jingly than before! Join the Music Society's bands and friends in a festive evening of merry music-making and carolling Chamber ensembles. Grab your Santa hat and come along!​

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Tickets are available on the door at a pay-what-you-can price (minimum £1)