Music at
St Peter’s Cathedral
Music at St Peter’s Cathedral is integral to the worship of God. Our Cathedral Choir has been singing for over 140 years. The magnificent organ and unrivalled acoustics of the Cathedral make for a unique musical experience.
St Peter’s Cathedral Choir has been singing services in the Cathedral for over 140 years. It is a ‘working’ choir – its primary function being to sing the praises of God at services in the Cathedral at weekly Choral Eucharist and Choral Evensong, alongside a variety of special services and concerts. Unique in Adelaide, the treble line consists of boys and girls drawn from local schools. Many of the Lay Clerks (men and women) have been trebles in earlier days. A wide range of cathedral repertoire is sung spanning some five hundred years of music-making.
The present four-manual organ was built in 1929 in England and Australia by William Hill & Son and Norman & Beard, and dedicated on 6 July 1930. Its unique Romantic musical character is further influenced by the Cathedral’s outstanding acoustics.
Following restoration by Harrison & Harrison of Durham in 2017/18, the organ is among the most significant substantially unaltered instruments of its type in Australia.
The famous bells of St Peter’s Cathedral were cast by Taylors of Loughborough and installed in 1946. This octave, with a tenor of 2096 kg in C, is second in weight only to Sherbourne Abbey in the UK and is widely regarded as amongst the finest ring of bells in the world. The bells are rung every Sunday before the 10:30am Eucharist and on special occasions and they can be heard all over Adelaide.
Music Lists
Our music lists contain detailed information about all music being sung each month ahead.
The service schedules are usually updated on a monthly basis (excluding January when the choir are on holidays).
St Peter’s Cathedral Music Foundation
The St Peter’s Cathedral Music Foundation is a charitable foundation that supports the flourishing of choral and organ music at the Cathedral.
They support a wide range of activities at the Cathedral, including concerts and education programs.