Step into the shadows this Halloween season for a one-of-a-kind cinematic experience in the hauntingly beautiful surroundings of St John’s Kirk of Perth! On Wednesday 29th October at 7:30pm, the 1925 silent film masterpiece The Phantom of the Opera will flicker to life on the big screen, accompanied by the thunderous, spine-tingling sound of the Kirk’s magnificent pipe organ – ... Read More
Director of Music at New Kilpatrick Church Bearsden, Chris presents a programme of Handel, Bach, Franck and Peter Maxwell Davies as well as some of his own music and that of fellow Glasgow organist Frikki Walker
Choral Music by Candlelight - Perth 14 Nov 2025, 19:30 – 21:00 St John's Kirk, Perth, St John's Place, Perth PH1 5SZ, UK Join a choir of singers from across Perthshire and Dundee for an evening of Helen's sacred choral music by Candlelight.
Haydn Op. 74 No. 1 in C Major "Apponyi" - Mendelssohn Op. 80 in F Minor - Beethoven Op. 59 No. 3 in C Major "Rasumovsky" Promoted by Perth Chamber Music but taking place at customary St John’s Music time (NB: paid admission required; see www.perthchambermusic.org.uk for details)
Wednesday 17 December 2025 St John's Kirk of Perth 12.30pm - Home-made soup, rolls & mince pies 1,00-1.40pm - Carols and Readings
Harp virtuoso Savourna will present an exciting and innovative recital of her own music for the Scottish Harp (Clarsach), crossing boundaries between classical, traditional, world music and jazz. Savourna is also an acclaimed composer (“a national treasure” – The Herald) and her new work “Song of Stars Cantata” (subsidised by Creative Scotland) can be heard in the Kirk later this ... Read More
A choral work for children based on Antoine de Saint- Exupéry's "The Little Prince". This will be a free public dress rehearsal prior to its world première the following day, with The Song of Stars Choir (Choir Director Maciej Granat). It promises to be an engaging introduction to choral music for young audiences.
A welcome return visit from AARON HAWTHORNE for another of his ever-popular Silent Movie Nights – this time it’s Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1920) (N.B. admission charges apply)
*Edinburgh Quartet* Haydn, Puccini, Rebecca Clarke, Schubert Charges apply
Moira Docherty, soprano, Barbara Scott, mezzo-soprano and Robert Duncan, piano, are delighted to be performing at St John's Kirk again. Their programme will include duets by Mendelssohn, Brahms and Grieg.
Music by Frank Bridge, Debussy, Tchaikovsky
Originally from Perth, Toby was Organ Scholar of Hatfield College Durham and Durham Cathedral, and received the Worshipful Company of Musicians Silver Medal in 2005. He has since performed internationally and here will present a programme including works by Buxtehude, J.S. Bach and Howells.
Supported by the Friends of St John’s Kirk of Perth
