The Abbey will re-open for sightseeing visitors from Friday 21st May.
In the meantime, we remain open for worship and you are welcome to join us at our daily services. We are also open for individual prayer from 10:30am - 12:30pm, Monday to Saturday.
The Abbey has resounded to music every day for over a thousand years, and choral and organ music is at the heart of our life and work. Explore our rich and unique musical tradition.
The internationally renowned Abbey Choir sings the majority of the daily services in the Abbey, as well as giving concerts, making recordings and broadcasting on radio and television under the direction of Organist and Master of the Choristers James O’Donnell.
Discover moreYou can enjoy the Abbey musicians’ performances anywhere in the world, thanks to an extensive and growing catalogue of recordings – and look out for our regular radio and television broadcasts.
Recordings catalogueThere are many ways to enjoy the thrill of hearing the Abbey's magnificent Harrison & Harrison organ and other instruments – including Sunday afternoon organ recitals and our Summer Organ Festival.
Find out moreThe Abbey hosts a year-round programme of musical events including choral concerts, weekly organ recitals and the prestigious Summer Organ Festival.
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Abbeycast, a podcast produced at Westminster Abbey, is released occasionally to mark feast days and major anniversaries. Each episode features a reading, short address, anthem, prayers, blessing and music from our Choir.
Listen nowOur Choir School provides outstanding musical training and excellent all-round education, giving boys from all backgrounds the opportunity to become a chorister.
Choir School
At different times of the day, or in different seasons, the light falling in the Abbey will light up something that you have walked past a million times and never seen before.
