Pilgrim Choir
Music has always played an important role in the life of Pilgrim Church.
The Choir
The Choir of Pilgrim Uniting Church is an integral part of the Pilgrim Congregation.
They sing at the 11:00am service each Sunday, as well as at regular Evensong services and other choral services during the year.
The Choir has also had the opportunity to go on tour to England to share in music around the world.
Come and enjoy the Choir in our beautiful Church, or listen to the Choir, its soloists and Pilgrim’s Organists on the Music at Pilgrim YouTube channel.
This page is regularly updated with new and archive recordings.
Peter Kelsall - Organist and Choir Director
Organists
Christopher Bridge - Assistant Organist
Christopher Bridge first studied organ with Ashleigh Tobin at the former Flinders Street School of Music in the 1980s, then with Christa Rumsey while completing a Bachelor of Music (Performance) at the Elder Conservatorium of Music. In the early 1990s he won a two-year Swiss Government Scholarship to pursue early music studies at the Schola Cantorum in Basel where he studied organ with Jean-Claude Zehnder.
Val Estrella - Organ Scholar
Val Estrella commenced studies in organ with Peter Kneeshaw in 2017, at St Mary’s Cathedral College in Sydney. Upon relocation to Adelaide, he continued his studies with Mark Joyner, held an organ scholarship at Payneham Road Uniting Church (2019-2022), and was appointed organ scholar at Pilgrim Uniting Church in 2023. Val’s interests lie in French organ repertoire and improvisation, and, outside music, he studies physics at the University of Adelaide.