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  • 27 July –
    2 Aug 2026
    Group photograph of the RSCM Residentiary Choir 2026 St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh Rehearsing in the quire Robed, walking through to the cathedral
    Residentiary Choir 2026

    Seven days at St Mary's Episcopal Cathedral, Edinburgh, singing the daily services as a member of the cathedral choir. At the closing Eucharist, Ubi caritas by Ko Matsushita.

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    20 July 2026
    Being seen off at Hanamaki Airport Beside the Moomin and Snufkin statues at Helsinki Airport An Edinburgh tram wrapped in a shortbread advert A view along the Royal Mile, Edinburgh
    The Road to Edinburgh

    From the send-off at Hanamaki Airport, by way of Helsinki, to Edinburgh — the record begins on the day of departure.

  • 2023
    Yusuke Yanagiya with his wife Naomi at Bristol Cathedral, 2023 Salisbury Cathedral floodlit Group photograph of the choir at Salisbury The choir lining up before a service
    2023 Salisbury & Bristol

    The year I first joined the RSCM Residentiary Choir — the journey that taught me what it means to sing in an English cathedral.