We are Durham University Choral Society.

Durham's largest and oldest music society, boasting over 100 auditioned voices and partaking in ambitious yearly projects, recently including Beethoven's Ninth Symphony to celebrate the 200th anniversary of its writing, or partaking in the National Big Bruckner Weekend alongside the Royal Northern Sinfonia.

Hear Us Now

Our Upcoming Concerts

Monday 1 December | 19:00 & 20:45

DUCU Christmas Carol Services

Durham Cathedral

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Friday 30 January | 19:30

Verdi’s “Requiem”

Durham Cathedral

Available soon

Friday 13 March | 19:30

Tour Preview Concert

Elvet Methodist Church

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View fullsize Once again, our very warmest congratulations on your results today! 🗓️ There are some useful dates for your diary to note down on the second page of this post. Stay tuned and come along to one of our rehearsals or concerts!
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View fullsize We are delighted to invite you to our first concert of the Winter 25-26 season, “Dona Nobis Pacem”. Conducted by @timburkemusic, 100 singers of the Durham University Choral Society, joining forces with Orchestral Players of the Universit
View fullsize We are pleased to announce our Winter Season 2025-26 is HERE. Whether it's 20th century French music, blasting Christmas carols in the beautiful Durham Cathedral, or witnessing the mighty Verdi Requiem with over 200 musicians taking the stage, ther
View fullsize We are so thrilled to invite you to one of the biggest nights of the @du_performingarts calendar as the mighty 100-piece @duorchestral.society join forces with @duchoralsociety, a leading choir of the North East, to perform the monstrous Verdi "
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View fullsize 🔊 We are delighted to announce the appointment of Tim Burke, our Principal Conductor for 2025-26! Tim takes up the mantle following the retirement of @johnforsythmusic in June 2025. Tim Burke is a conductor and composer based in Newcastle upon Tyne
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View fullsize 📣 We are looking for a dynamic Associate Conductor to join our ranks for 2025-26! The Associate role is collaborative with our Principal Conductor, receiving mentorship from a professional of the field and taking the lead on several exciting projec
View fullsize ⁉️ WHAT DO WE DO? Our second introductory post explores the projects that DUCS partakes in each year. We’re privileged to have done some fantastic concerts in the past, so this post gives you a flavour of the kinds of things to expect! Keep
View fullsize ❓Who Are We? It’s time for the first of our introductory posts to tell you more about DUCS. Here’s a little starter … who we are, what we do and some figures to give you an impression of the scale of our work. We make music wit
View fullsize 🎉 HUGE Congratulations to incoming Durham University students and beyond who have received or are receiving their IB Diploma results today! We are so proud of you, and can't wait for you to come and witness the best of choral music here in Durham.
View fullsize 👩‍🦲 HERE WE GO FOR 2025-26! Introducing our Executive Team for 2025-26. It's a fantastic bunch of people, headed up by our President @jwjp28 alongside @lucyelizabethallan as Vice President. It promises to be a great year! 📕 Check out our s
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Contact us.

choral.society@durham.ac.uk
performingarts.administrator@durham.ac.uk

Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre
40 North Bailey, Durham, DH1 3ET