Durham Singers

Our musical director, Tom, was in Paris yesterday and stopped by La Madeleine, the church where Fauré’s Requiem was first premiered and he was organist and choir trainer. As you can see, it’s quite a stunning building!

Tickets are still available for our concert ‘Fauré and his pupils’!

Our posters and flyers are popping up around the North East! Have you seen one yet?

We’re just over a month away until the concert, so be sure to get your tickets while they’re still available!

🇫🇷Une bonne répétition de chorale hier soir!🇫🇷

We had a wonderful rehearsal last night where we welcomed mezzo-soprano Laura Oldfield to coach us on our French ahead of our next concert 'Faure and his pupils' in June.

More details to follow later this week!

What a night!! 🤩

We loved performing in the ever-magnificent setting of Durham Cathedral. Many people noted that Vaughan Williams's Dona Nobis Pacem was a new work to them, but that's its poignancy was just as relevant today as it was back in 1936.

Huge thanks to our wonderful orchestra, Newcastle Sings Youth Choir, our fantastic soloists Lara Marie Müller and Patrick Owston, composer Oliver Tarney and our wonderful audience.

We hope you all enjoyed this concert and look forward to welcoming you to a future event in the not-to-distant future.

An apt quote from composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein for our upcoming concert 'Ṣim ˈAlenu Shalom | Dona Nobis Pacem' next Saturday, featuring Bernstein's well-loved Chichester Psalms.

Tickets available here:

https://durhamcathedral.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173651990/events/428633437?_gl=1*1in7zm0*_ga*NTQ1MDAyMzg1LjE3MDkwNDk0ODU.*_ga_GWSJKBCMBZ*MTcwOTA0OTQ4NC4xLjEuMTcwOTA1MDgzNi4wLjAuMA..

We had a special guest in the alto section last night! Woody said it was lovely to meet everyone and hear them sing lots of music. 'Make sure you get a ticket! You'd be barking mad not to...' were his exact words*.

Tickets available from the link below or in person at Durham Cathedral.

https://durhamcathedral.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173651990/events/428633437?_gl=1*vitab9*_ga*NTQ1MDAyMzg1LjE3MDkwNDk0ODU.*_ga_GWSJKBCMBZ*MTcwOTA0OTQ4NC4xLjEuMTcwOTA0OTUwNS4wLjAuMA..

*possibly.

We were thrilled to once again welcome composer Oliver Tarney to rehearse us this week on his new work ‘Canticle of Elizabeth’ written especially for us!

Tickets are still available for our concert on 9 March in Durham Cathedral. Be sure to get yours for what promises to be a fantastic and thought-provoking evening.

Did someone say 'world premiere'?... 🤩

We loved starting to work on this new work by Oliver Tarney and Lucia Quinault, 'The Canticle of Elizabeth', telling the story of the Virgin Mary's cousin, Elizabeth.

We'll be performing this, alongside Bernstein's Chichester Psalms and Vaughan Williams's Dona Nobis Pacem on 9 March at Durham Cathedral. Tickets available here:

https://durhamcathedral.ticketsolve.com/ticketbooth/shows/1173651990/events/428633437

We're pleased to be able to share the poster for our upcoming concert, Ṣim ˈAlenu Shalom | Dona Nobis Pacem, at Durham Cathedral on 9 March. Please see our Facebook event or website for more details.

CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENT

The Durham Singers are pleased to announce their next concert, taking place in Durham Cathedral on 9 March, 'Ṣim 'Alenu Shalom | Dona Nobis Pacem'. This concert features Leonard Bernstein's 'Chichester Psalms' and Ralph Vaughan Williams's 'Dona Nobis Pacem', alongside the world premiere of 'Canticle of Elizabeth' by Oliver Tarney with words by Lucia Quinault.

The choir are joined by Newcastle Youth Choir Project, Katy Thomson - Soprano and baritone Patrick Owston.

Tickets will be available through the Durham Cathedral website and will go live in the coming days. Keep your eyes out for more details!

Are you ready for more great concerts in Durham in 2024? Virtuosic pianists; choral music by Mozart, Bernstein and Vaughan Williams; love songs old and new and more. So far, I have listings for Rolf Hind Durham Choral Society EXAUDI Vocal Ensemble Idrîsî Ensemble Musicon Durham Singers
Full listings at: https://musicdurham.co.uk/concerts

CHRISTMAS ​CHORAL

We had a wonderful time yesterday afternoon in a vocal workshop with Soprano Katy Thomson (our soloist next term). A joyous afternoon involving jelly babies, meditation and some wonderful singing!

Just one week to go! Such great variety: from the sheer fabulousness of Byrd and Weelkes to some of those they influenced in the twentieth century - Vaughan Williams, Barber and Finzi - with some rousing North East classics to bring us back home. Perfect for a summer’s evening!
Please do join us!
Tickets still available at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/durhamsingers

This is us, one year ago, having an open air warm-up before our concert in the beautiful St Brandon's Church Brancepeth. And we get to go back in LESS THAN ONE MONTH - we cannot wait! Please do join us for what will be a fab evening!
https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/durhamsingers

We're so excited to be returning to St Brandon's in July, for a feast of English choral music and poetry. Please see our Facebook event or website for more details.

July may seem ages away, but as the days get longer and warmer diaries do fill up.

Kick start your summer in style with this fabulous concert by Durham Singers held in the beautiful surroundings of St Brandon's Church Brancepeth

Tickets from www.ticketsource.co.uk/durhamsingers

Really looking forward to this! It’s going to be a fabulous evening. Tickets still available! https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/durhamsingers

Durham SIngers: Magnificat Saturday 25 March, 7.30pm | St Cuthbert's Chapel, Ushaw

Tomorrow, 7:30 PM at St Cuthbert’s Chapel, Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens: Vox Populi will be appearing as the soloists with The Durham Singers for the North East premiere of Oliver Tarney’s Magnificat.

This is a poignant, mysterious and exhilarating work detailing the story of Mary, which we have thoroughly enjoyed rehearsing and can’t wait for you to hear. There’s still time to get your tickets at:

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/durhamsingers/magnificat/e-geppgp

The Durham Singers - Magnificat

We had a wonderful day with Oliver Tarney working on his setting of the Magnificat that we are performing at the end of this month. Thank you so much to Oli for an inspiring afternoon!

Tickets still available for our concert on Saturday 25th March.

VERY excited to announce our next concert: the NE premiere of Oliver Tarney’s Magnificat which we will perform - with orchestra and the fantastic Vox Populi - on 25th March at St Cuthbert’s Chapel, Ushaw College. The other Magnificat settings which we are singing are pretty magnificent too! Tickets from https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/durhamsingers

A big thank you to our loyal supporters who braved subzero temperatures to hear us sing last night. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did!
Date for diaries: 25th March 2023 at the wonderful St Cuthbert’s Chapel, Ushaw College, for our very exciting ‘Magnificat’ concert - which even features a Morth East premier of the fabulous Magnificat by Oliver Tarney. More details to come soon. And…Merry Christmas!

The antidote to football: why not try Francis Poulenc rather than Kylian Mbappe tomorrow night! It’s going to be a fantastic concert and we look forward to seeing you there! Tickets still available at https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/durhamsingers

And Durham Singers are adding to the festive cheer with carols in the market place on Sunday at 2pm! Come and support - and help us raise money for Dt Cuthbert’s Hospice

One week to go until Durham Christmas Festival returns to Durham City with over 200 independent traders! 🎁 Just one of the many magical festive fayres and markets taking place across the county!

Start planning your festive shopping trip today 👉 https://bit.ly/TIDCMarkets

Just TWO WEEKS to go until this fabulous concert! We would love you to join us for the best of advent and Christmas music. Tickets from https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/durhamsingers
AND….. you can also catch us busking in Durham Market Place on Sunday 4th December at 2pm - in aid of a very good cause: St Cuthbert’s Hospice. Please do come and support!

Sue stepped down from being Chair of Durham Singers yesterday- a position she has held for 16 years! Thank you Sue for your hard work and wise counsel over the years - we are so grateful to you for all you have done to lead and support the choir!

Our next concert is coming on 10th December! We are very excited to present our concert of wonderful Advent and Christmas music which should be a real treat! Tickets from https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/durhamsingers
Please do join us in the run up to Christmas- for listening pleasure and the chance to join in with a few firm favourites too!

Just one week to go until our ‘Come and Sing’ event - the (wonderful) music is prepped, Music Director good to go, and choir members looking forward to meeting you. And the space in The Bridge Hotel pub is reserved to quench our thirst afterwards! Please do join us if you love choral music and good company: 7.45pm on Monday 5th September at North Road Methodist church.

This is going to be an excellent evening! Fantastic choral music, friendly folk, relaxed and fun atmosphere, and even a trip to the pub afterwards! We are looking for new members - so please do come along!. All welcome!