Durham Choral Society
Over 60 years of glorious choral music
Welcome to Durham Choral Society
JOIN OUR OPEN REHEARSAL!
Open Rehearsal on Wednesday 9 September 2026
Are you a keen singer looking to join a choir? Come and try us out at our open rehearsal.
• Date: Wednesday 9 September 2026
• Venue: Belmont Community School, DH1 2AG
• Rehearsal time: 7.30-9.00pm
• Music distribution: from 7.15pm
No audition is necessary and we’ll provide you with music for the evening. We’ll be rehearsing a couple of the choruses from Handel’s Messiah which we’ll be preparing for our Cathedral concert in January. We’ll also do some simple singing activities.
The venue has plenty of parking and level access into the building.
If you’d like to join us for the open rehearsal and find out more about DCS, please drop us an email on committeedcs@gmail.com so we can look out for you.
About Durham Choral Society:
We’re a friendly welcoming mixed voice choir of around 115 members who share a love of choral singing. We don’t hold auditions, but our dynamic musical director encourages us to achieve ever higher standards and perform increasingly ambitious repertoire.
Twice a year you’ll have the opportunity to be part of fantastic performances in the stunning venue of Durham Cathedral. We also enjoy performing an annual Festive concert in a community venue.
We sing a wide range of choral works including the ‘big’ choral masterpieces and modern choral classics and regularly collaborate with other choirs and ensembles.
In 2026/27 we’ll be preparing for our performances of Handel’s Messiah on 23 January 2027 and Brahms A German Requiem on 22 May 2027.
For more information, or to enquire about membership, please contact committeedcs@gmail.com
At Durham Choral Society we are dedicated to celebrating the joy of great choral singing in the North East of England, enriching the lives of our singers and the community.
The repertoire of the Society is varied, including traditional choral music by composers such as Haydn, Mozart, Handel and Bach as well as works by modern composers such as Howard Goodall and Ola Gjeilo. We have also commissioned works by modern composers such as Durham-born Will Todd who is our President.