Music in Durham

Music in Durham

Music in Durham

Classical music events and news

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Featured Events

18 May

Durham Choral Society

Durham Cathedral

From Dusk ’til Dawn

Durham Choral Society and Orchestra perform music to evoke night-time by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and Ola Gjeilo

£24

23 May

London Concertante

Durham Cathedral

London Concertante by Candlelight

Vivaldi's Four Seasons and Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending, performed by candleight.

£48.76

25 May

Phoenix Consort

St Chad's College Chapel

The Long Day Closes

Choral music from renaissance polyphony to the present day, performed by Durham's award-winning Phoenix Consort.

Free

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Reviews

EXAUDI – In dew of roses

Stunning vocal music spanning six centuries, including brand new compositions by A-level students at St Leonards RC comprehensive school

Previews

Composer Ailsa Dixon in woodland

Introducing Ailsa Dixon’s Music

Composer Ailsa Dixon studied at Durham in the 1950s. Ahead of a concert celebrating her music, her daughter Josie Dixon tells Ailsa’s story and introduces the music on the programme.

Blog

New music focus: Joanna Ward

Joanna Ward is a young composer from Newcastle who is already making quite an impact, with a long list of impressive commissions and awards.

Music in Durham brings you classical music listings, previews, reviews and news for Durham, with a bit of random blogging thrown in. The concert listing pages bring together classical music events from across the City and the University, so whether you’re looking for a great concert to go to, or if you’re planning something and want to avoid clashes, this is the place to look.