From the 24th to the 31st July 2017, the Durham University Chamber Choir embarked on a Portuguese adventure to Lisbon for their annual summer tour, where they performed three fantastic concerts in churches in and around the city, and enjoyed all the culture the city has to offer – including museums, the beautiful old town, food markets, and even the aquarium. After a day of travelling and getting settled into the hostel, the choir began their first full day with a successful rehearsal in the University of Lisbon, after which they spent the day exploring the city centre....

This year the Durham University Palatinate Orchestra embarked on an adventure to Paris, France, where they enjoyed performing two well-attended concerts, being typical Paris tourists and spending a magical day at Disneyland! The concerts, performed at the two beautiful and different locations of L’énglish Notre Dame du Raincy and L’église Saint-Roch were well received and featured the amazing Rebecca Howell performing Saint-Saëns’ Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor. We all had tremendous fun, even when all trying to watch the football in the small bars of Paris! DUPO performed two concerts whilst on tour, to Paris: 9th –...

This year from the 6th-9th June the Durham University Brass Band went on their first ever tour. They stayed in Kortrijk in Belgium and had a great time giving well-received concerts and taking in the sights. Their concerts included an afternoon in Ostend Bandstand where they performed to an audience of over 200 bystanders, shoppers and restaurant goers. The final concert of their tour was an open air concert on De Panne beach in the sunshine which was enjoyed by performers and audience alike. Their repertoire was varied including a wide range of traditional brass band classics such as...