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May 2022
Come and Sing ‘Mass in Blue’ with Will Todd
Northern Spirit Singers are delighted to be hosting our first Come and Sing Event in Durham City Centre. We welcome groups of singers from local choirs, to join us for the day with Durham's own celebrated composer Will Todd and a small Jazz group to perform 'Mass in Blue'. Scores will be provided on the day to all singers. The day is open to people who have sung previously and those who have no experience, all are welcome. During the day singers will learn the different movements in preparation for a final live performance at the end of the day.
Find out more »June 2022
Summer in the City: Fanfare!
Music Durham's Annual Cathedral Concert returns! Join us on June 3rd in Durham Cathedral to applaud our ensembles in 'Summer in the City: Fanfare!' Kicking off the Summer in the City festival in style, we'll be celebrating our society's emergence from COVID-19, the wonderful range of music we perform, and the Queen's Jubilee. All the while, we'll be thanking Sir Thomas Allen for the years he has given us as Chancellor, and the amazing advocate that he has been for…
Find out more »The Frankland Quartet | Dvorak, Haydn, Meredith
Formed in 2017, the Frankland Quartet’s musical identity is embedded in the North East of England. Long-time colleagues in Royal Northern Sinfonia, the region’s professional chamber orchestra, all four of its members base their careers in the North East, and a deep commitment to the cultural life of the area lies at the heart of the Quartet’s work, inspired by its landscape, its history and communities. The Frankland Quartet’s music-making is dedicated to an equal marriage of past and present, and a desire to look beyond the standard repertoire, championing composers from outside the traditional canon, including female composers and underrepresented groups. They are also committed to the voices of the North East, and work regularly with the region’s leading composers.
Find out more »DUPO Ball 2022
Introducing DUPO's first ball for three years! Fitting with the tradition of our outreach ensembles' performances in the Botanical Gardens, this year's ball has a Botanical theme. The dress code is formal but NOT strictly black tie, so get dressed up in your smartest clothing for what should be the best event of the year!
Find out more »Durham University Orchestral Society Perform Shostakovich 10
On Sunday 19th June, Durham University Orchestral Society will be returning to Sage Gateshead for a concert featuring Zemlinsky’s Sinfonietta, before journeying to the studios of Hollywood in Korngold’s Violin Concerto in D major (soloist Jamie Frost) and concluding with Shostakovich’s exhilarating Symphony No.10. This programme is bound to excite with the virtuosity of the Korngold concerto and the immense power of the Shostakovich, written in criticism of the oppression of the Stalinist regime. The power of an 80 strong symphony orchestra will bring the concert hall to life and will definitely be an event you do not want to miss!
Find out more »Lucy Goddard and Siwan Rhys | Plain Air
Widely regarded as one of the greatest works of nature writing in English, Nan Shepherd’s The Living Mountain distils decades of walking among the Cairngorm mountains into a profound phenomenological exploration of being, minutely attentive to every aspect of the landscape and its weathers and their effect on her senses.
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