Join the Chapel Choirs of Durham University as they come together in Durham School Chapel for a summer evening of beautiful and uplifting choral music, raising money in support of local mental health charity RTMinds.

Join Durham University Brass Band for a celestial midsummer matinee as their final concert of the academic year.

Packed with a myriad of melodies from the '50s and '60s classics of 'Singing in the Rain' and 'A Ticket to Ride' to timeless brass band essentials, Sounds of the Solstice celebrates the close of a vibrant year of brass banding.

This year, Durham University Performing Arts invites you celebrate a day of Jazz! We have brought together some of the best jazz ensembles Durham has to offer, for our day-festival 'Jazz Fest'.

Come celebrate a fantastic year of music-making with Foot Notes A Cappella's final concert of the year in Durham, showcasing Foot Notes favourites old and new!

Join Durham University Chamber Choir for Under the Greenwood Tree, a lyrical journey through British poetry and music, exploring Shakespeare, love, memory, and the natural world.

Join us for an evening of Yussef Dayes and Tom Misch, brought to life by JazzSoc’s finest musicians!

Join Durham University Palatinate Orchestra for their final concert of the 2024/2025 academic year! Featuring Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake Suite and Barber's Knoxville - Summer of 1915, this concert is not one to miss!

Join Concert Band for a vibrant musical journey of global sounds and beloved classics - from the soulful Arirang and Akatonbo and the lively Amparito Roca to the iconic Copacabana!

Join Durham University Hill Orchestra as we present our final concert of the year - a vibrant programme of Bizet's Carmen Suite No.2 and Saint-Saens' Piano Concerto No.5 featuring soloist Junya Ogawa, as well as small ensembles from the orchestra.

Join Full Score Barbershop Choir on Monday 16th June in Kingsgate Bar, SU as they blow your 'Hats Off'  in an evening of close harmony and barbershop favourites in a relaxed, informal setting.

Featuring their Edinburgh Fringe repertoire, this is not one to miss!

The day includes a vocal coaching workshop, an inspiring talk on the journey to success, and a Q&A with Mark de Lisser on navigating the music industry as a Black creative.

Join Durham University Classical Ensemble on the 15th of June at Elvet Methodist Church for Ceremony and Celebration, featuring works by Bach, Handel, Mozart and Mendelssohn in a festive end-of-year summer concert.

Join Durham University Orchestral Society for a programme of favourites from the classical world in Elvet Methodist Church.

Join Durham University Orchestral Society in the beautiful Durham Cathedral for the climactic enormity of Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.

Durham University Performing Arts invites you to an evening of celebration and entertainment to recognise the achievements of the outstanding members of our theatre and music community.

Join us for an evening of Yussef Dayes and Tom Misch, brought to life by JazzSoc’s finest musicians!

Join Durham University for its annual summer concert, showcasing the very best of student performing arts talent. Exploring the luminous experience of ‘Let There Be Light’, the concert takes the audience on a journey of hope and discovery through some of the world’s best stories, featuring choirs, orchestras, bands, and musical theatre. 

After their sold-out performance of Rachmaninoff’s Second Symphony in 2024, the 85-piece Palatinate Orchestra returns for its annual Durham Cathedral concert with the composer’s resplendent Third Piano Concerto.

Seen by many as the pinnacle of Rachmaninoff's career as a composer, the concerto is known for its high romance, soaring melodies and complexity, and has a reputation as one of the most technically challenging piano concertos in the standard classical repertoire.

Join the Palatinate Ensemble for an evening of joyous music-making, featuring works by Brahms, Schubert and more!

Join DU Classical Ensemble for "Awakening", a journey from winter’s chill to the joy of spring, featuring works by Corelli, Vivaldi, Gluck and culminating with Beethoven’s uplifting Pastoral Symphony.

Join Durham University Chamber Choir for O Great Beyond, showcasing Thomas LaVoy’s three-movement work alongside moving pieces that confront themes of love, death, and eternity.

First performed in 1830, Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique takes the audience on a journey through the life of an artist. The entire work is permeated by the ‘idée fixe’, a melody symbolising the woman Berlioz had fallen in love with.

Experience an Epiphany of your own at Gospel Choir’s Epiphany Showcase: “Harmony Without Borders” Hear toe-tapping Gospel classics and well-known songs infused with rousing gospel harmonies.

Featuring the sunny sound of Felix Mendelssohn’s wonderful ‘Italian Symphony’, based on his voyage through the country, as well as Gerald Finzi’s virtuosic and melodic Clarinet Concerto with soloist James Riley.

This concert also includes a world premiere of Durham student Ella Stephens’ composition describing the flow of a river from source to sea and Anna Clyne’s folk-inspired and modern PIVOT.

Described by the Guardian as possessing a "gloriously warm and finely balanced sound" at their concert at the Glasshouse International Centre for Music, Durham University Choral Society and conductor John Forsyth MBE present an energetic programme of Baroque works in the magnificent surroundings of Newcastle Cathedral.

A musical theatre concert featuring Durham University Hill Orchestra performing a selection of musical theatre hits, accompanied by incredible live singers.

As part of our ongoing series of monthly events, on 14 March 2025 (5pm UK time), we welcome the US-based Hindustani classical vocalist and teacher, Arijit Mahalanabis, for a Zoom demonstration on the structure, form, and function of dhrupad. Mr. Mahalanabis will be joined by Kishan Patel on the pakhavaj and Rishi Bhattacharyya on the esraj.

Join DU Classical Ensemble for "Awakening", a journey from winter’s chill to the joy of spring, featuring works by Corelli, Vivaldi, Gluck and culminating with Beethoven’s uplifting Pastoral Symphony.

Durham University Concert Band is proud to present Folklore, an evening of thrilling musical numbers including folk tunes from around the world.

Tap your feet to highlights from Lord of the Dance and you'll get to experience English Folk Song Suite, one of our entries to this year's National Concert Band Festival. We also take you around the world with Arirang and Akatonbu, beautifully combining beloved Korean and Japanese folk tunes.

The annual Concerto Concert is now back with more performers! Featuring concerto and sonata movements from Rachmaninoff, Mozart, Franck and much more!