Durham University Staff Chamber Choir

17/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who has supported our International Women's Day themed performances this term and of course to all our wonderful members (not all pictured here!).

An extra special thanks this term to our assistant MDs Peter and Steven for stepping in this term!

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06/03/2026

We are delighted and so proud to share this blog written by our founder and co-chair Dr Kate Ayres, which was published today on wonkhe .com

We are bit overwhelmed that our little choir has been given this national platform and we would love it if our kind followers and supporters would share the link with their networks!!

🎶💜 Please do give it a read 💜🎶

Kate Ayres’ experience of setting up a university choir showed her that staff wellbeing initiatives are most effective when they are co-produced Kate Ayres’ experience of setting up a university choir showed her that staff wellbeing initiatives are most effective when they are co-produced

03/03/2026

👩‍🎤🎶♀️ Our next programme celebrates International Women's Day ♀️🎶👩‍🎤

Join us for a specially curated selection of music showcasing women composers, arrangers, conductors and, of course, singers!

Tuesday 10th March 1pm - Chemistry Atrium (open to DU staff and students)

Tuesday 17th March 1pm - Botanic Gardens (open to the public, free entry)

26/01/2026

25/01/2026

Members of the choir had a brilliant afternoon supporting the Come and Sing Day hosted by as part of . Such gorgeous music being conducted by Will himself made for a really uplifting afternoon. Thanks so much to everyone who came along and for the generous donations in aid of Durham Music Trust. Swipe for a clip of the beautiful title track to Will's latest album "All Will be Well".

15/01/2026

Thanks to for hosting such a lovely evening on Tuesday, celebrating all the talent within the network was so uplifting. Here's our performance of a beautiful arrangement of "If Ye Love Me" for female voices, conducted by Catriona Sellick.

Arrangement by Jessica Holmes, performed with her kind permission. 🎶

09/01/2026

Congratulations to our co-chair, soprano, and generally fabulous Dr Kate Ayres on her DBA graduation today! We hope you had a wonderful afternoon and are very proud of your achievement! 🎓💪👑🎉

25/12/2025

To all our members, friends, and followers - we wish you a very merry Christmas! 🎄✨

16/12/2025

That's a wrap on our Christmas concert series 2025!! Huge thanks to our amazing members who have given up lunchtimes and evenings to entertain colleagues and bring some much needed festive cheer! And a very big thank you to everyone who came to listen and support us. We hope all our members and friends have a restful, joyful Christmas break 🎄🎶☃️🎅

17/11/2025

We are delighted to share details of our upcoming Christmas season 🎶🎄🔔❄️⭐☃️🎁

16/09/2025

Thank you so much to the for inviting us to sing at your reception tonight. It was an absolute joy to meet representatives from the six international universities and see the genuine friendships shared between our institutions. We hope you enjoyed our North East inspired programme, and we wish you a wonderful network meeting tomorrow here in beautiful Durham 💜

10/09/2025

We hope all our members and friends have had a lovely summer! The choir management team have mainly been focused on doggies and trains this holiday - Kate and Lizzie have both welcomed new furry friends into their families over the summer, whilst Cat has been visiting exciting overhead hanging trains in Germany, and also making gorgeous jam!

We were delighted to be back rehearsing yesterday and to see everyone again after the summer break. We are looking forward to our first performance of the academic year next week (a private event) and will share details of our public concerts planned for this term very soon!

Welcome back and watch this space! 💜🎶