The Chapel Choir of St. John's College, Durham

The Chapel Choir of St. John's College, Durham The 16 strong choir of St John's College Durham, singing weekly Evensong and various extra performances throughout the year. during University terms.

The chapel choir is made up of 16 choral scholars whose main responsibility is to sing Choral Evensong every Wednesday at 5.15 p.m. Louise Reid directs the choir with the help of two organ scholars. The choir has sung recently in Ripon, York, Edinburgh and Durham Cathedrals respectively, as well as singing for the Daily Service on Radio 4. The choir has also toured within the UK and abroad, includ

ing the South West of France in 2014, Rome in 2015 and Riga and Tallinn in Latvia and Estonia in 2016 and Germany 2017. Choral scholars receive a £300 stipend per annum and therefore are expected to be fully committed to the choir. Strong sight-reading is expected as we perform a wide repertoire of music with limited rehearsal time. Auditions take place at the beginning of the academic year. In October 2021 there will be vacancies for each voice part. Prospective applicants are warmly encouraged to contact the choir manager at [email protected] or this page for more information.

05/04/2026

Happy Easter from the Chapel Choir of St John’s College! Here is the choir singing Morley’s ‘Nolo mortem peccatoris’ at the end of last term.

All are invited to the St John’s Lent Service in Durham Cathedral, on Tuesday 17th March at 7.00. There will be a short ...
15/03/2026

All are invited to the St John’s Lent Service in Durham Cathedral, on Tuesday 17th March at 7.00. There will be a short service led by the John’s Chaplain, Liz, followed by time for personal contemplation, accompanied by the choir. Please join us as we reflect on the time of Lent and look forward to the joy of Easter.

We are excited to be singing Evensong at St Oswald’s Church, Durham this Sunday, at 6.00. We look forward to seeing you ...
06/03/2026

We are excited to be singing Evensong at St Oswald’s Church, Durham this Sunday, at 6.00. We look forward to seeing you there! Thank you to St Oswald’s for having us.

We will be back in Durham Cathedral this afternoon for Choral Evensong! Come and join us at 5.30!
09/02/2026

We will be back in Durham Cathedral this afternoon for Choral Evensong! Come and join us at 5.30!

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Harry Murgatroyd as Operations Manager for the remainder of the academic y...
06/01/2026

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Harry Murgatroyd as Operations Manager for the remainder of the academic year. Harry is an invaluable member of the choir, and we are very excited to see what he will achieve!

On Monday 17th November, we will be singing Festal Evensong in Durham Cathedral with a procession for Hild, Abbess of Wh...
13/11/2025

On Monday 17th November, we will be singing Festal Evensong in Durham Cathedral with a procession for Hild, Abbess of Whitby. All are welcome to join us at 5.30 PM!

On the 9th November, we will be marking Remembrance Sunday with Choral Evensong at St Brandon’s, Brancepeth Parish Churc...
03/11/2025

On the 9th November, we will be marking Remembrance Sunday with Choral Evensong at St Brandon’s, Brancepeth Parish Church. All are welcome to join us in this act of remembrance; the church is a short journey away. Thank you to St Brandon’s for welcoming us.

After a successful start to term, we are excited to introduce the choir for the 2025-26 year! Sopranos: Catherine, Sofia...
21/10/2025

After a successful start to term, we are excited to introduce the choir for the 2025-26 year!

Sopranos: Catherine, Sofia, Phoebe, and Josie
Altos: Sophie, Hannah, Nat, Lily, and Maddy
Tenors: Charlie and Tom
Basses: Sammy, James, Matthew, and Harry
Organ Scholars: Alec and Jon

The full Scholars and Music Lists can also be found at the link in our bio.

Next up is Maddy Webster, Personnel and Publicity Manager 25/26!
10/10/2025

Next up is Maddy Webster, Personnel and Publicity Manager 25/26!

Our first Evensong of term yesterday was a great success, thank you to all who attended. As we begin our new year, it is...
09/10/2025

Our first Evensong of term yesterday was a great success, thank you to all who attended. As we begin our new year, it is time for some introductions, starting with our Director of Music, Ben Mills.

You are invited to our Open Evensong on Wednesday 1st October! Whether you have signed up to audition or are still decid...
22/09/2025

You are invited to our Open Evensong on Wednesday 1st October! Whether you have signed up to audition or are still deciding, this is a great chance to get a feel of the choir and meet like-minded people. We also welcome those who would just like a friendly sing! Please sign up at the link in our bio.

Dress code is smart clothes with a gown - if you do not have a gown, let us know on the form and we will sort something for you.

If you would just like to listen, come along at 5.15.

Address

3 South Bailey
Durham
DH13RJ

Opening Hours

Monday 5:30pm - 6:30pm

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