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, including 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.

We are really excited to announce our summer tour to Dublin, Ireland, and Newark-on-Trent, UK.In Dublin, we will be sing...
11/07/2026

We are really excited to announce our summer tour to Dublin, Ireland, and Newark-on-Trent, UK.

In Dublin, we will be singing a services and a recital in a range of venues in the area. We are then returning to the UK to join forces with the choir of St Mary Magdalene Church, Newark, for a performance of Handel’s Messiah. We are especially excited for this concert, as our DoM, Ben, sang in St Mary Magdalene Church when he was younger!

📍15.07 Evensong at Trinity College Chapel, Dublin, 5.15 PM
📍16.07 Lunchtime Concert at Maynooth College Chapel, Maynooth, 1.15 PM
📍16.07 Evensong at Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, 6.00 PM
📍18.07 Performance of Handel’s Messiah at St Mary Magdalene’s Church, Newark-on-Trent, 4.00 PM

All are welcome to join us! Keep an eye on our Instagram for updates throughout the week!

Our recital on Sunday evening was a great success, thank you to all who attended and donated towards our summer tour, it...
23/06/2026

Our recital on Sunday evening was a great success, thank you to all who attended and donated towards our summer tour, it is hugely appreciated! Here are some snippets from the recital:

Matthew: Fair Moon to Thee I Sing, Gilbert and Sullivan
Hannah: Where Corals Lie, Elgar
Phoebe and Sofia: Let us Wander, Purcell
Josie: En Sourdine, Fauré
Sammy: Somewhere or Other, his own composition!
James: Du bist die Ruh, Schubert
Lily and Maddy: Sound the Trumpet, Purcell
Charlie: Is My Team Ploughing, Butterworth
Harry: Silent Noon, Vaughan Williams

Our last evensong of the year is tomorrow at 5.15 PM! We hope to see lots of you there!

We are very excited to be performing a short recital tomorrow evening, to celebrate and showcase the scholars of St John...
20/06/2026

We are very excited to be performing a short recital tomorrow evening, to celebrate and showcase the scholars of St John’s Chapel Choir. Come along for an evening of solos, duets, and highlights from the year! Entry is free but there will a chance to donate towards our summer tour, which will be greatly appreciated.

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!

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3 South Bailey
Durham
DH13RJ

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Monday 5:30pm - 6:30pm

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