Durham University Staff Chamber Choir

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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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 💜🎶

Workplace wellbeing and the power of singing together 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

👩‍🎤🎶♀️ 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)

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".

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! 🎓💪👑🎉

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 🎄🎶☃️🎅

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

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 💜