The Durham University Orchestral Society Chamber Orchestra arrive at Durham Town Hall to present a programme of narrative intensity, serene lyricism and symphonic brilliance, including Beethoven's iconic 7th Symphony, Copland's Appalachian Spring ballet, as well as Emilie Mayer's overture to the iconic Faust legend.

The Orchestral Societies Chamber Orchestras programme opens with Emilie Mayer's Overture to Faust, a boldly dramatic overture that plunges into the supernatural energy and emotional tension of the Faust legend. The concert continues with one of Copland's famous ballets, Appalachian Spring. Including the famous Lord of the Dance, this American staple paints a portrait of tenderness and lyricism, reflecting new beginnings. The concert culminates with Beethoven's iconic Seventh Symphony, a symphony of unstoppable rhythm and jubilant energy, often described as Beethoven’s ‘apotheosis of the dance," closing the programme in triumphant spirit.  Each piece explores transformation - Mayer’s overture through dramatic turmoil, Copland through pastoral rebirth, and Beethoven through sheer rhythmic propulsion.

£14 Standard

£12 Concession

£10 Performing Arts Members

This performance takes place at Durham Town Hall, Market Place, Durham DH1 3NJ.

The performance begins at 7.30pm and lasts for approximately 90 minutes. Door opens 30 minutes before the perfomance begins.

Julius Caesar, one of Shakespeare's most famous tragedies, navigates conspiracy, tyranny and morality - and the death and violence that follows it.

DUCT presents Shakespeare's infamous tragedy, 'Julius Caesar.' After Caesar's victorious return from war, his growing ambition begins to invoke fear and suspicion from those around him. Conspiracy grows, and as the shadows grow longer, alliances, betrayals and death flicker in the moonlight.

Presented against the backdrop of 1970's outlaw culture, 'Julius Caesar' questions morality, honour and the cost of violence - raising an important question: Who can you really trust?

£10 Standard

£9 Concession

£8 Performing Arts Members

This performance is taking place at the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theate, 40 N Bailey, DH1 3ET.

This performance will begin at 7.30pm (2.30pm also on Saturday), and last for approximately 135 mins with interval. Doors open 30 minutes before the show begins.

Join the Palatinate Ensemble for their Epiphany term concert, as they perform the iconic Beethoven Symphony No.5!

Durham University Palatinate Orchestra’s Palatinate Ensemble is proud to present their second concert of the year, ‘Beethoven Symphony No. 5’, for what promises to be an electrifying evening of music making.

The concert will open with a series of chamber performances in the first half, featuring string quartets, a string octet, a wind quintet, and a brass trio. The second half showcases Beethoven’s much-loved Fifth Symphony, performed by the 25-piece chamber ensemble under the direction of Timothy Tsang, in the brilliant chamber reduction by David Walter.

£10 Standard

£8 Concession

£6 Performing Arts Members

This event takes place at St Oswald's Church, Church St, Durham, DH1 3DQ.

This event will begin at 7.30pm and last for approximately 75 minutes. Doors will open 30 minutes before the concert begins.

Join Durham University Choral Society for a packed evening with over 100 voices showcasing the repertoire for our upcoming international tour, bringing together works of Dove, Holst and Reger in Elvet Methodist Church.

Durham University Choral Society returns to the stage for a preview of its international tour repertoire in the resonant acoustics of Elvet Methodist Church here in Durham.

Conducted by Associate Conductor Louis Allen, "Nachtwache" (night watch) is inspired by the symbol of a guard nurse at a hospital, and explores themes of nightfall, darkness and sleep in an eclectic programme reaching from Holst's "Evening Watch" to the mystical and decorative "Seek Him that Maketh the Seven Stars" by Jonathan Dove.

If you're looking for an evening of atmospheric choral music sung by a gloriously blended ensemble of over 100 singers, there's no better place to be than this in March.

£12 Standard

£10 Concession

£8 Performing Arts Members

This performance is taking place at Elvet Methodist Church, 8 Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HL.

The performance begins at 7.30pm and lasts for approximately an hour and a half. Doors open 30 minutes before the show starts.

On the streets of Paris, a tale of love, conflict, and acceptance. With a soaring score, choir and band, The Hunchback of Notre Dame is brought to life in concert.

Follow Quasimodo the hopeful bellringer of Notre Dame as he ventures from his tower and falls for the beautiful Romani Dancer Esmerelda. Unbeknown to Quasimodo his guardian Frollo is also taken by Esmerelda leading to a tragic conflict. A tale of love, goodness, prejudice, and power, we watch Quasimodo and the Romani dream of finding a home within a society who shuns them. A story made even more beautiful and heartbreaking through its enchanting score and brought to life with an ethereal band and choir.

£10 Standard

£9 Concession

£8 Performing Arts Members

This event takes place at the Sir Thomas Allen Assembly Rooms Theatre, 40 N Bailey, DUrham, DH1 3ET.

The performances begin at 7.30pm and last for approximately 3 hours with interval. Doors will open 30 minutes before the showw is due to begin.