The Darlington Choral Society is a friendly amateur choir. In our concerts we aim to give the best performances we can, and we want to foster the joy of singing and the love of music. The Society was born out of the Darlington Choral and Orchestral Association and has existed since the middle of the nineteenth century. In 1970 the choir joined the National Federation of Music Societies, now known as Making Music, and became the Darlington Choral Society. It continues in a fine tradition of performing choral music covering both traditional and modern repertoires. Under the baton of its present Director of Music, Richard Bloodworth, the choir now has over 80 members.
Rehearsals take place on Wednesday evenings at 7.30pm in St Cuthbert's Church Hall in Darlington. The choir presents two main concerts each year, in late November/early December and late March/ early April, with other 'ad hoc' performances during the year for special occasions or events.
If you would like to find out more about the choir, see our Membership page.
A LOOK BACK ON OUR 2025-26 SEASON!
An exciting, interesting and popular performance of Joanna Forbes L'Estrange's A Season to Sing and A Christmas Story by Heinrich Schűtz was followed by a memorable concert in March.
The Magnificat by the ever-popular John Rutter was paired with two classic works by Gabriel Fauré - his delightful miniature Cantique de Jean Racine and the beautiful and moving Requiem Mass (a firm favourite with listeners to Classic FM). The Mowbray orchestra provided beautifully modulated accompaniment for the Fauré and added to the rhythmic excitement of the Rutter with great verve and precision.
Here's what our singers and audience thought about our Christmas concert:
- ....an evening of excellent choral singing with fun sound effects......
- ....Darlington is fortunate in having a Choral Society of such calibre.....
- ....it was obvious the choir were enjoying themselves, as were the audience
- ....the audience faces were enraptured....
- ....the Mowbray Orchestra, as always, a pleasure to sing with.....
NEW MEMBERS are always welcome. See our Membership page for more information.
Support the choir by becoming a FRIEND OF THE DCS. There is a scale of contributions with corresponding levels of benefits, such as complimentary tickets. See our Friends page
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