Castle Chapel Choir

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The link for auditions is now live! You can signup online until Thursday 4th October at 9pm; alternatively, new students can sign up at the Freshers Fair on Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd. We would like to wish all applicants the best of luck.

To mark the start of the new academic year, Castle Chapel is hosting an Open Evensong at 17:45 on Thursday 4th October in the Tunstall Chapel, University College. All students are welcome to come and sing, regardless of college or year group. The repertoire is as follows: Responses - W. Smith Psalm 23 Canticles - Stanford in C ... Anthem - If ye love me (T. Tallis) There will be a rehearsal before Evensong at 16:15, and the dress code is smart casual (gowns not required.) If you would like to sing, please contact the Director of Music at william.sims@durham.ac.uk, including your name and voice part. Similarly, all are welcome to listen and worship.
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With Freshers Week just two weeks away, Castle Chapel are delighted to invite singers from across the University to audition for the 2018/19 Choir.
Auditions will be held on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th October in the Tunstall Chapel, University College and will consist of range tests, sight-reading and a short interview.
Online signup will open on Friday 28th September (follow this page for the link) and will close on Thursday 4th October. Alternatively you can sign up at the... Freshers Fair on the 2nd and 3rd October.
If you have any questions please don’t hesitate to contact the Director of Music, Will, at william.sims@durham.ac.uk. We would like to wish everyone auditioning the best of luck.
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Its been six months since our latest CD, ‘Christus Vincit’ was released online! Recorded in St David’s Cathedral, Wales, the CD is a celebration of English choral music in the 20th and 21st centuries, including Herbert Howells’ stunning Requiem.
You can listen to the CD on Spotify, or you can download it from Amazon: https://open.spotify.com/album/0SwqjOGPvs 7EWS6FHOTuII…
... https://www.amazon.com/Christus-Vincit-Du rham-…/…/B07BHMCBRG
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The Michaelmas term starts a month today - congratulations to everyone joining Durham!
During Freshers Week, Castle Chapel will be auditioning singers for the 2018/19 choir. The choir sings at Evensong every Thursday and Eucharist every Sunday morning with additional services as appropriate. There are also termly services in Durham Cathedral, two concerts and a tour to Europe each summer.
In addition, eight choral scholarships are available - these come with extra duties and ...a stipend of £250.
This is a superb opportunity to sing regularly at a very high level. Anyone can audition; you do not have to be in Castle to sing in the choir.
If you have any questions please get in touch with this year’s Director of Music, Will Sims at william.sims@durham.ac.uk or the Chaplain, Richard (Ric) Whaite at richard.p.whaite@durham.ac.uk. We will also be at the Freshers Fair on Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd October.
Details about signup for auditions will be released shortly.
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After the success of the Requiem concert in first term, Castle Chapel Choir are singing an Easter concert of 20th and 21st century British choral music on Wednesday 15th March in the lovely setting of the chapel of St Hild and St Bede. Tickets can be found in the link below and are £7 for adults, £5 for concessions and £4 for students (£3.50 if you are a member of Music Durham). The concert programme is as follows:
Howells Requiem Mealor O Sanctissima Howells Take Him Earth F...or Cherishing INTERVAL Macmillan Christus Vincit Harris Faire is the Heaven Harvey I Love the Lord Sanders My Beloved Spake Bairstow Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence Vaughan-Williams Rise Heart
It is sure be an incredibly moving and atmospheric concert that the choir have been working hard on, so be sure to buy your ticket to avoid missing out! We look forward to seeing you there.
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It's that time of year again where every night there is a plethora of choices concerning which Christmassy event you should go to, but on Thursday evening (15th) there shall be no choice as it is Castle's carol service and it's going to be fantastic, you don't want to miss it...!! In the delightful setting of Tunstall Chapel the choir will be singing 7 pieces (including works by Britten, Lauridsen and Warlock) amidst everyone's favourite congregational carols and readings as well, of course. It's going to be an atmospheric and thoroughly enjoyable evening, plus, it's free (with a retiring collection)!! You really have no excuse not to come (Tunstall Chapel, 18:30, Thursday 15th, see you there).

Mr Joshua Ridley is waiting for you all to sign up for auditions to sing in the Castle Chapel Choir! Auditions slots going fast so make sure you get here in good time! He's there to talk Anthems, organ and his most favourite part of all PSLAMS! Get to the Freshers Fair, Elvet Riverside, Music Durham room 2 amongst the chapel choir area. See you soon! X

There are now some more audition signup spaces on Sunday 9th October!! There aren't many of them left after a popular first freshers' fair yesterday so make sure to signup sooner rather than later if you have been waiting for a time on Sunday. Best of luck to everyone! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094fa9a 923a0f85-castle1

This is Josh our new director! Josh meet everyone, everyone meet Josh 😊
"Josh is a second year student studying music and, having rediscovered the joys of choral music last year, is very much looking forward to conducting Castle Choir in the upcoming year. His preferred repertoire is slushy late 19th and 20th century compositions by the likes of Parry and Harris, extending as late as Whitacre. His other joys in life include tennis, board games and Pentatonix - their live version of Bruckner's "Christus Factus Est" is one of the best choral performances he's ever heard".
And yes this picture was taken in his bathroom as it was the only place in the house with the 'best lighting'....

Sooooooo here we are! Here is the online sign up sheets for the auditions! Get those timings in! Make sure you take a note of it because the week will go by very quickly and will be full of other exciting things so don't forget! Signs will be up for Tunstall Chapel if you get lost. Good luck everyone! http://www.signupgenius.com/go/409094fa9a 923a0f85-castle

Little sneak peak from the choir's tour to Kraków in August. Every year the choir go on tour to sing in local churches and experience new places. Previous locations include Munich and Prague. Where are we going this year you may ask...all very soon to be discussed and revealed. 6 days till freshers! 🎉

As a college chapel choir, we get the privilege of singing in another well known building in Durham - yes Durham Cathedral!! We aim to sing an evensong service in the cathedral once a term which is always an incredible memorable experience - just one of the many perks of being part of the choir! #cueartydurhamphoto #youwilltakesomany....#btw #nofilter

On the Thursday of Freshers Week, we are hosting an open Evensong to everyone who would be interested to be in the choir and get a flavour of the life of chapel or even to have a little sing song. Join us in the Tunstall Chapel at 4.30pm on Thursday 6th October - see you there! 🎉