The Choral Society of Durham has a long-standing reputation for excellence in performing great choral literature with professional orchestra and regionally and nationally known soloists.
With an adventurous and varied repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to the 21st century, the Choral Society has attracted enthusiastic audiences since 1949.
The Choral Society typically does three performances per season. Our Christmas concerts feature classical works for the season and arrangements of traditional carols. Our spring concerts and our collaborations with the North Carolina Symphony, Duke Chapel Choir, and Duke Chorale have featured such choral masterworks as the Requiem masses of Mozart, Brahms, Verdi, Berlioz, Britten, and Fauré, Bach's B-minor Mass and St. Matthew Passion, Vaughan Williams's Dona Nobis Pacem, and Philip Glass's Itaipú.
The Choral Society also engages in outreach to music students in area public schools.
The 32-voice chamber choir, drawn from Choral Society members, also performs annually, is often featured in Choral Society concerts, and makes guest appearances in the community.
