Upcoming Events
Spring Concert
Beethoven - Missa Solemnis
Sunday, May 18, 2025 4:00 p.m.
Baldwin Auditorium
with Mallarmé Music and four professional soloists.
Rarely performed because of the sheer difficulty of singing it, Beethoven’s monumental Missa Solemnis was considered by the composer to be his greatest composition, a culmination of his life-long desire to combine music and philosophy. The full power of this piece, according to one writer, lies in the glory of its vision, that musical struggle required, and the joy of obstacles overcome. The Choral Society’s 150 singers will be joined by a superb orchestra from Mallarmé Music and a quartet of professional soloists.
2nd Annual
Durham Community Sing
Saturday, May 31, 2025, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Trinity United Methodist Church, Durham
“Bring Me All Your Dreams”: The second annual Durham Community Sing is for anyone who wants to sing with us, no matter their age, experience with choral singing, or ability to read music. CSD will be joined by eight other local community, school, and church choirs. We start in the morning at Trinity United Methodist Church in downtown Durham, where we will rehearse five pieces together. After lunch (on your own or one will be provided for a small fee), we will sing a free concert, during which time the individual choirs will each sing one piece, and the entire chorus will sing the five pieces we rehearsed in the morning. The event is free, but registration is required so that we can order the right number of musical scores. Parking is plentiful and free. We’ll be singing these five pieces together:
- Bring me all your dreams (Christopher H. Harris)
- Journey home (Abbie Betinis)
- Rain come down (Shawn Kirchner)
- It's the music that brings us together (Clay Hines) (barbershop style)
- All of us (from Considering Matthew Shepard) (Craig Hella Johnson)
