Events from the 01 January 2025 - 31 December 2025 Reset
Vocal ensemble EXAUDI returns to MUSICON with a dazzling programme exploring some of the most beautiful – and strange – vocal music of the medieval period.
28 January 2025
7:30 PM - 9:30 PM
Elvet Methodist Church, 8 Old Elvet, Durham, DH1 3HL
Experience some of the hottest new music currently being made in the company of some of the UK’s leading ensembles, in a packed weekend of events.
01 March 2025 - 02 March 2025
Various locations - see table of events.
Orlando Gibbons, whose refined and deeply expressive works represent the pinnacle of Jacobean music, died on 5th June 1625 at the young age of 41, while travelling to Canterbury with the Chapel Royal to receive Charles I’s bride, Henrietta Maria. His untimely death was mourned across English culture, and we mark the anniversary with the first of two concerts given in Durham in 2025 by legendary viol consort Fretwork.
04 March 2025
Now in its fourth year, join GemArts and Musicon at Durham University for Indian Spring Colours, to celebrate the season with a series of concerts showcasing the best of Hindustani and Carnatic classical music. Embracing the spirit of new life, playfulness, and the appreciation of beauty that characterises spring in Indian arts immerse yourself in the timeless melodies of classical ragas, perfectly capturing the essence of the season.
10 May 2025
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Durham University, Department of Music, Palace Green DH1 3RL
11 May 2025
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
One of Jacobean England’s most celebrated composers, Orlando Gibbons died suddenly on 5th June 1625 in Canterbury, while attending the arrival of Queen Henrietta Maria from France. His choral works, ranging from the famous madrigal The Silver Swan, to grand verse and full anthems such as O clap your hands, are hauntingly beautiful and widely sung today.
04 June 2025 - 05 June 2025
St John’s College Chapel
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