Dartington Community Choir

Dartington Community Choir Welcome to the official page of Dartington Community Choir. We rehearse and perform in the beautiful Dartington Estate in Totnes, Devon.

Since the purchase of the Dartington Hall Estate in 1925 by Leonard and Dorothy Elmhirst, the Arts have been an integral part of its activities. The founder Trustees welcomed and encouraged participation by the local community. In 1942 when Imogen Holst was invited to join the staff at Dartington to train young music students, she established both an orchestra and a choir to which all the communit

y were welcome. Dartington College of Arts continued this tradition with local participation in the college choir until 1982 when in the autumn of that year a new choir was formed known as the Dartington Community Choir. Membership was to be non-auditioned and open to all who wished to participate in choral singing. With the kind permission of the Dartington Trustees the Dartington Community Choir was able to use the venue vacated by the previous choir. To this day the choir is privileged to rehearse and hold concerts in the magnificent 15th Century Great Hall at Dartington.

On Saturday 28th March (10am - 1pm) DCC has organised a Vocal Health Workshop to be run at St. John's Church, Bridgetown...
18/03/2026

On Saturday 28th March (10am - 1pm) DCC has organised a Vocal Health Workshop to be run at St. John's Church, Bridgetown, Totnes.

The workshop will be led by Suzzie Vango who is an Associate Artist at the University of Warwick and co-author of the award-winning book "How to Make yoru Choir Sound Awsome". The workshop is open to all, at a cost of Ā£25 (incl. tea/coffee and cake).

For further details email [email protected]

We were straight back at it last night after our wonderful workshop with Caius Lee on Saturday in Buckfast Abbey. The wi...
03/03/2026

We were straight back at it last night after our wonderful workshop with Caius Lee on Saturday in Buckfast Abbey. The window in St John's, Bridgetown looked so beautiful.
Tickets are available for our forthcoming Creation concert from the box office at Dartington. Do buy early though to avoid disappointment šŸŽµšŸŽ¶šŸŽµ

Our concert is tonight. Do come along šŸŽ¶šŸŽµšŸŽ¶
28/02/2026

Our concert is tonight. Do come along šŸŽ¶šŸŽµšŸŽ¶

18/02/2026

We're thrilled to welcome back the Dartington Community Choir on 19 April when they present HaydnĀ“s Creation conducted by Simon Dunbavand. They will be joined by Dartington Sinfonietta and three wonderful soloists to tell the inspiring story of the Creation of the Earth from chaos.

Sunday 19 April, 7.30pm, Ā£25, under 16's Ā£15.00
The Great Hall, Dartington Estate
Find out more and book: https://ticket.dartington.org/EventAvailability?EventId=858398ALLCMJTJBBHHPSTRGSDJRNHQBQV

10/02/2026

The English Music Festival is coming to Totnes! The EMF champions the splendour, beauty and rich heritage of English music, with a particular focus on the Golden Renaissance period (C19 ā€“ C20). Through its twenty years the EMF has staged world premieres by composers such as Elgar, Delius, Holst an...

10/02/2026

Our first concert of the year takes place on Saturday 28th February, given by Dartington Community Choir & Workshop Singers. For more information and to book tickets, visit http://bit.ly/4at2vEn

We had the pleasure of rehearsing in the newly ordered St Mary's in Totnes tonight.We will be there for some weeks whils...
09/02/2026

We had the pleasure of rehearsing in the newly ordered St Mary's in Totnes tonight.We will be there for some weeks whilst The Great Hall has essential works carried out. šŸŽµšŸŽ¶šŸŽµ

Tickets are on sale for this lovely concertšŸŽ¶šŸŽµšŸŽ¶
20/01/2026

Tickets are on sale for this lovely concertšŸŽ¶šŸŽµšŸŽ¶

We were all so very pleased to be back singing together this evening, even if we were not in our home at Dartington Hall...
12/01/2026

We were all so very pleased to be back singing together this evening, even if we were not in our home at Dartington Hall.
Simon said that we sounded as if we had been rehearsing Creation for weeks not just one! šŸŽµšŸŽ¶šŸŽµ

A few more from The Rowcroft Hospice carol service at Buckfast Abbey
16/12/2025

A few more from The Rowcroft Hospice carol service at Buckfast Abbey

Wonderful time had by all at The Cracker last nightšŸŽ¶šŸŽµšŸŽ¶šŸŽ„
16/12/2025

Wonderful time had by all at The Cracker last nightšŸŽ¶šŸŽµšŸŽ¶šŸŽ„

Our rehearsal for The Rowcroft Carol Service went very well. We are now tucking into delicious cake with steaming tea in...
14/12/2025

Our rehearsal for The Rowcroft Carol Service went very well. We are now tucking into delicious cake with steaming tea in the conference centre.
With thanks to Rowcroft Hospice for inviting us , once again, to be the choir at the beautiful Buckfast Abbey.šŸŽ¶šŸŽµšŸŽ¶

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Dartington Hall
Totnes
TQ96EE

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30pm - 9:30pm

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