Durham Childrens Choir

The Durham Children’s Choir is a singing group of students from the Durham, North Carolina area. The first auditions were held for the choir May 17-19, 2004. Over 134 children came to the auditions; they represented most of the Durham Public elementary and middle schools, private and church schools, and home schooled children. 100 children were selected for the choir. The Choir was founded by Scott Hill, retired Durham Public School teacher, and directed by her for the first 10 years. In 2014, Dena Byers took over as the choir s artistic director. She currently directs DCC s Bel Canto choir and also teaches music at Hillandale Elementary School. The choir performed with Bobby McFerrin at Duke University during their Inaugural Season. More recently, the choir opened for Lauren Daigle when she performed at DPAC in 2021.