On 20th October 2023, Dudley Choral Society was pleased to be asked to join with other choirs from the region to help Birmingham Philharmonic society celebrate a belated 80th birthday. Although delayed due to the pandemic the concert was a great success with members of DCS contributing to what was described as 'music making at its most buoyant.' with the joint choirs laying 'banks of luminous sound under the solo mezzo'. (Midlands Classical Music Making (midlandsmusicreviews.co.uk))