Evensong at Epiphany

Second Sunday in Easter | Choral Evensong on April 19, 2026

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Alexander L’Estrange (New College Service), Preces and Responses by Jessica French, Rise up, my love, my fair one by Healey Willan and As the apple trees by Robert Walker.
Sung at the close of day in cathedrals and churches throughout the world, Choral Evensong is a service of Evening Prayer, derived from the ancient offices of Vespers and Compline. The choir sings the traditional evening prayers of the church that have been offered for centuries, while the congregation listens, joins in the hymns, and adds their own prayers to those of the choir. It is an opportunity for peaceful meditation before the start of a busy week.

Second Sunday in Easter | Choral Evensong on April 12, 2026

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Francis Jackson (Evening Service in G), Preces and Responses by Philip Radcliffe, The First Song of Moses by Orlando Gibbons and Let all the World by Kenneth Leighton.
Sung at the close of day in cathedrals and churches throughout the world, Choral Evensong is a service of Evening Prayer, derived from the ancient offices of Vespers and Compline. The choir sings the traditional evening prayers of the church that have been offered for centuries, while the congregation listens, joins in the hymns, and adds their own prayers to those of the choir. It is an opportunity for peaceful meditation before the start of a busy week.

Easter Sunday | Choral Evensong on April 5, 2026

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis (Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense) and Preces and Responses by Kenneth Leighton, Easter Acclamations by Conrad Eden and Haec dies by William Byrd.
Sung at the close of day in cathedrals and churches throughout the world, Choral Evensong is a service of Evening Prayer, derived from the ancient offices of Vespers and Compline. The choir sings the traditional evening prayers of the church that have been offered for centuries, while the congregation listens, joins in the hymns, and adds their own prayers to those of the choir. It is an opportunity for peaceful meditation before the start of a busy week.

Fifth Sunday in Lent | Choral Evensong on March 22, 2026

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Gabriel Jackson (Truro Service), Preces and Responses by Jacob Malpocker, Prayer of King Henry VI by Henry Ley and Christus factus est by Anton Bruckner.
Sung at the close of day in cathedrals and churches throughout the world, Choral Evensong is a service of Evening Prayer, derived from the ancient offices of Vespers and Compline. The choir sings the traditional evening prayers of the church that have been offered for centuries, while the congregation listens, joins in the hymns, and adds their own prayers to those of the choir. It is an opportunity for peaceful meditation before the start of a busy week.

Sixth Sunday in Lent | Choral Evensong on March 29, 2026

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Sarah Rimkus (Evening Service), Preces and Responses by Anthony Piccolo, Motet for Passion Sunday by Frank Ferko and Woefully Arrayed by William Cornysh.
Sung at the close of day in cathedrals and churches throughout the world, Choral Evensong is a service of Evening Prayer, derived from the ancient offices of Vespers and Compline. The choir sings the traditional evening prayers of the church that have been offered for centuries, while the congregation listens, joins in the hymns, and adds their own prayers to those of the choir. It is an opportunity for peaceful meditation before the start of a busy week.

Third Sunday in Lent | Choral Evensong on March 8, 2026

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Herbert Howells (Evening Service in B Minor), Preces and Responses by Philip Radcliffe, O Saviour of the World and Like as the Hart Desireth the Waterbrooks by Herbert Howells.
Sung at the close of day in cathedrals and churches throughout the world, Choral Evensong is a service of Evening Prayer, derived from the ancient offices of Vespers and Compline. The choir sings the traditional evening prayers of the church that have been offered for centuries, while the congregation listens, joins in the hymns, and adds their own prayers to those of the choir. It is an opportunity for peaceful meditation before the start of a busy week.

Second Sunday in Lent | Choral Evensong on March 1, 2026

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Athur Wills (Plainsong Service), Preces and Responses by Sheila Bristow, Miserere mei by Anotonio Lotti and O Lord, Look Down from Heaven by Jonathan Battishill.
Sung at the close of day in cathedrals and churches throughout the world, Choral Evensong is a service of Evening Prayer, derived from the ancient offices of Vespers and Compline. The choir sings the traditional evening prayers of the church that have been offered for centuries, while the congregation listens, joins in the hymns, and adds their own prayers to those of the choir. It is an opportunity for peaceful meditation before the start of a busy week.

First Sunday in Lent | Choral Evensong on February 22, 2026

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Grayston Ives (Edington Service), Preces and Responses by Philip Radcliffe, Hear My Prayer, O Lord by Henry Purcell and Hear My Prayer by Kerensa Briggs.
Sung at the close of day in cathedrals and churches throughout the world, Choral Evensong is a service of Evening Prayer, derived from the ancient offices of Vespers and Compline. The choir sings the traditional evening prayers of the church that have been offered for centuries, while the congregation listens, joins in the hymns, and adds their own prayers to those of the choir. It is an opportunity for peaceful meditation before the start of a busy week.

Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany | Choral Evensong on February 8, 2026

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Orlando Gibbons (Short Service), Preces and Responses by Richard Ayleward, O Come, Ye Servants of the Lord by Christopher Tye and Lucis creator optime by Orlande de Lassus.
Sung at the close of day in cathedrals and churches throughout the world, Choral Evensong is a service of Evening Prayer, derived from the ancient offices of Vespers and Compline. The choir sings the traditional evening prayers of the church that have been offered for centuries, while the congregation listens, joins in the hymns, and adds their own prayers to those of the choir. It is an opportunity for peaceful meditation before the start of a busy week.

Eve of the Presentation | Choral Evensong on February 1, 2026

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Jeremy Filsell (Windsor Service), Preces and Responses by Kenneth Leighton, Of Hospitality by Jane Marshall and When We Love by Elaine Hagenberg.
Sung at the close of day in cathedrals and churches throughout the world, Choral Evensong is a service of Evening Prayer, derived from the ancient offices of Vespers and Compline. The choir sings the traditional evening prayers of the church that have been offered for centuries, while the congregation listens, joins in the hymns, and adds their own prayers to those of the choir. It is an opportunity for peaceful meditation before the start of a busy week.