Evensong at Epiphany

The Third Sunday in Lent | Choral Evensong on March 23, 2025

This week's service includes a setting of the Magnificat by Cristobal de Morales (Magnificat Octavi Toni), a plainsong setting of the Nunc Dimittis, Preces and Responses by William Byrd, O Jesu Christe by Jacquet de Mantua, and Sicut Cervus & Sitivit Anima Mea by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
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.

The Second Sunday in Lent | Choral Evensong on March 16, 2025

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Herbert Howells (St. Peter's, Westminster Service), Preces and Responses by Richard Ayleward, Jesus, So Lowly by Harold Friedell, 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.

The First Sunday in Lent | Choral Evensong on March 9, 2025

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Thomas Attwood Walmisley (Evening Service in D Minor), Preces and Responses by William Byrd, Miserere mei by Antonio Lotti, and O Lord, the Maker of All Thing by William Mundy.
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.

The Last Sunday After the Epiphany | Choral Evensong on March 2, 2025

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by David Ashley White (Amarillo Service), Preces and Responses by Sheila Bristow, The Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth by George Thalben-Ball, and O Gladsome Light by David Ashley White.
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.

The Seventh Sunday After the Epiphany | Choral Evensong on February 23, 2025

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Charles Villiers Stanford (Evening Service in C), Preces and Responses by John Barnard, Present Yourselves as a Living Sacrifice by James O'Donnell, and two anthems combined with the University of Washington Chorale (Dr. Giselle Wyers and Scott Fiske, conductors), Rejoice in the Lamb by Benjamin Britten 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.

The Sixth Sunday After the Epiphany | Choral Evensong on February 16, 2025

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Sarah Rimkus (Evening Service), Preces and Responses by Philip Moore, God Be In My Head by Peter Horton, and A New Song by James MacMillan.
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.

The Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany | Choral Evensong on February 9, 2025

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 Orlando 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.

The Presentation of the Lord | Choral Evensong on February 2, 2025

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Herbert Howells (Collegium Regale), Preces and Responses by Kenneth Leighton, We Wait for Thy Loving Kindness by William McKie, and The Spirit of the Lord by Edward Elgar.
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.

The Conversion of Saint Paul, Observed | Choral Evensong on January 26, 2025

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Athur Wills (Plainsong Service), Preces and Responses by Philip Radcliffe, Present Yourselves as a Living Sacrifice by James O'Donnell, and O Lord, Support Us by David 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.

The Confession of Saint Peter, Observed | Choral Evensong on January 19, 2025

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Byron Adams (Evening Service in A), Preces and Responses by John Barnard, O Lux Beata Trinitas by William Byrd, and Tu Es Petrus by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina.
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.