Evensong at Epiphany

Sixteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Choral Evensong on September 17, 2023

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.
This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis by Adrian Batten, Preces and Responses by William Smith, Adoramus te, Christe by Giovanni Maria Nanino and Salvator mundi by John Blow.

Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost | Choral Evensong on September 10, 2023

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.
This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis by Charles Villiers Stanford, Preces and Responses by Philip Radcliffe, O Jesu Christe by Jacquet de Mantua and Geistliches Lied by Johannes Brahms.

Seventh Sunday of Easter | Choral Evensong on May 21, 2023

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 of Easter | Choral Evensong on May 14, 2023

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.
This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis by Orlando Gibbons, Preces and Responses by John Barnard, Rise Up, My Love, My Fair One by Healey Willan and Abendlied by Josef Rheinberger.

Fifth Sunday of Easter | Choral Evensong on May 7, 2023

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.
This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis by Carson Cooman, Preces and Responses by Kenneth Leighton, Hail, Gladdening Light by Charles Wood and Laudibus in sanctis by William Byrd.

Third Sunday of Lent | Choral Evensong on March 12, 2023

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.
This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis by T. Tertius Noble, Preces and Responses by David Ashley White, Almighty Father by Leonard Bernstein and Evening Hymn by Henry Balfour Gardiner.

Second Sunday of Lent | Choral Evensong on March 5, 2023

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.
This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis by Orlando Gibbons, Preces and Responses by Richard Ayleward, and Ne Irascaris Domine by William Byrd.

First Sunday of Lent | Choral Evensong on February 26, 2023

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.
This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis by Arthur Wills, Preces and Responses by William Smith, and Steal Away by Dale Adelmann.

Last Sunday After the Epiphany | Choral Evensong on February 19, 2023

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.
This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis by Herbert Murrill, Preces and Responses by David Ashley White, Abendlied by Josef Rheinberger and So the Day Dawn for Me by David Ashley White.

Fifth Sunday After the Epiphany | Choral Evensong on February 5, 2023

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.
This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis by Jessica French, Preces and Responses by Kenneth Leighton, Hail, Gladdening Light by Charles Wood and Bring us, O Lord God by Paul Halley.