Evensong at Epiphany

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost | Choral Evensong on July 14, 2024

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Orlando Gibbons (Short Service),  Preces and Responses by John Reading, 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.

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost | Choral Evensong on July 7, 2024

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Ralph Vaughan Williams (Evening Service in C), a plainchant Preces and Responses, and Examine Me, O Lord by William Boyce.
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 after Pentecost | Choral Evensong on June 30, 2024

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Carolus Andreas (Fauxbourdons), Preces and Responses by Philip Radcliffe, and Lord, For Thy Tender Mercy's Sake by Richard Farrant.
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 Pentecost | Choral Evensong on June 23, 2024

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Bernard Rose (Evening Service in E), Preces and Responses by Malcolm Archer, and A Song of Wisdom by Charles Villiers Stanford.
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.

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost | Choral Evensong on June 16, 2024

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Herbert Brewer (Evening Service in D), Preces and Responses by John Barnard, and My Eyes for Beauty Pine by Elizabeth Coxhead.
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 after Pentecost | Choral Evensong on June 9, 2024

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Thomas Tallis, Preces and Responses by Richard Ayleward, and Teach Me, O Lord 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.

Second Sunday after Pentecost | Choral Evensong on June 2, 2024

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Malcolm Archer (Berkshire Service), Preces and Responses by Malcolm Archer, and My Song is Love Unknown by Malcolm Archer.
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 after Pentecost | Choral Evensong on May 26, 2024

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Charles Villiers Stanford (Evening Service in B-flat), Preces and Responses by Kenneth Leighton, O Taste and See by Ralph Vaughan Williams and Te Deum in B-flat by Charles Villiers Stanford.
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 Day of Pentecost | Choral Evensong on May 19, 2024

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Kenneth Leighton (Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense), Preces and Responses by John Barnard, O Holy Spirit, Lord of Grace by Christopher Tye and Loquebantur variis linguis by Thomas Tallis.
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.

Seventh Sunday of Easter | Choral Evensong on May 12, 2024

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 Stephen Caracciolo, Hail, Gladdening Light by Charles Wood and All Wisdom Cometh from the Lord by Philip Moore.
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.