Evensong at Epiphany

Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost | Choral Evensong on October 22, 2023

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis by Peter Aston (Evening Service in F), Preces and Responses by Bruce Neswick, O Jesu Christe by Jacquet de Mantua 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.

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost | Choral Evensong on October 15, 2023

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis by Carson Cooman (St. Peter's Cambridge Service), Preces and Responses by David Ashley White, I Sought My God by William Bradley Roberts 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.

Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost | Choral Evensong on October 8, 2023

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis by Herbert Howells (St. Paul's Service), Preces and Responses by John Barnard, Jubilate Deo by Orlando de Lassus 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.

Feast of St. Michael and All Angels | Choral Evensong on October 1, 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 Thomas Attwood Walmisley, Preces and Responses by Philip Radcliffe and Factum est silentium by Richard Dering.

Feast of St. Matthew the Evangelist | Choral Evensong on September 24, 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 Howells, Preces and Responses by David Ashley White, I Sought My God by William Bradley Roberts and Os Justi by Anton Bruckner.

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.