Evensong at Epiphany

Seventh Sunday of Easter | Choral Evensong on June 1, 2025

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Herbert Howells (Gloucester Service), Preces and Responses by John Barnard, Prayer of King Henry VI by Henry Ley, and Laudibus in Sanctis 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.

The Feast of the Ascension | Choral Evensong on May 29, 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 Jessica French, and Ascendit Deus by Peter Philips.
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 25, 2025

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Orlando Gibbons (Short Service), Preces and Responses by Richard Ayleward, If Ye Love Me by Thomas Tallis, and I Will Not Leave You Comfortless by Everett Titcomb.
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 of Easter | Choral Evensong on May 18, 2025

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Kenneth Leighton (Second Service), Preces and Responses by Kenneth Leighton, Hail, Gladdening Light by Charles Wood, and Though I Speak with the Tongues of Men by Edward Bairstow.
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 of Easter | Choral Evensong on May 11, 2025

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Herbert Sumsion (Evening Service in A), Preces and Responses by Philip Radcliffe, Present Yourselves as a Living Sacrifice by James O'Donnell, and The Lord is My Shepherd by Lennox Berkeley.
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 of Easter | Choral Evensong on May 4, 2025

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by George Dyson (Evening Service in D), Preces and Responses by Sheila Bristow, God Be In My Head by Peter Horton, and Thee Will I Love 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 of Easter | Choral Evensong on April 27, 2025

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Kenneth Leighton (Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense), Preces and Responses by John Barnard, The First Song of Moses by Orlando Gibbons, and Alleluia. I Heard a Voice by Thomas Weelkes.
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 20, 2025

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Carson Cooman (St. Peter's Cambridge Service), Preces and Responses by Kenneth Leighton, Easter Acclamations by Conrad Eden, and Ye Choirs of New Jerusalem 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.

Palm Sunday | Choral Evensong on April 13, 2025

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Grayston Ives (Edington Service), Preces and Responses by Philip Moore, Motet for Passion Sunday by Frank Ferko, and It Is a Thing Most Wonderful 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.

The Fifth Sunday in Lent | Choral Evensong on April 6, 2025

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Adrian Batten (Fourth Service), Preces and Responses by Richard Ayleward, Christe, Adoramus te by Claudio Monteverdi, and Salvator Mundi by John Blow.
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.