Evensong at Epiphany

The Third Sunday of Advent | Choral Evensong on December 15, 2024

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Grayston Ives (Edington Service), Preces and Responses by Sheila Bristow, O Radiant Dawn by James MacMillan, and O Oriens by Melissa Dunphy.
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 of Advent | Choral Evensong on December 1, 2024

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by William Byrd (Second Service), Preces and Responses by Richard Ayleward, E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come by Paul Manz, and Vigilate 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 Christ the King | Choral Evensong on November 24, 2024

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Kenneth Leighton (Collegium Magdalenae Oxoniense), Preces and Responses by Kenneth Leighton, The Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth by George Thalben-Ball, and Festival Te Deum by Benjamin Britten.
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 Saint Cecilia | Choral Evensong on November 17, 2024

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Herbert Howells (Gloucester Service), Preces and Responses by John Barnard, Musica Dei donum optimi by Orlando de Lassus, and Hymn for St. Cecilia 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.

Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost | Choral Evensong on November 10, 2024

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Gabriel Jackson (Truro Service), Preces and Responses by Phillip Moore, Holy is the True Light by William H. Harris, and The Beatitudes by Arvo Pärt.
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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.

Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost | Choral Evensong on October 27, 2024

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Herbert Murrill (Evening Service in E), Preces and Responses by Jessica French, Present Yourselves as a Living Sacrifice by James O'Donnell, and Glorious and Powerful God by Charles Wood.
Stewardship season is here. Please consider pledging at https://epiphanyseattle.org/about/give/
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.

Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost | Choral Evensong on October 20, 2024

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Herbert Howells (St. Peter's, Westminster Service), Preces and Responses by Philip Radcliffe, O Saviour of the World, Psalm 23, Psalm 121, and I Heard a Voice from Heaven by Herbert Howells (Requiem).
Stewardship season is here. Please consider pledging at https://epiphanyseattle.org/about/give/
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.

Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost | Choral Evensong on October 13, 2024

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Joanna Forbes L'estrange (King's College Service), Preces and Responses by Sheila Bristow, 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.

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost | Choral Evensong on October 6, 2024

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Herbert Brewer (Evening Service in D), Preces and Responses by Philip Moore, Prayer of King Henry VI by Henry Ley and Jesu Dulcis Memoria by Leo Nestor.
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 Saint Michael and All Angels | Choral Evensong on September 29, 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 John Barnard, Let All Mortal Flesh Keep SIlence by Edward Bairstow and Factum est silentium by Richard Dering.
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.