Choral Evensong

Choral Evensong

Long-running programme presenting live broadcasts of Evensong from around the country

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Choral Evensong Schedule

Wednesday 24th January (repeated 28th January)

Live from St Paul's Cathedral, London.

Introit: Saul, Saul, was verfolgst du mich? SWV 415 (Schütz)
Responses: Ayleward
Psalm 149 (Stanford)
First Lesson: Isaiah 49 vv.1-13
Canticles: Wesley in E
Second Lesson: Acts 22 vv.3-16
Anthem: Ascribe unto the Lord (Wesley)
Hymn: Disposer supreme (Hanover)
Organ Voluntary: Fugue in E minor, Op 35 No 1 (Mendelssohn, arr. Smits)

Andrew Carwood (Director of Music)
Simon Johnson (Organist)

 

Wednesday 31st January (repeated 4th February)

Live from Magdalen College, Oxford.

Introit: Hail, gladdening light (Stainer)
Responses: Rose
Psalm 118 (Varley, Ives)
First Lesson: Haggai 2 vv.1-9
Canticles: Daniel Purcell in E minor
Second Lesson: Luke 2 vv.22-40
Anthem: Gaude, gaude, gaude Maria (Sheppard)
Hymn: When all thy mercies, O my God (Belgrave)
Organ Voluntary: Reges Tharsis (Preston)

Mark Williams (Informator Choristarum)
Alexander Pott (Assistant Organist)
William Fox (Organ Scholar)

 

Wednesday 7th February (repeated 4th February)

An Archive service first broadcast in 1988 from the Queen's Free Chapel of St George, Windsor Castle

Introit: O hearken Thou (Elgar) 
Responses: Rose 
Psalms 134, 135 (Steggall, Garrett) 
First Lesson: Exodus 19, vv 1-11 
Office Hymn: Rejoice, O land, in God thy might
Canticles: Parry in D 
Second Lesson: 1 Peter 2, vv 1-10 
Anthem: I was glad (Parry) 
Organ Voluntary: Marche héroïque (Brewer) 

Director of Music: Christopher Robinson
Organist: Roger Judd


Wednesday 14th February (repeated 18th February)

Live from the Chapel of New College, Oxford on Ash Wednesday

Responses: Plainsong
Psalm 51: Miserere mei (Allegri)
First Lesson: Isaiah 1 vv.10-18
Canticles: Walmisley in D minor
Second Lesson: Luke 15 vv.11-32
Litany (Tallis)
Anthem: Peccantem me quotidie (Palestrina)
Hymn: Lord Jesus, think on me (Southwell)
Organ Voluntary: An Wasserflüssen Babylon, BWV 653 (Bach)

Robert Quinney (Director of Music)
Timothy Wakerell (Organist)
 

Wednesday 21st February (repeated 25th February)

Live from King's College, Cambridge
 

Wednesday 28th February (repeated 4th March)

Recorded in Durham Cathedral Chapter House with the Durham Cathedral Consort of Singers.

Introit: Super flumina babylonis (Palestrina)
Responses: Shephard
First Lesson: Job 1 vv.1-22
Canticles: Norwich Canticles (John McCabe)
Second Lesson Luke 21 v.34 – 22 v.6
Anthem: Ne irascaris Domine (Byrd)
Hymn: Jesu, grant me this, I pray (Song 13)
Organ Voluntary: Voluntary for my Lady Nevell (Byrd)

Francesca Massey (Director)
Daniel Cook (Organist)
 

Wednesday 7th March (repeated 11th March)

Archive
 

Wednesday 14th March (repeated 18th March)

Recorded in the Chapel of Eton College during the 2017 Eton Choral Course.

Introit: Adoro te devote (Cecilia McDowall)
Responses: Ralph Allwood
Psalms 73, 74 (Lang, Brooksbank, Parratt)
First Lesson: Jeremiah 13 vv.20-27
Office Hymn: O kind creator bow thine ear (plainsong)
Canticles: Service for Trebles (Weelkes)
Second Lesson: 1 Peter 1 v.17 – 2 v.3
Anthem: Media Vita (Sheppard)
Hymn: Ah, holy Jesus (Herzliebster Jesu)
Organ Voluntary: Voluntary in A minor (Benjamin Cosyn)

Ralph Allwood (Director of Music)
Robert Scamardella (Organist)
 

Wednesday 21st March (repeated 25th March)

Archive
 

Wednesday 28th March (no repeat)

Live from Westminster Cathedral