Twenty-second Sunday after Pentecost | Choral Evensong on October 29, 2023

Evensong at Epiphany

This week's service includes settings of the Magnificat and Nunc Dimitis by Herbert Brewer (Evening Service in D), Preces and Responses by Richard Ayleward, O Come, Ye Servants of the Lord by Christopher Tye and Evening Hymn by Henry Balfour Gardiner.

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.