Choral Evensong

On the third Sunday of every month, the Saint Nicholas youth choir and the Schola Cantorum adults offer Choral Evensong.

Join us this Sunday, May 22, for an organ prelude that will begin at 4:15pm, followed by Choral Evensong at 4:30pm.

The service will feature music of Leighton and Balfour-Gardiner’s beloved “Evening Hymn.” This repertoire is part of the music that will be sung at Wells Cathedral, UK during the choir’s upcoming residency week July 11-17.

This wonderful, ancient liturgy takes the form of sung prayers, psalms, and the traditional evening canticles, the Magnificat and Nunc dimittis, along with a hymn and an anthem. The service is full of meditative moments, as well as the time-honored chanting of the appointed psalms for the day. It is the perfect way to begin or end a week.

Choirs from all over the world sing Evensong week in and week out, and Saint Philip’s considers it a great privilege to participate in this beloved Anglican tradition. Help us spread the word, and consider bringing a friend.