Evensong is a church service traditionally held near twilight focused on singing psalms and other biblical canticles. It is loosely based on the canonical hours of vespers and compline. Old …

Jun 5, 2025 · Evensong is a musical form of evening prayer, most familiar in the Anglican and Episcopal traditions. It’s typically held in cathedrals, collegiate chapels, and parish churches, …

Dec 13, 2021 · The modern Evensong service is based on a pattern laid out by The Book of Common Prayer in the Anglican Church, and it features choral music, readings and prayers, …

One of the treasures of the Anglican tradition, Evensong is a service of sung evening prayer that combines music with readings from scripture and ancient prayers.

In addition to their monthly offering of Choral Evensong in the English Cathedral tradition, they also sing occasional special liturgies, including The Pageant of the Nativity, the 7:30 p.m. …

Evensong, linguistically and liturgically, is what one might call a descendant of the canonical hour of vespers, which takes place at sunset. The practice of singing the daily office can be traced …

Although in 1552 he replaced it with “Evening Prayer,” the common name remains “evensong.” In many Anglican cathedrals and other large churches, especially in England, evensong is sung …

Evensong is a service sung almost entirely by the choir. Reflect, listen, and contemplate this song sung at the even point between the active day and the restful night.

Evensong is a church service, generally held around sunset. It consists of sung psalms and prayers, offering a period of respite and contemplation after the busy day, to help transition …

The service was a choral evensong and, like many of the church’s services, would be live-streamed on YouTube (there’s something truly Warholian about watching a thirty-minute video …