Choral Evensong with Sermon in Music – Pentecost

Responses: Orlando Gibbons
Psalm: 33: 1-12
Canticles: Short Evening Service – Orlando Gibbons
Sermon in Music: i) O God, the King of Glory – Orlando Gibbons; ii) O clap your hands – Orlando Gibbons
Organ Voluntary: Fantazia of foure parts – Orlando Gibbons

All the music at Choral Evensong today is by Orlando Gibbons in honour of the 400th anniversary of his death on 4th June 1625.

By the time Gibbons was thirty he was undoubtedly the most important musician and composer at the court of King James I. His flourishing career was cut short by his untimely death in 1625 but he left his mark in the music he wrote and the significant influence he exerted on subsequent composers.

Choral Evensong is one of the glories of traditional Anglican worship and the nation’s cultural heritage. In place of a preached sermon, this service features a Sermon in Music which gives our professional choir the opportunity to sing an extended anthem, or sequence of anthems, on a theme relevant to the liturgical season. All are welcome to attend this beautiful and reflective weekly event.

This service will not be available online. You can find details of our online worship and access to previous services via our Online Worship page.